Bible Questions Answered:
“Our church recently had a musical
for young people. These young folks who came sang, played only three
jazzed up hymns along their secular rock music. I don't think this
was right...”
Shelly/ Sydney, Australia New South
Wales
Bible Answer:
Bible Text:
Psalm 19:14 KJV
Let the words
of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy
sight, O Lord, my Strength, and my Redeemer.
Isaiah 52:11 KJV
Depart ye,
depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out
of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of The Lord.
Acts 2:40 NLT
Then Peter
continued preaching for a long time, strongly urging all his
listeners, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!”
The Apostle Paul's Answer:
Romans 8:5-8 NLT
5 Those who are dominated by the
sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled
by The Holy Spirit think about things that please The Spirit.
6 So letting your sinful nature
control your mind leads to death. But letting The Spirit control your
mind leads to life and peace.
7 For the sinful nature is always
hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will.
8 That’s why those who are still
under the control of their sinful nature can never please God.
Romans 16:17-20
NLT
17 And now I
make one more appeal, my dear brothers and sisters. Watch out for
people who cause divisions and upset people’s faith by teaching
things contrary to what you have been taught. Stay away from them.
18 Such people
are not serving Christ our Lord; they are serving their own personal
interests. By smooth talk and glowing words they deceive innocent
people.
19 But everyone
knows that you are obedient to The Lord. This makes me very happy. I
want you to be wise in doing right and to stay innocent of any wrong.
20 The God Of
Peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our
Lord Jesus be with you.
II Corinthians
6:14-18 KJV
14 Be ye not unequally yoked
together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness
with unrighteousness? and what communion hath Light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with
Belial (the devil)? or what part hath he that believeth with an
infidel?
16 And what agreement hath the
temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of The Living God; as
God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be
their God, and they shall be My people.
17 Wherefore come out from among
them, and be ye separate, saith The Lord, and touch not the
unclean thing; and I will receive you.
18 And will be a Father unto you,
and ye shall be My sons and daughters, saith The Lord Almighty.
Galatians 5:13
NLT
For you have been called to live in
freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to
satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one
another in love.
Ephesians
5:10,11 NLT
10 Carefully
determine what pleases The Lord.
11 Take no part
in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them.
Philippians 2:5
KJV
Let this mind be in you, which
was also in Christ Jesus:
II Thessalonians
3:6 KJV
Now we command
you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw
yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after
the tradition which he received of us.
II Timothy 3:5
NLT
They will act
religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly.
Stay away from people like that!
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I John 2:15 KJV
(John)
Love not the world, neither the
things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of
The Father is not in him.
II John 10 NLT
If anyone comes
to your meeting and does not teach The Truth about Christ, don’t
invite that person into your home or give any kind of encouragement.
11 Anyone
who encourages such people becomes a partner in their evil work.
