2nd
Corinthians 4:4, “In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them
which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the
image of God, should shine unto them.”
Contrary to what many people think, I do not preach against contemporary
sounding music. I play pedal steel guitar myself, and thank God for the
blessing of music. There's nothing wrong with breaking away from the old
classic hymns of the faith, although I certainly think they ought to be
preserved and cherished.
What is evil is the Contemporary Christian
Music [CCM] INDUSTRY, which is owned and controlled by occultists. This
is plainly evident from all the occult symbols
that saturate the artist's album covers. P.O.D.
is demonic. Amy Grant promotes the
occult.
Satan signs are flashed by the artists at
ALL their music
concerts. The love of money is truly the root of all evil, and the CCM
industry rakes in billions-of-dollars annually.
All of the CCM artists being idolized and promoted are apostate, lewd,
worldly, carnal and some even blaspheme Jesus Christ. You'll be
hard-pressed to find the mention of the precious name of Jesus in most of
CCM's songs. Christian Rock is nothing more than a saved teenager's excuse
to listen to Rock music in these Last Days. The Heavy-Metal band,
As I Lay Dying falsely professes to
be a Christian band, and is sadly praised by ChristianityToday (founded by apostate Billy Graham) as a Christian group; but they were the
opening band at OZZFEST!
Music is a stronghold in a teenager's life,
preventing them from seeking God. The singers are worldly, leading young
people to think that once you are saved there won't be any changes in your
life. The message is clear: You can live like the Devil, dress filthy, watch
dirty movies, talk like the heathen, party like the wicked; and still please
God as a Christian. In sharp contrast, the Bible tells us to fear God and
depart from evil (Proverb 3:5-7). The distance between the Church and the
sinful world is decreasing. As the Church becomes more worldly; so also is
the world becoming more churchy. This ought not be!
The CCM industry is evil. The gospel message is
not only hidden, it is corrupted. I challenge you to find ANY mainstream CCM
artist's website which preaches the gospel message. You won't! They love the praise
of men more than the praise of God (John 12:43). They claim to love Jesus
with their hand over their mouth. They profess to love a God whose Word they
dare not preach to their fans.
Amy Grant has stated . .
.
"I'm a singer, not a preacher, I'm not looking to convert anybody." (Los Angeles Times, 5/4/84, pg. 2-c)
Oh
my. As
Christians, we should all be trying to get souls saved. Amy Grant has made
tens-of-millions of dollars through her musical career, professing to be a
Christian; but she has not
glorified God when she neglects to use her massive public influence to share
the gospel with the lost. I do not condemn anyone, for the Lord Himself does
not condemn anyone (John 3:17). However, the Bible does condemn humanity,
all of us, as guilty sinners (Romans 3:19). The reason why I expose the CCM
industry and its participants is because they are pulling on
the same rope as the Devil. Proverb 3:7 tells us to fear God and depart from
evil; not love self and embrace sin. I
love people in the Lord, and I certainly do not point fingers at anyone for
their sins; but taking a Biblical stand for God against evil influences in
society is our duty as believers (Ephesians 5:11). I am not condemning Amy
Grant and Michael Smith; but rather, am exposing the demonic CCM industry
they support. I am exposing Amy's public influence upon millions of young
teenagers, who now have the attitude that they shouldn't win souls, since
they're not preachers. Proverb 11:30 says a wise person wins souls. That
includes everyone! Daniel 12:3 speaks of those who will shine as the
brightness of the stars in eternity, for turning many to righteousness,
i.e., the righteousness of Jesus Christ which brings salvation (2nd
Corinthians 5:21). Is Amy Grant turning teenagers to Jesus Christ, or to the
world? You know the answer, the world.
I
only have a small website compared to all of the mainstream CCM artists. I
have no concerts. I have no massive public influence; but I use what
influence God has given me to warn people of the everlasting punishment to
come in the Lake of Fire, for all Christ-rejecters who die in their sins. I
care. I don't want anyone to go to Hell. That is exactly how God feels (2nd
Peter 3:9). If we are to exemplify Jesus Christ in our life, then we ought
to care about the souls of others. Where will they spend eternity? Every
time I hear of a famous person passing away, I wonder if they went to Heaven
or Hell? It's one or the other friend. Where will you spend eternity,
smoking or non-smoking?There
is nothing wrong with contemporary music, or making up your own songs. In
fact, that's exactly what the Bible teaches we should do (Ephesians 5:19).
