Tom,

I agree with everything you said.

"Be careful what you hear" and I'm sure it could be added be careful who your heroes are.

For the most part the people mentioned are children of our inclusivist age. They are just as likely to sing of Ghandi or Buddha or New Age "spiritually" as they are of the Lord of mercy. They love the word "peace" but I often wonder about their motivations in setting themselves up as its "spokesman".

Everyone wants to sing or listen to words of peace and love but there are few that find the reality. If one truly wants to honor Christian heroes, I suggest a thorough investigation first be made of men like Luther and Calvin. Some of the sweetest "lyrics" I ever heard came from Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion. From these men and great teachers a much better discernment and appreciation of the contributions of other Christians is possible.

The Lord does promise great teachers (Eph. 4:11) and it should be in our prayers that people spend as much time listening to them as they do to our liberal, inclusivist and "New Age prophets" of song.

Denny

Roms 3:22-24

Denny

Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life." [John 6:68]