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*"Deep Within"<ref>Lyrics by David Haas</ref> - has churchgoers chant the arguably blasphemous line "I will be your God"<ref>Ezekiel 36:28 '''''quotes God''''' -- not people -- as saying, "I will be your God." [[Christians]] should not be compelled in church to say (or sing) that they will be "your God."</ref> | *"Deep Within"<ref>Lyrics by David Haas</ref> - has churchgoers chant the arguably blasphemous line "I will be your God"<ref>Ezekiel 36:28 '''''quotes God''''' -- not people -- as saying, "I will be your God." [[Christians]] should not be compelled in church to say (or sing) that they will be "your God."</ref> | ||
| + | **Other common hymns where congregants are expected to sing the words of God are "I Am the Bread of Life" and "Here I Am, Lord". | ||
*"Let There Be Peace on Earth" - isn't this the opposite of what [[Jesus]] preached? In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" (Matthew 5:9 NIV). | *"Let There Be Peace on Earth" - isn't this the opposite of what [[Jesus]] preached? In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" (Matthew 5:9 NIV). | ||
*"Ashes" - George Weigel criticized the lyrics as promoting Pelagian heresy ("we rise again from ashes to create ourselves anew"). | *"Ashes" - George Weigel criticized the lyrics as promoting Pelagian heresy ("we rise again from ashes to create ourselves anew"). | ||
Revision as of 02:03, August 30, 2015
Some of the hymns sung in churches -- whether written by a liberal or not -- are just plain terrible. Here is a list of awful church hymns:
- "Deep Within"[1] - has churchgoers chant the arguably blasphemous line "I will be your God"[2]
- Other common hymns where congregants are expected to sing the words of God are "I Am the Bread of Life" and "Here I Am, Lord".
- "Let There Be Peace on Earth" - isn't this the opposite of what Jesus preached? In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" (Matthew 5:9 NIV).
- "Ashes" - George Weigel criticized the lyrics as promoting Pelagian heresy ("we rise again from ashes to create ourselves anew").
(add more, but hopefully this list does not grow too long!)
References
- ↑ Lyrics by David Haas
- ↑ Ezekiel 36:28 quotes God -- not people -- as saying, "I will be your God." Christians should not be compelled in church to say (or sing) that they will be "your God."