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Welcome to Varied Expressions of Worship

This blog will be written from an orthodox Christian point of view. There may be some topic that is out of bounds, but at present I don't know what it will be. Politics is a part of life. Theology and philosophy are disciplines that we all participate in even if we don't think so. The Bible has a lot to say about economics. How about self defense? Is war ethical? Think of all the things that someone tells you we should not touch and let's give it a try. Everything that is a part of life should be an expression of worship.

Keep it courteous and be kind to those less blessed than you, but by all means don't worry about agreeing. We learn more when we get backed into a corner.

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Opus 2016-333: Words Matter

As I was listening to Christmas music on my I-Pod I was singing along with Joy to the World and got the words to the third verse wrong.  Actually I got them right.  The singers got them wrong.  They left out the third verse.  I have noticed this trend all my life.  If a song has four verses the director will skip the third.  I don’t think it is a plot but we miss a lot of solid teaching that way.  Actually Christmas carols do a lot of teaching about who Jesus is and why He came.  That is why they are being sifted out of the playlists on radio. 

Consider the opening words to “Come Thou Long Expected Jesus”:
Come, Thou long expected Jesus,
Born to set Thy people free.
From our fears and sins release us;
Let us find our rest in Thee.
This is a message that the world rejects.  We are sinners.  We need deliverance.  It can only be found in Jesus.  That certainly puts rain on the self-esteem parade.

So, let it rain and let Him reign.  Stop and consider the words to the music you might know how to hum but have trouble singing.  Music has a message.  At Christmas it is the message that
(Galatians 4:4-6 KJV)  But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.  And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
And let the pagans grumble.

homo unius libri

4 comments:

  1. I don't know if you've seen the "Christmasless" carols in the ad on CBN or not, but I found it amusing.

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    1. No I have not. We have a couple of TV's in my house but I usually only watch it when I am trying to figure out what my wife did to mess up her remote control. It doesn't sound like I am missing a lot.

      Grace and peace.

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  2. For some reason the worship leaders at our church typically only sing the first verse of Christmas carols, over and over endlessly. It makes me crazy! Today they were doing that, and whomever was in control of projecting the words on the wall accidentally went on to another verse, which the congregation sang over top of the worship leaders singing the first verse for the third time. Hah!

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    1. I keep wondering how these people got in charge of worship. Are there really people who respond to their nonsense? I guess the pastors must think so.

      Grace and peace.

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