tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793573695603056525.post4816033647193594311..comments2024-01-17T10:24:25.719-05:00Comments on The Latter Days: Self-validation: The New GospelLatter Days Ministryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15405696673350225699noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793573695603056525.post-71143367402214920852012-07-05T09:02:58.144-04:002012-07-05T09:02:58.144-04:00Upon reflection, this should be no surprise at all...Upon reflection, this should be no surprise at all.<br /><br /><a href="http://thelatterdays.blogspot.com/2008/10/turning-world-upside-down-part-7.html" rel="nofollow">Turning the World Upside Down - Part 7</a><br /><br />Guess we are right on schedule...Latter Days Ministryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405696673350225699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793573695603056525.post-59860975357040481332012-06-24T21:37:42.914-04:002012-06-24T21:37:42.914-04:00Here's the songs from Zac Poonen. He has writt...Here's the songs from Zac Poonen. He has written six hymns. The lyrics for these are at: http://goo.gl/6iLNG He has not written the music for any of these hymns. However, here are some suggested tunes:<br /><br />1. Jesus Savior: http://goo.gl/nzLeR<br />2. Lord Jesus Christ we bow in full surrender: http://goo.gl/O7iXx<br />3. What God did for Jesus: http://goo.gl/l3yfW<br />4. Lord give me light: http://goo.gl/R1h2y<br />5. From this earth I will soon be departing: http://goo.gl/1D2gl<br />6. The Church is my home: http://goo.gl/HWfiQNealrealhttp://letspleasegod.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793573695603056525.post-7273320735029833802012-06-24T09:10:51.649-04:002012-06-24T09:10:51.649-04:00Hi Christal,
I have noticed this too, that the ch...Hi Christal,<br /><br />I have noticed this too, that the children's songs often contain more biblical themes than the adult contemporary music. Music is powerful, and even Satan likes to use this. I guess it only makes sense that he would attempt to pervert the message in "Christian" music. Yet as with you, I know that God will not leave us ignorant. He will give us wisdom and discernment to see what is not of Him if we sincerely seek Him. Thank God for the stirring of His Spirit within and may we all be quick to obey Him.<br /><br />Hope you are well!Latter Days Ministryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405696673350225699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793573695603056525.post-32813163318963875842012-06-24T09:05:25.085-04:002012-06-24T09:05:25.085-04:00I so agree Ty! There is a song called, "I lo...I so agree Ty! There is a song called, "I love the way you hold me" and while it is performed by a Christian artist, it sounds like a human love song. My daughter's class at school had a discussion on whether this was a "Christian" song or not. The teacher's position was that it was; afterall, she says the word "Lord" in the song (if you listen hard enough to hear it). I was not so sure. It is a cute song, but I figure if you can listen to a "Christian" song and not be impressed by the presence and awe of God, then how "Christian" is it? Why do we have to try and listen hard in order to detect any [fleeting] reference to the Lord?<br /><br />Well, we noticed the other day that this same song is being used as background music in a secular commercial. I turned to my daughters and said, "See. Even the world knows this is not a song about the Lord. Plus, they had to give permission for this song to be used in a secular way." <br /><br />Yes, we must seek to have our hearts be sensitive to God's ways. We must seek to be led by His Spirit in all things or we might not even notice compromise when it is right in our midsts.Latter Days Ministryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405696673350225699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793573695603056525.post-36423968261411364662012-06-24T08:26:52.524-04:002012-06-24T08:26:52.524-04:00Hi Debbie,
Yes, I remember that song too. I thin...Hi Debbie,<br /><br />Yes, I remember that song too. I think it is based on Song of Solomon (also called Song of Songs) in which we see the passionate love that Jesus has for His Bride. Jesus loves us with a love beyond measure and the pattern for this is seen in how a husband is to love his wife. There are times I have soared in dance with Him, although I do have a proclivity towards dance. :-) <br /><br />I think the danger comes in when we begin to take one attribute of God and eclipse the others, as you indicate above. Just because His love for us is great does not mean that He is not also a Righteous Judge. Just because He is longsuffering does not mean that He will put up with sin & disobedience always. He is holy and He commands that we are to be also. He is calling all men unto repentance. We must consider the whole counsel of God and not just the parts we want to hear.