| Caedmon's Call – Prove Me Wrong Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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I think there is more. As I understand these lyrics, it is exploring the age old antinomy of God's sovereignty and man's free will. The debaters of this age know this as the classic Calvin vs. Armenian tension who's differences, both subtle and extreme has launched dozens of denominations and have kept Christians busy in opposition for ages. The Bible speaks clearly in support of both the doctrine of God's election through predestination and human responsibility in choice. "Sometimes I fear, maybe I'm not chosen", reveals the tension the author feels in the real possibility of not being among God's elect. He then goes on to site the two principal biblical accounts which support the Sovereignty point of view. Pharaoh's hard heartedness and God's hatred of Esau. We read these passages and we might "cry against what is fated" as we acknowledge most of life is completely out of our control. How could a just God force us to behavior in a manner that we perceive to be out of our control? The author doesn't choose a side in this controversy but rather takes the road that I believe we all should take... We pray... God, "cast down my doubts, don't let them prove true, hold me close and draw me near to you." When we perceive the Word of God to present itself as contradictory, realize that we see through a glass darkly. God wants us to walk in the light of faith, dependent on Him. "Keep still until the day that He casts out our doubts." Someday the truth will be revealed... What a day that will be! |
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