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| Rush – Clockwork Angels Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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I don't think he hates Christian - just the hypocrisy in the various movements that deviate from what Jesus in the New Testament actually teaches. A lot of Christian groups are quite legalistic and domineering, which is completely different than the early church in the bible. As I was saying in another part of this discussion, I can listen to these songs, just because I see a lot of what he says does apply to the false idols preached in various groups - even Christian ones, who present a completely different Jesus. Neil is on a search, and I do pray that Neil will come across genuine Christians who don't distort God's grace and love. |
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| Rush – Clockwork Angels Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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As another Christian I wanted to say that I lost a lot of interest in the band after becoming a Christian - to the point where I stopped listening altogether. I know I know, a bit of an overreaction. But that was just for a time, out of my own overzealous approach to things. These days I evalutae music on a song-by-song basis. I don't see anything outside blatantly anti-Christian here - but I do feel Neil might be giving a jab with the "trust not in your own understanding" part. There was a period in my life when I didn't believe, as I do now, and remember what it was like. I don't hate myself thinking back to that, and I certainly don't hate Neil either. He's on a search and no doubt has a lot of scars and pain he's working through. There's even characters in the bible who have vented their frustration towards God. In the song "The Stars Look Down" I really feel Neil does know God exists - otherwise why would he spend so much time and songs focused on Him. There's been people far more against Christians in the past, who have done a complete turn around later in life. Neil's story is far from over. As for the story of this particular song. The "angels" in this for me are basically false idols offering false hope. So I relate to the song that way - agreeing that there's a lot of false idols setup which is nothing more than human religion. There's a lot of that going on in groups thumping the bible (sects, cults) which have given genuine believers in Christ a bad name. I feel a lot of frustration and anger when I see how these groups hurt people. So I can to some degree relate to Neil this way. So that's how I can listen to this song, interpreting it that way. Another reason why I do so, is because of the other song "Carnies" where "sometimes the angels punish us by answering our prayers" which shows that these were indeed false idols, offering false hope. Neil seems to view every religion that way. For all but one, he's actually correct. He's simply got the Christian faith thrown out with the bathwater. That's what I believe. You're welcome to believe whatever you want :-) |
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