<br /><br />I thank God for His love, yet also for His correction, which too is an example of His love (Rev. 3:19). Yes, as you say, we too often fail to take into account the Creator of all things. When we look at God from just the perspective of our lives and what we want/feel/need, we will always come up short.Latter Days Ministryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405696673350225699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793573695603056525.post-89704113701604138772012-06-24T02:07:44.705-04:002012-06-24T02:07:44.705-04:00Yeah alot of newer worship songs (especially those...Yeah alot of newer worship songs (especially those geared at young people) describe God as a lover...I used to be into Jesus Culture when I first got saved but have backed away since...<br /><br />Here are the lyrics to a song called "Dance with Me"<br />VERSE 1:<br />Behold You have come over the hills upon the mountain<br />To me, You will run. My Beloved, You've captured my heart<br />(repeat)<br /><br />CHORUS 1:<br />Won't You dance with me, Oh<br />Lover of my soul,<br />to the song of all songs?<br /><br />VERSE 2:<br />With You, I will go You are my Love You are my Fair One<br />The winter has passed and the springtime has come<br />(repeat)<br /><br />CHORUS 2:<br />Won't You dance with me, Oh<br />Lover of my soul,<br />to the song of all songs?<br />Romance me, Oh <br />Lover of my soul <br />to the song of all songs.<br /><br />I had stopped listening to CCM years ago because I thought the music (not the lyrics) plain sucked and moved on to secular music which became my life. When I got saved, I latched on to a local radio station that doesn't play ANY CCM. They play older hymns and songs that are scripture based and focus on The Lord and The Christian Walk and our weakness in the sight of God.<br /><br />It's really easy to fall into the trap of thinking of God as a big ball of love to hug and to do wonderful things for us. And He has given us amazing promises and He IS love. But HE IS GOD! An All Consuming Fire. The beginning and The End and the CREATOR of all of existence. We can't even take the earth or the solar system into account and keep the focus on ourselves because we are greatly overshadowed. Sad thing is we've managed to do so when taking into account the creator of all those things.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130520759134992268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793573695603056525.post-88954986467243697252012-06-23T11:44:45.101-04:002012-06-23T11:44:45.101-04:00I don't own a lot of Christian music (most of ...I don't own a lot of Christian music (most of it is CDs that were given to me by a sister in Christ). I just started having these thoughts lately, that the music I'd been listening too was 'off'. <br /><br />I have a few WOW gospel CDs(1998, 2000, 2005?) and I remember skipping past song after song, because none of them sat right with my spirit. It seemed that all, or darn near all, of the songs were about the prosperity gospel. Seriously. <br /><br />I just wanted to hear music praising God and proclaiming His holiness, goodness, righteousness, and glory. Yet, all the songs were about getting blessings, being healed, and other things. <br /><br />I'd like to get a couple of CDs to listen in the car, but I haven't bothered to look for it yet. So, in the mean time, we often listen to our kids' children's Christian songs, because they have more of the gospel in them than the 'adult' music. <br /><br />God bless and thanks.Christalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793573695603056525.post-48011847919374278932012-06-23T10:56:51.072-04:002012-06-23T10:56:51.072-04:00I was listening to a song a few weeks ago on a &qu...I was listening to a song a few weeks ago on a "Christian" station and the words of the song sounded like the singer was singing to her lover, not to God the Father in Heaven. When listening to these types of songs, we should ask ourselves whether it can be determined who the song writer is singing the song to. Most of the time, these songs sound like some love ballet wrote to some lover, not to glorify God at all. I'm now loving the old hymns because they focus solely on Christ. I pray we learn to discern what is truly in contemporary Christian and Gospel music.Tyrondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962953840319434157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793573695603056525.post-30705688305142677012012-06-23T09:28:32.375-04:002012-06-23T09:28:32.375-04:00Hi Keya,
