| Nichole Nordeman – Why Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| It's Nichole, for sure. This was the version I heard the first time I listened to it. It seems the other version you are speaking, and which I am aware of, is a very early version of the song. The video, which you posted the link to, has a version of the song that is on one of her Greatest Hits albums or similar. A former co-worker introduced me to this song and this was the version I heard. Great song! No phrase, in any song ever written or recorded, is more TRUE than, "The power in Your blood destroys all of the lies." Glory to God! He is worthy of ALL praise! | |
| Oh, Sleeper – Vices Like Vipers Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| How profound are the lyrics, "When I am god, this church is unsound?" I'm sure that most people know that the motto and 'attitude' of the anti-christ is "I am God!" However, could the anti-christ be an 'attitude' that people portray? I believe so. I don't believe it's even remotely possible that satan would all ONE person to represent him and his deceit. Wasn't Lucifer's greatest downfall his JEALOUSY and PRIDE! In this case, it becomes evident that he'd become just as jealous if not more, if ONE MAN was the anti-christ and was deceiving the world. He'd have to feel like 'someone else' was succeeding where he has failed all along. Also, would God make a person, with the Love in His heart, to "deceive even the elect?" I find that hard to believe as well. However, there are several other facts to ponder here. Jesus said that the anti-christ was alive even during His lifetime. This leaves some people to speculate that there have been, or will be, several singular 'ant-christs.' However, the 'attitude' and character of the devil is the one thing we can be sure of existing since the beginning of time. Even a percentage of the angels fell along with Lucifer. His character had to be very influential even to the first 'elect' (angels). So, it wasn't satan as a figure that was persuasive, it was his "magnetic" character and attitude. We also know that the anti-christ of Revelation didn't descend from Heaven, however, it arose from the sea ("a sea of people"). So, the pride, deceit, lying, and jealousy have existed since the beginning of time. Hence, these characteristics in people were just as alive during the time Christ walked the earth in the form of man. Jesus also said that, "In the end times, MANY will come claiming, "I am the Christ."" Hmmm... take a gander at how many people and false doctrines today honestly believe that they or "it" can determine "our" outcome. Or, it's popular nowadays to project a belief that we can "save ourselves." Fact is, nothing can save me or you from eventual, final, eternal damnation in hell except for the Blood of the ONLY true savior, Jesus Christ, the Son of God! This is where the phrase, "When I am god, the church is unsound" fits perfect. As Christians, we should no longer have the attitude that we have to try and hold things together. If so, we are still making an attempt at 'being our OWN savior' and not TRUSTING in the LORD!!! One last note I want to make is that if you are waiting for ONE PERSON to make their mark and begin to demonstrate the characteristics of the anti-christ of Revelation on a world-stage, YOU WILL FOOL YOURSELF. Remember, satan has always tried to copy what God has done. The Jews, during the time of Christ, were awaiting a "King" to be the Messiah. However, Jesus came into this world as a lowly child, born in a "barn," and worked just as you and I have to do. Just like a common-man! Satan's best defense for the lost becoming born-again believers, are born-again believers acting lost and deceiving both Christians and sinners. This character will lead way to the "falling away of the church" along with the "elect being deceived." This was the "attitude" and character of Lucifer before the fall and has remained since. He's NEVER gonna change... Will YOU! | |
| Disciple – After the World Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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The first time I heard this song I couldn't control my emotion. And to this day, when this song plays, I react the same way. There are certain songs I hear and Biblical passages read or played out in film (or live on-stage) that cause an overflow of emotion from me. Most usually have to do with the character of Christ or the punishment He endured so that you and I will NEVER have to. There are billions of people in the world today that will tell you that they do not understand the Holy Bible in it's written context. Therefore, I totally believe it is important that the Word of God be "translated" in a way that everyone can understand. From the early childhood to elderly. And it seems as though I am not alone. Many musicians and lyricists are releasing songs in which their lyrics are institued as a modern-day translation of the "Words of Christ in RED (as most modern translations of the Bible will have)." Examples of this technique are the above talked about song, as well as "This Blood" by Carman, "Love Song" by Third Day, and "Savior," "The Last Night," and "Whispers In The Dark" by Skillet. The lyrics to each of these songs serve as perfect examples of the life that Christ lived, His character, and a modern translation of the words He used to reach those that were alive when He walked the earth in human form. I know that when I stop long enough to hear His "still, small voice" speak to me, He talks to me in a way I understand, usually as if I'm thinking or "talking" to myself or as if my biological father were talking to me. As you read these lyrics or listen to this song, or any of the others I have listed, try to envision Christ Jesus speaking to YOU as an individual. Especially if you are "lost." Perhaps you've never been able to understand a single verse of the Word of God. Jesus is STILL speaking to you. He's still calling out to you. He LOVES YOU NO MATTER WHAT 'RECORDED LINES' you feel can't be erased! Know that you have no eraser powerful enough to erase the sins of your past. God has EVERYTHING you've ever done recorded. All the good things you've done. All of the bad things you've done. And He will remind you of your past and these 'recorded lines' when He calls your name to step-up and face eternity at the Great Throne Judgement (YES, it's TRUE). The only problem with this is that if you have NOT accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior, proclaimed the FACT that He is the ONLY begotten Son of God THE FATHER to others, that Jesus DIED on a cross at Calvary to pay YOUR debt so you will NEVER have to, believed that after three days He arose from the cryptic grips of death and the grave, and knew inside your heart and soul that ALL of these things ARE fact, the good things you've done in your life WILL NOT matter. NONE of them. As an unsaved person you are forced to spend ETERNITY in the pits of hell. And don't even think you're living in hell right now because you CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE what HELL is! If there was even a remote possibilty that you could withstand living in or through HELL for ONE nano-second of your earthly life, God would have never sent His ONLY begotten son to DIE so that you would NEVER have to face hell! Yet, through all of this, there is an "eraser" powerful enough, that STILL exists, that can erase all of the lines God has recorded and give you a new slate. EVERYTHING done before will be erased and forgotten by God. After all, He is the ONLY one that all of these things matter. The BLOOD of JESUS CHRIST will remove all things you've been accountable for from God's memory. The notebook from your previous life will be washed clean and buried in the "Sea of Forgetfulness." At that moment, God will pull out a Book that He keeps always at the ready. And this time, instead of writing EVERTHING you do in it, He will only take one line and write, with a crimson-inked pen, YOUR NAME. Immediately after, He'll close the "Lambs Book of Life" and keep it at the ready for those that come after and make the same decision you made. So, let the music and the "Words and Character of Jesus Christ speak to and move you. |
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