Songs of Confusion

In our journey away from dead religion into the revelation of Gods Goodness
revealed in the Gospel, some things have become alot clearer about what was
really accomplished at the cross.

Many songs that are sung out in praise around the planet actually deny what
Jesus accomplished on the Cross and at Pentecost on our behalf, and are instead confusing songs that do not lead its singers into New Testament freedom - even though many sound nice and humble to sing! Many of those "humble" songs and are rooted in Old Covenant thinking.

One of the AWESOME truths of the New covenant is that HE will NEVER LEAVE OR FORSAKE US!! So to sing a song asking, "here I am waiting, abide in me I pray" and "come live in me" is either saying that you are not yet saved, or to deny the gospel if you are, because he has been living in you from the second you believed the Good News!

To not sing certain songs is not to be a nit-picker or a stick-in-the-mud, but its to line up with the New Testament and to bring honour to Jesus and to ACKNOWLEDGE that we believe what He did is true.
The vail IS already torn, there is no more separation between heaven and
earth that we need to still beg God to remove.

"As we lift up our hands, will you meet us here?" - He certainly will, but even if we didn't lift up our hands he will still because if you are a Christian He lives in you and meets with you even "while you sleep." (Ps139) In fact, "what can separate us from his love- nothing in all creation!" -(certainly not, not lifting up our hands!) "Where could I flee from your presence... wherever I go, you are there with me"- David, speaking of this Glorious New covenant"

The point is that when we beg God to do what he has already done, we certainly are breeding confusion in the singers hearts (subconsciously or consciously, because these types of songs are contrary to the New Covenant.)
The Gospel is freedom, we don't have to beg or urge God by our humble actions, we need to simply believe the "almost to good to be true news" (Gospel).

"We have been given every spiritual blessing IN Christ Jesus"- Eph 1.
Why would we now sing.. "We don't want blessings we want you.” That's not humility, that's actually pride! Its saying that we can get by in our own efforts, denying all that Jesus died to give us - Gods children!

And, we must see that this is not "semantics" as some might say.... because if its just a matter of "being fussy" over words or phrases that make no difference anyway (as some might say), then (if it makes no difference) lets rather use the language of the New Testament and not the Old.
In the Old Testament they didn't have the Holy Spirit permanently with them
and there certainly needed to be a humble consecration process (or sanctification- setting apart/making holy) before meeting with God, but in the New Covenant we are the very Righteousness of God if you are IN Christ (saved), you are already perfectly sanctified/holy by virtue of the indwelling Holy spirit.... Co heir... Adopted sons/daughters.
To sing songs primarily based on the Old Testament lack of Gods presence is
not honouring to God, its simply not worship.

The primary revelation that Jesus brought us of God - which is foreign to the Old Testament- is that of God as our Father. Any father who's children need to be "desperate for him" and "hungry for him" and grovel before him, before he will give them attention and be with them has missed the mark! And we "being evil" fathers even know this.
Yet we sometimes sing songs that imply that our Perfect Father in heaven misses that mark, to the point of us being as "thirsty as a dear is for water, that's how thirsty we are for God" - implying that He hasn't been around much to quench our thirst! Or "my soul thirsts for you"- Ps 63- That's because the Holy Spirit who is the ever flowing river of life had not yet come to reside in us. That’s Old Testament.... a fading covenant.
Jesus said "All who drink of me will never thirst again" - That's New Testament..... an everlasting covenant.

In saying all this, I know that the authors of these songs are sincere and probably love God, but WE must be true to and steward well the truth that we up to now understand.

"The Gospel (almost-to-good-to be-true-good-news-that-God-is-now-with-us-because-He-is-not-counting-the-sins-of-man-against-him-any-more!) is the power of God unto "Forgiveness of sins, healing, deliverance and wholeness" for All who BELIEVE." -Rom 1:16.
Therefore.... the problem with singing songs that are Not New Testament (gospel), is that they confuse the Good news of 'free mercy' with the Bad news of 'performance to avoid lack', which cant lead to the full measure of power available to each believer through the "Good News", because its not the Gospel. In other words, proclaiming/singing a mixed and confused "gospel" will lead to mixed and confused results (power) in those believers lives.

The essence of worship is from an overflow of the revelation of who God is and what He has done, not who we are and what we will do to convince God to be good to us..... It’s too late for that!!

God blessed you