We must die to our own will, our own liv...Hi Keya,<br /><br />We must die to our own will, our own lives. As you say, this is not just for those mentioned in the article. It is a daily reality that we must each walk in. I know that God will give us the will to do it as we keep our eyes on Him. It is that old man's nature to view everything from the point of "self". I <i>personally</i> must fight against this, I guess we all do. We must each deny ourselves, pick up our cross and follow Him. There is power in this way of living though Sister!<br /><br />May God's power abide in and on you to do His will.Latter Days Ministryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405696673350225699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793573695603056525.post-8621571794287682882012-06-23T08:22:02.381-04:002012-06-23T08:22:02.381-04:00Thank you for this brother. God help us. My thou...Thank you for this brother. God help us. My thought was to play this video as I am cleaning around the house, but I cannot. I cannot pull away, but must sit down and listen. I am sure this message will be a blessing to many. Thank you so much.<br /><br />I have updated the article to post this as well.<br /><br />May God strengthen you!Latter Days Ministryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405696673350225699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793573695603056525.post-26265045951158717532012-06-23T07:53:12.708-04:002012-06-23T07:53:12.708-04:00Hi Neal! What do they say, "Silence is golde...Hi Neal! What do they say, "Silence is golden?" LOL It may be silence long before that CD player is fixed as it is very low down on the list of things which must be done. :-) However, your comments are interesting. Maybe we could work on creating our own songs? The kids had already started doing this as part of something to do over the summer, so why not make praise & worship songs? <br /><br />I didn't know Pastor Poonen released music, so I will surely look into that. Our favorites as a family are the Scripture Memory songs too! We used to post recommendations about music on the message board, so I will post a link here in case that helps others: <a href="http://thelatterdays.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=music" rel="nofollow">Music Recommendations</a><br /><br />I tell you brother, the more I work on this book, the more I realized how skewed our thinking often is when it comes to how we perceive ourselves and God. There is a great work God is doing in the earth, and while we are certainly a part of that, it is not "about us" per se.<br /><br />God Bless you brother!Latter Days Ministryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405696673350225699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793573695603056525.post-30721338896995626622012-06-22T23:05:46.703-04:002012-06-22T23:05:46.703-04:00I've been thinking about this very subject a l...I've been thinking about this very subject a lot, and this blog confirms many things that I've seen and heard over the past few decades concerning this "selfish gospel". It is so deceptive! But as long as our focus is on truly changing into the image of Christ, by dying to our own selfish will and desires, He will come alive in us, and our lives will truly change. The nature of Christ in us is something that will never exist or grow if we don't kill pride and self-conciousness regularly. Thanks so much for posting this :)<br /><br />I've been reading your blog for quite some time now (not quite a year) and it has completely changed my life. Keep doing what you do for Christ. It's amazing how many lives will be touched.Keyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793573695603056525.post-5851495110006517562012-06-22T16:10:22.148-04:002012-06-22T16:10:22.148-04:00I've noticed this abomination as well. If you ...I've noticed this abomination as well. If you haven't heard this sermon, check it out and may it bless you. Keep pressing and stay encouraged in the faith...<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa_KKUj9w90The_4th_Letterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693186288994874668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793573695603056525.post-69808379197564174222012-06-22T14:47:06.107-04:002012-06-22T14:47:06.107-04:00Looks like you're gonna need to get your CD pl...Looks like you're gonna need to get your CD player fixed pretty soon, LOL. I too have found nothing worth listening too via radio or Youtube. I've resorted to scripture memory songs that don't rhyme, or old school hymns that speak the truth. BTW Zac Poonen just released a few that are decent. But on the real: Paul said to make up our on songs to God, I've made one so far. <br /><br />The last part of your message is very helpful to me - it reminds me to keep the focus on him and not make Jesus into a helpmate when we are simply branches and He is the vine.Nealrealhttp://letspleasegod.comnoreply@blogger.com