THINGS MUST CHANGE!!!

Luke 9:23-26
Take Up the Cross and Follow Him

23 Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily,[a] and follow Me. 24 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. 25 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost? 26 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels.


1 John 1:5-6


5 This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.


Surely the original audience understood that this verse clearly teaches its ok to go to hear the music about the goddess Diana. Most definitely they knew it was ok to buy carved idols because they look really cool. Surely they understood that they could yell and cheer with worshippers of Baal, Or does these passages mean what they say? If you went to witness at the KISS concert, you would have thought that the first 3 were the proper interpretation. I have become more and more grieved for those who profess Christ and attend concerts that are 100%, absolutely demonic. Now I admit that there are many secular bands that are morally nuetral, and I think we can wrangle over this. KISS overtly promotes sexuall immorality and I know becuase I used to listen and play their music, thats right I actually do know it.

Light has nothing to do with Darkness. NOTHING. Now the scriptures clearly teach we are here to witness, and that does involve time and contact with the lost, but not participating in SIN! Now think of this concert. It doesn't start with buying a ticket and putting on makeup. It starts with following after the things of the world, perhaps turning on the radio or internet. Then, allowing something that appeals to the flesh to take hold, in this case, buying some cd's. What we put into our minds influences us for the devil or for Jesus Christ. In the scriptures, there is no middle ground.

I was holding the God Loves/God Hates sign and started chatting with Nelson. He played musical intstruments and so do I, so we talked about that. He had bought a premium ticket for $1,000 to meet the band and get front row. He asked what I was doing and I said I was spreading the Gospel. He said that was good and told me he was a christian. He did acknowledge that sounded weird to be a christian and go into a KISS concert. He said he was a pentecostal and his pastor liked Elvis. This was a great conversation, he actually asked me what I thought about a christian going into the KISS concert. THANK YOU JESUS!!!! I told him it doesn't matter what anyone says but God and and God says Darkness has nothing to do with light. I talked about that and talked about KISS and compared their message with scripture. I really challenged him and told him I cared about him and assured him that if he continues in sin, he is not saved. I urged him to throw his tickets away and go home if he really loved Jesus. I didn't say it, but I thought about saying "Go and turn from worldly pleasures to Christ and you will have treasure in heaven." Now my tone was proper, and I shared my testimony to him. I was in rock bands and I had to turn from wicked music because it is opposed to Jesus. Jesus doesn't withhold the Joys of Music from us, he gave a whole book in the Psalms. Jesus cares for us and wants us to have him, not worldly knockoffs of true joy. He wouldn't turn from his sin. He wouldn't leave his sin behind. The conversation was friendly, he listened to me and I told him I really cared about him.

I am sick and tired of seeing crosses inbetween the cleavage of badly dressed women. I handed a tract to one of those ladies passin by, and she replied in a very sweet voices "Oh god bless you sweetie." And I agree, they don't know, and I do sincerely echo the words of Jesus "Forgive them Father for they don't know what they're doing." The terrible thing is this, they are full accountable to God. I am not saying scream at them and call them names, but for the Glory of God, TELL THEM THE TRUTH!!! I am guilty as anyone else, probably even more, but we must stop all this superficial living and tell our lost friends the Good news of the Gospel and share the truth with relegious people who love sin. WE MUST!!! And it starts with us. We are not bigtime bookwriters, we are not high profile evengelicals, we are not well speaking businessmen, we are not crafty solicitors. WE ARE AMBASSADORS OF JESUS CHRIST. Everyone who is a christian is an ambassador. Take the news to the deli man at the grocery store, take the news to your neighbors, whatever we do we must take the news and teach people the truth.

I agree they are ignorant, but their sin is cosmic rebellion against the KING and it will land them in the Lake of Fire. I am not joyful about that, God is willing that none should perish and so should we, and especially to my beloved calvanist bretheren, don't think so highly of Gods soverenty that you can't see youre responsibiblity. If we think so high of his soverenty and don't recognize the human responsibility that God has given us as christians, We haven't seen his sovernty like we think we have. His soverenty is great and his commands are a delight to all who name his name. That is not an attack on my reformed brothers, think of it is as some balance.

It is also time that pastors preach very practical things from there exposition of scriputre. Im not saying stop deep theological expostion, im saying help us as sheep to understand these things. Take the cost of discipleship, Imagine a pastor was to say in summary "you must give up things to follow Christ." Question, what things? I know the answer having been born again 5 years ago, but there are many who don't. Get specific and don't be afraid to preach against worldly media, not in a legalisic way but in a Christ and Gospel centered way. Let us be found faithful.