true.Įphesians 2:8-9 (ESV) 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. Based on what He has already Promised, by Faith we can look forward with hope in the Resurrection that is to come for all who are of faith in Christ Jesus. I don’t like the seeker-sensitive appeal to “new horizons”, because God the Holy Spirit is here now, drawing us to Christ Jesus now, and we can have assurance based on what He has already said in His Word. It is good to be reminded that our perfection will come in the resurrection ( not quite perfected yet). That society puts so much stock in Glamour magazine and their ilk is a big problem… and the Church isn’t immune, because we’ve become as shallow as the world around us. Though what is photographed is often times immoral (partial nudity to advertise shampoo or lotion? really?), that the photograph gets edited an manipulated afterward isn’t really much of a problem. Is it immoral for magazines to treat their layout and even their photos as art projects? No. A Christian artist should be targeting the weightier matters, like sin and Grace, repentance and forgiveness, Law and Gospel. Seriously, that’s what the foolish world considers “deep”, demonizing photoshop images and so-called “body shaming”. The reference to photoshopped images and being a size zero is woefully shallow. The second verse moves more purposefully into the everything is beautiful direction. 21 But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.” 20 For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. 19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. John 3:16-21 (ESV) | For God So Loved the Worldġ6 “ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. It is also true, that God’s love does us no good if we continue in unbelief. It is true that God loves us, and it is also true that hurting people need to be reminded of His Love. The implied reference is God’s love ( Just Look Up). The chorus is an anthem declaring to the listener that he/she is loved. Again, I don’t think the artist is trying to make a theological position in this statement, I think he’s focused on surrendering to the notion that we need to stop hiding our hurts, and we all need a little honesty. That’s not how the Gospel is explained/taught in Scripture. Fighting for surrender sounds like a seeker-sensitive paradigm where the Gospel is out there just waiting for us to “surrender to it”… but we have to choose to surrender and that is somehow a fight within us. I don’t think the artist sees a distinction between believer and unbeliever for the purpose of this song. I think the artist is trying to set the tone for people with hidden hurts. Is it the unbeliever? Is that the meaning for “broken souls” here? I don’t think so. Writer(s): Chris Cleveland, Kyle Williams, Josh Zegan, Jeff Sojka Discussion Publishing: Word Music, LLC (ASCAP) / Dayspring Music, LLC, Music by Josh Zegan (BMI) / Word Music, LLC, Quick or Die Music (ASCAP) Produced by Casey Brown If you’re lost and you’re far from reason Just look around and you’ll see that peopleĪre scared to say how they really feel, oh Stars Go Dim (Audio) Video Lyrics (via KLove) You Are Loved There’s more clear theology in John 3:16 than this entire song… and I don’t quote John 3:16 by itself (at a minimum John 3:16-18, prefer to go all the way to 21). There is no Law, no Gospel, no acknowledgement of sin or call to repentance. Right up front let me just say that this song gets a disapproval not because it’s a “bad song” rather, because it’s not a Christian one. Today we’ll be taking a look at “You Are Loved” by Stars Go Dim which currently sits at #20 on the 20theCountdownMagazine. Today is “Discernment in Music” (DiM) day here at Faithful Stewardship ( 2 Corinthians 10:4-6 (ESV)).
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