But when you turn the grace of God into a money-making business, setting
aside the Gospel in order to sell worldly music labeled as “Christian” to
worldly religious youth, then you've crossed the line with God. God says He
vomits lukewarm believers out of His mouth (Revelation 3:15,16). The entire
CCM industry is lukewarm. They claim to love God and want to serve the Lord;
but in actuality, they serve the Devil by serving themselves, making tons of
money, and the Gospel is nowhere to be found.
Many
CCM artists and their fans will claim that the lyrics of the music contain
the Gospel. That's a dirty lie of the Devil. I've listened to their lyrics.
Most of them don't make any sense, and the ones that do only employ
religious lingo to give the appearance of being Christian, but there is no
integrity of meaning. The best of CCM music today is loved by Catholics and
other false religions, because the message is so vague. The very essence of
New Age is that there are many paths to the light. New Age deceitfully
claims that all religions are acceptable, because they all recognize the
same god, i.e., the light.
In
sharp contrast, the Word of God proclaims that Jesus is the Son of God, the
Christ, and the ONLY path to Heaven (John 14:6). The Bible teaches that
manmade traditions are a road to Hell (Mark 7:6-13). This means that the
Catholic Church is of the Devil. You can't have it both ways. The Seven
Sacraments are of the Devil. Nowhere does the Bible require a person to keep
Sacraments to be saved and go to Heaven. Yet, Catholics teach Sacramental
Salvation. In fact, the Vatican teaches that all non-Catholics are going to
Hell. That's what their official dogma teaches in
Vatican II. Yet, the Pope
today embraces Islam and says they can go to Heaven following Islam. Don't
you see, it's all a pack of demonic lies intended to blind you, to lead you
into damnation with them. You'd better obey the Bible and forsake the
religious whore of Catholicism. CCM artists love Catholicism and never speak
a word against it, because they'd lose most of their fans.
The
CCM industry is evil, and it is controlled by Satan, the god of this filthy
world. Amen for contemporary music if it's from your heart; but if you want
to be a star, you're an idolater. And your fans are idolaters. The group
Avalon are worshipped as gods on stage. It is
sickening. They are popular with Southern Baptist churches, sadly. America's
idolatrous worship of celebrities has crept into our churches. Jesus should
get all the praise. Watch the average CCM concert and you'll see the artists
being praised as if it's a Van Halen concert. That is idolatry. I
realize that many of the CCM artists verbally give praise to God; but the
Gospel is watered-down, sin is not preached against and nothing more than a
Rock concert takes place. That's not going to change America for God. I hope
someone is listening.So
what is the solution? Forget mainstream CCM artists who sell their music.
There's plenty of Gospel singers in the world who aren't out to make a buck.
I always give my music away to people. Why sell what God gives us as a gift?
My ministry is free, from my heart. I sell nothing, nor do I receive
donations, never. People have offered, and I am humbled, but this is a work
for God, from my heart where God lives. And He lives in your heart too if
you're saved (Romans 8:9). Amen!
I am
against professional sports too. The whole industry is corrupt. It's all
about making billions-of-dollars. I am all for local little league teams.
We've lost the purity of little league in America with the rise of
professional sports. Do you know how rotten professional sports has become?
They hire their own doctors to send injured players back onto the field, who
shouldn't be playing. It's all about money. It's sickening that a football
player can be paid $10,000,000 a year (notice I didn't say “earn”) who never
finished high school; but a surgeon who spent 12-years in training gets
$500,000.
CCM
is no different than professional sports to me. I guarantee you that
wherever you find mainstream CCM music, you'll also find liberal churches
that use the corrupted New
International Version of the Bible. The women all wears pants, which
is immodest. Feminism abounds in such churches, and so does divorce as a
consequence. The dire need of our time is preaching preachers who preach the
Word of God. Instead, America's pulpits are filled with psychologists, who
combine the Scriptures with secular psychology, and the Gospel is abandoned.
The Gospel begins with the knowledge of sin, preaching of a Hell that burns
with fire and brimstone, where we all deserve to go. You don't hear anything
like that from today's pulpits. There can be no salvation without the Law,
i.e., acknowledging that one has violated God's Law and deserves to burn in
Hell forever (Romans 3:19-23; 2nd Thessalonians 1:8-9; Revelation 20:11-15).
CCM artists are as wishy-washy as are the apostate churches who invite and
support their worldly music. Jesus is precious!
We
need revival in America.
