...Picture Christ coming back like a thief in the night came
Riding a white horse with the force of a night train
Heaven's open behold and overthrowing your dice game
With His pure and Holy vision eyes blazing just like flames
And nothing can escape the penetration of His holy gaze...
The text above is a short extract from a Gospel song (Flame & Shai Linne - 2nd Coming) and I think the words are awesome. In my opinion, this is a greatly thought out poem, used as a gospel song. It is done in a Gospel and Hip-Hop manner, which I know is not everyone's taste in music, but this article is purely focusing on the lyrics.
While I was listening to the song the first time I thought about how happy I was to find music like this. I just really like that the lyrics are so much deeper than most of the commercial music on the radio these days.
The song continued and then suddenly I got that defensive human feeling. I immediately thought: “I can’t really share this song with most people, and if I do I need to justify/clarify the song beforehand”. The lyrics I am referring to are as follows:
While I was listening to the song the first time I thought about how happy I was to find music like this. I just really like that the lyrics are so much deeper than most of the commercial music on the radio these days.
The song continued and then suddenly I got that defensive human feeling. I immediately thought: “I can’t really share this song with most people, and if I do I need to justify/clarify the song beforehand”. The lyrics I am referring to are as follows:
... When the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from
Heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire; dealing our
Retributions to those who do not know God and to those
Who do not obey the Gospel of our Lord Jesus. Salvation is
Obeying the Gospel, refusing to obey the Gospel results in
Judgment. Obey the Gospel and these will pay the penalty
Of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord
And from the glory of His power. When He comes to be
Glorified in His saints on that day and to be marveled at
Among all those who have believed - for our testimony to
You was believe. So He's going to come - He is going to
Judge the ungodly. And the Bible says, those of us who are
Saved; we are going to marvel; this is going to be an
Amazing thing
He could be coming back tonight...
Why do we do this? Everything in this song is Scriptural, (Although I would like to you to keep in mind my article about Predestination / Free will). Most of us, like to think about heaven and how wonderful it will be, but we don’t want to think about hell, never mind telling the world about it…
Why is it when we talk about the topic: Heaven and hell, it is usually a one sided topic. We can talk about the grace of God and how wonderful heaven will be, but we can never talk about hell. This has even gotten so bad that there are “Christian” churches that teach there is no hell???
Now, please know I am everything but happy about the topic of hell, but I do believe we should believe God when he speaks to us through the Word. We can’t just take what we like and leave out the rest. Jesus talks about hell numerous times. One example is:
Why is it when we talk about the topic: Heaven and hell, it is usually a one sided topic. We can talk about the grace of God and how wonderful heaven will be, but we can never talk about hell. This has even gotten so bad that there are “Christian” churches that teach there is no hell???
Now, please know I am everything but happy about the topic of hell, but I do believe we should believe God when he speaks to us through the Word. We can’t just take what we like and leave out the rest. Jesus talks about hell numerous times. One example is:
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. - Matthew 10: 28 - KJV
We ALL deserve hell, and I think some Christians like to forget this point as soon as they reach “Christian level 2” or something. We need to stay thankful to God and what He has given us. Thanks to the grace of God we have the chance to except His sacrifice and spend eternity in the Glorious presence of God.
On a closing note:
On a closing note:
And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. - 1 Corinthians 3: 1-2 KJV
We need to be sensitive to where people are in their Christian walk and those that have not yet begun. Paul is speaking to a specific group of people, because he is being sensitive to where they were at the moment. When we share about God, start with the “basics” and then share more as they grow, and remember that they can also teach you just as well.
Most of all: Be sensitive to the Spirit as He leads you. Never ever decide that you as a person don’t like something in the Bible and thus skip that as untrue. Take the time to understand it. Ask God for guidance and clarification and He will open your eyes to His truth.
Whether you like something or not, has no impact on whether it is true or not…
Most of all: Be sensitive to the Spirit as He leads you. Never ever decide that you as a person don’t like something in the Bible and thus skip that as untrue. Take the time to understand it. Ask God for guidance and clarification and He will open your eyes to His truth.
Whether you like something or not, has no impact on whether it is true or not…