Oh I love this song... i had a friend eat out with this band at Taco Bell after their Dallas show and I found out that Aaron Weiss, lead singer, only eats out of the trash because we waste so much in America. Makes me love this band even more... anyway, on a more related note, I love the lines:
"Or if you'd rather be a window
I'll gladly be the frame
Reflecting any kind words
We'll let in all the blame
And ruin our reputation all the same"
I think Christians place too much emphasis on what people think of us. "be above reproach" is the common term which substitutes for reputation. Being above reproach is not people thinking your super dooper, its actually being blameless, seeking God's will. In the process you may or may not gain a bad reputation. But is a bad reputation in the world's eyes a bad thing? Seems counter culture to me. Jesus had an absolutely horrible reputation with the people "who mattered" at the time.
I see this song as kind of a prophetical warning against the disunity in the church. "Why pluck one string when you can strum the guitar"? If we could put aside our denominational differences and actually become ONE body as the Bible dictates, God could use us SO much more, but we wallow in our differences and create mini bodies instead.
@UnnecessaryOpinion That was a perfect comment. And I agree... The body of Christ coming alive and functional was the main thing I kept thinking about when hearing this song.
@UnnecessaryOpinion That was a perfect comment. And I agree... The body of Christ coming alive and functional was the main thing I kept thinking about when hearing this song.
Oh I love this song... i had a friend eat out with this band at Taco Bell after their Dallas show and I found out that Aaron Weiss, lead singer, only eats out of the trash because we waste so much in America. Makes me love this band even more... anyway, on a more related note, I love the lines: "Or if you'd rather be a window I'll gladly be the frame Reflecting any kind words We'll let in all the blame And ruin our reputation all the same" I think Christians place too much emphasis on what people think of us. "be above reproach" is the common term which substitutes for reputation. Being above reproach is not people thinking your super dooper, its actually being blameless, seeking God's will. In the process you may or may not gain a bad reputation. But is a bad reputation in the world's eyes a bad thing? Seems counter culture to me. Jesus had an absolutely horrible reputation with the people "who mattered" at the time.
I see this song as kind of a prophetical warning against the disunity in the church. "Why pluck one string when you can strum the guitar"? If we could put aside our denominational differences and actually become ONE body as the Bible dictates, God could use us SO much more, but we wallow in our differences and create mini bodies instead.
@UnnecessaryOpinion That was a perfect comment. And I agree... The body of Christ coming alive and functional was the main thing I kept thinking about when hearing this song.
@UnnecessaryOpinion That was a perfect comment. And I agree... The body of Christ coming alive and functional was the main thing I kept thinking about when hearing this song.