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» Dan_Ellsworth - I just took a look at your first link. (Saving the rest for ton I just took a look at your first link. (Saving the rest for tonight; they're obviously different.) Quoting: "By attending Christian rock concerts, does not one identify oneself with their false doctrines and become a partaker of their evil deeds? (The Bible clearly teaches a theology of "guilt by association"-see 2 John 10,11.)Hmmm... do we really want to give the unchurched this kind of straight line? The comeback seems obvious: By attending worship, does one not identify oneself with the smugness, hypocrisy, and disguised hate and become a partaker of their evil deeds? 2 John starts out "To the Dear Lady and her children..." - do we take that as literally true? I'll need to keep that link in sight, because extracting its good points might point to what's best in Christian music. But some things, like the plant research, looks pretty desperate. Dan Ellsworth, Editor, "Religion, esp. Christianity" -- posted by Dan_Ellsworth » Elizabeth - I found a link to "Christian Music On-line." As I found it, I t I found a link to "Christian Music On-line." As I found it, I thought of your topic for Suite 101. I figured that I would pass on the URL to you so that you could check it out for consideration in additions to your links."'Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends,'" (John 15:13 NASB). -- posted by Elizabeth » Dan_Ellsworth - DaNo, weeks after looking up that link with a message against Ch DaNo, weeks after looking up that link with a message against Christian rock, only one concern still stays with me as worthy of consideration:It doesn't draw the nonbelieving youth to Christ, it draws the believers. (And draws them specifically to rock and all its evils; but that isn't the part that continues to concern me.) As such, it is "preaching to the converted", not an outreach ministry as claimed. I suspect largely that's true. If so, I have two replies: 2. Even if it hasn't been an outreach, that doesn't mean it couldn't be. Maybe by publicizing concerts differently, we'd get some diversity in the attendance. And if not, it would be worthwhile finding out why not - and fixing it instead of bemoaning it. That's if the complaint was correct to begin with. I can't be sure of that. Does anybody here know of Christian music as an effective introduction to salvation? Has this happened? Dan Ellsworth, Editor, "Religion, esp. Christianity" -- posted by Dan_Ellsworth » DaNo - Many have come to Salvation at Christian Rock Concerts! Many have come to the saving knowledge of our Lord at Christian Rock Concerts!I have heard many testomies and have seen several respond to the altar calls at Christian Rock Concerts I've attended. CCM is for Christians but it is also for ministering to an unsaved crowd as well. Just like the sermons we hear at Church, the songs are somewhat the same, except for they have a melody and a beat. Some of the bands have has their goal to spread the Gospel to the masses, and some minister the saved... We are the all the body of Christ, and the body has different parts and functions...(I'm sure you know the scripture references) So...like the Word says, we don't wanna cut off the hand cuz it's not an eye! DaNo Suite101.com Christian Music Editor -- posted by DaNo » Dan_Ellsworth - Thanks for the report DaNo, maybe I could get some of these answers for myself if I went to such a concert, but until I seek and obtain that cultural/spiritual experience, thanks for the report. Actual altar calls? That could be valuable. Sure, conversion is only a beginning but what a beginning! Now if there are local churches ready to help these new people from conversion to discipleship, that would be excellent.Within one geographic area, where's the best place to learn about these events? -- posted by Dan_Ellsworth » flihotz - Re: DaNo, weeks after looking up that link with a message agains In response to DaNo, weeks after looking up that link with a message against Ch posted by Dan_Ellsworth:My wife's little sister is Rita Baloche. Rita's first Christian album was "Faithful Heart - Songs From Red Letters" with Lenny LaBlanc, Bill Batstone & Kelly Willard. Hearing this album strongly influenced my wife's accepting Jesus - something I had been praying for for about three years prior to that. -FRL -- posted by flihotz
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