In Love with Rock & Roll

The Contemporary Christian Music crowd loves rock & roll, and there is no biblical principle or godly argument that will pry it from their ears. CCM artists listen to secular rock in their private lives; they perform it in their concerts and record it for their albums. They don’t care who they offend. In fact, they seem as eager to offend the “old-fashioned Christian” as I was in my unsaved hippie-rebel days. They become so drunk on rock and so spiritually stupid that they even use secular rock in the worship of God. Consider some examples from the past few years. Granger Community Church in Granger, Indiana, featured Beatles Music as their 2007 Christmas theme. They advertised it as “Let it Be...Christmas--A Story Told by Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, George and Ringo.” NewSpring Church in Florence, South Carolina, performed “Highway to Hell” by the vile rock band AC/DC for Easter service 2009. NewSpring performed Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train” in November 2011. Northpoint Church of Springfield, Missouri, performed “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones for Easter service 2011 and Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” in November 2011. The Church by the Glades in Miramar, Florida, performed “Calling All the Monsters” in October 2011. The theme of the song is “magic and fantasy” and the sensual dance moves were inspired by Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” (For many more examples, see the book Baptist Music Wars, available from Way of Life in print and free eBook editions.)

(Friday Church News Notes, September 18, 2015, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143)

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