Posts

Showing posts with the label Greg Thompson

Ever sung a song about God's judgements?

Image
Image via Wikipedia Most Churches avoid singing songs about God ’s judgments, but that judgment is a theme found in many Psalms and Scriptural songs. First, God is the Judge , not us. We’re concerned about his fame and vindication, not ours. That means we don’t sing about God’s judgments with self-righteousness or callousness.  God judging evil is part of the Bible’s story line to redeem a people for his glory and the predominant theme of church gatherings is not simply that God judges wickedness, but that he rejoices in righteousness. And that his righteousness has been most clearly demonstrated in the Jesus Christ , the Son of God, dying for our sins and rising from the dead.  Because Christ was made to be sin for us, we are now clothed in the righteousness of God and are no longer under his wrath. Definitely cause for great rejoicing! With that being said, here are some suggestions, modern and hymns. Day of Judgment, Day of Wonder s (John Newton) (Probably o...