v.1, d - In the sense of condemnation. Return> v.1, e - See: be not judged, Cf. Luke 6:37; Rom. 14:4; Rom. 10:13; 1 Cor. 4:3-5; 1 Cor 5:12. M_19; Matthew 7:1, Judge not Judgement Of Others If you are involved in the contemporary Praise and Worship movement within your church, I do not condemn you! I am very sensitive to Jesus' command in Matthew 7:1-5 and Luke 6:42 that we should not judge! He went on to say that we must first remove the beam from our own eye, and only then will we see clearly! I have tried to remove the telephone poles from my own eyes before I presumed to call anyone else to account. - Although I will share freely my convictions and advice, nothing said in this book should be construed as being a rule by which I expect other Christians to live. Making new rules would be tantamount to legalism, and I (following the example of the apostle Paul) have no desire to weigh anyone down with regulations that 'indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self- imposed religion, false humility, and neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh' (Colossians 2:23). This is a family fight, a disagreement between brothers and sisters in Christ, whom I care enough about to warn against any involvement in such an unproductive and divisive movement. I want to challenge Contemporaries to consider their role in Contemporary Christian Music Praise and Worship and show them a better way. I would ask, there- fore, that this testimony is given a fair and complete reading before any judgement is made. ~Dan Lucarini, "Why I Left The Contemporary Christian Music Movement." Evangelical Press, p. 19. [sales@evangelicalpress.org] M_41; Matthew 7:21, Not everyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord", shall enter Acceptance Doctrine 'Not everyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord", shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father in heaven. This is the truth. 'God accepts you where you are, no matter what.' This is the big lie. I contend that the wholesale embracing of Contemporary Christian Music by many churches is a direct consequence of our failure to confront and refute 'acceptance' teaching. Perhaps we wanted to avoid any hint of being labeled as 'legalists'. We have traded biblical discernment for tolerance of all forms of worldliness, so why should it come as any surprise that 'anything goes' with music in church? Contemporary Christian Music's use in worship has been firmly established through the 'mother' lie of acceptance doctrine and further justified by several 'baby' lies and half-truths, which shall be discussed at another reference. This false teaching has opened the doors of our churches to the spirits of immorality, divisiveness and deception. In this new Church of Acceptance, showing tolerance for worldly affections and behaviors is far more important than exercising biblical discernment. A person is simply not allowed to question another's personal preference, and if he does, then he must produce a specific Bible verse to back it up. (But as we will discover throughout this book, the Contemporary often does not hold himself to that same biblical standard to defend his own arguments.) In this thoroughly biased atmosphere, it is easy to see why a Traditional is afraid to speak out about music styles. It is also apparent why Contemporary Christian Music styles have been accepted so easily by so many with no discernment about the negative effects. In this new Church of Acceptance, showing tolerance for worldly affections and behaviors is far more important than exercising biblical discernment. A person is simply not allowed to question another's personal preference, and if he does, then he must produce a specific Bible verse to back it up. (But as we will discover throughout this book, the Contemporary often does not hold himself to that same biblical standard to defend his own arguments.) In this thoroughly biased atmosphere, it is easy to see why a Traditional is afraid to speak out about music styles. It is also apparent why Contemporary Christian Music styles have been accepted so easily by so many with no discernment about the negative effects. Ibid. v.6, h - Sanctify, holy (things) New Testament, Mat. 23:17, 19; Mat. 4:5; Rev 22:11 Return> *Luke 11:1-3 "teach us to pray . . ." This is the central New Testament passage on prayer. In the srmon on the Mount Christ had announced the new basis of prayer, viz.: relationship (Matthew 6:9; Matthew 6:28-32). The believer is a child of God through the new birth (John 3:3, NOTE). The clear revelation of this fact at once establishes the reasonableness of prayer; a reasonableness against which the argument from the apparent uniformity of natural law shatters itself. God is more than a Creator, bringing a universe into being, and establishing laws for it; more than a decree-maker determining future events by an eternal fiat. Above all this is the divine family for whom the universe with its laws exists (Col. 1:16-20; Heb. 1:2, 10, 11; Romans 8:17): "When we pray, say Our Father." What God has always done in the material universe concerns the reverent investigator of that universe. What He may do in His own family concerns Him, and them, and is matter for divine promise and revelation. Science, which deals only with natural phenomena, cannot intrude there (1 Cor. 2:9). Repentance Regeneration Old Man New Man Narrow Life eternal Rev. 22:19, shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city Ref. 2 Corinthians 2:16; Ref. Note page 1231_q; Also, Matthew 7:14; Ref. Note Page *Life Editor's Note: With great embarrassment I have, after all these years, taken the time to investigate the word meanings or "eternal" and "everlasting." The translations are correct in the usage of the word "eternal." It was this writer's prior belief that the word "everlasting" better described the infinite meaning put forth by the Greek translations from the earliest manuscripts. So, with my head bowed in great humility I accept the word "eternal." ~ b craig Ref. (demons, Cf. Luke 10:17-20) Parables (N.T.), Matt. 7:24-27; Matt. 9:16; Matt. 5:13-16; Luke 21:29-31) Christ (as Stone), vs. 24-25; Matt. 21:42-44, (Ezek. 17:6; 1 Peter 2:8) (See Matthew 13:54) (Or, teaching. Astonished! But not converted!) See: Matthew 5:7 & Matthew 18:23-25

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The King, having in Chapters 5-7 declared the principles of the kingdom, makes proof, in Chapters 8 and 9, of His power to banish from the earth the consequences of sin, and to control the elements of nature.

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