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- "He Lives" This hymn, which we often sing when celebrating the resurrection, was penned out of frustration by Alfred Ackley. He was discouraged by a liberal preacher who said the resurrection did not matter.
- "Blessed Assurance" This is such a beloved hymn, I’m confident I’ll get angry comments on this one. But have you ever actually thought through the lyrics and compared them to your walk with Christ?
- "The Savior Is Waiting" I don’t prefer this hymn because it makes Jesus far too passive and puts the keys way too much in the hands of the sinner.
- "Away in a Manger" I could add a few other Christmas songs in here as well. I still haven’t figured out where King Wencelsas is in the Bible, or what figgy pudding has to do with the incarnation.
Feb 22, 2016 · When I ask for an example of bad hymns, most of the ones these folks will come up with aren’t technically hymns in the traditional sense, but 19th and early 20th-century gospel songs, Sunday ...
Jul 27, 2013 · The very popular hymn by Charles Wesley, “And Can it be That I should gain,” originally entitled "Free Grace": contains some serious heresies in the following words. He left his father's throne above, So free, so infinite his grace, Emptied himself of all but love, And bled for Adam’s helpless race.
- “He Lives”
- “Blessed Assurance”
- “The Savior Is Waiting”
- “Away in A Manger”
- “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”
- The Songs That Aren't in Your Hymnal.
This hymn, which we often sing when celebrating the resurrection, was penned out of frustration by Alfred Ackley. He was discouraged by a liberal preacher who said the resurrection did not matter. To Ackley it did matter and his personal testimony bore truth of the risen Lord. There is much to commend in this hymn. We must have a living and active ...
This is such a beloved hymn, I'm confident I'll get angry comments on this one. But have you ever actually thought through the lyrics and compared them to your walk with Christ? When have you had perfect submission? Ever experienced perfect delight, this side of glory? All is at rest? Really? RELATED: Church Pianists Perform Beautiful Impromptu Hym...
I don't prefer this hymn because it makes Jesus far too passive and puts the keys way too much in the hands of the sinner. As I read the New Testament I see Jesus working and wooing but I don't often see him waiting. Furthermore, I think this song doesn't really do justice to the omniscience of our Savior. This song puts Jesus in far too passive an...
I could add a few other Christmas songs in here as well. I still haven't figured out where King Wenceslas is in the Bible, or what figgy pudding has to do with the incarnation. I understand that these are so sentimental that we must sing them at Christmas time, but the theology in some of them is cringe-worthy. Did the little Lord Jesus really not ...
I could include a host of other patriotic songs here. And these are difficult to include because we are called to love the nation in which God has planted us. But there is an American exceptionalism present in so many of these patriotic hymns that fosters a love for a kingdom which rivals the kingdom of God. There is an aspect of prayer for the nat...
There are hundreds of songs in our hymnals about the joys of the Christian life, and rightly so. But there is a great dearth of songs of lament. Well over one-third of the Psalms are those of lament. It is true that Christ has come. He is the answer and the fulfillment of many of those songs of lament. Yet, we still live on this side of a redeemed ...
Jun 28, 2006 · There is bad theology in some of our traditional hymns, yet quite often, we sing them anyway, and only because it is a tradition hymn. And yes, the same is true of newer songs. Some of them are just as guilty.
Nov 20, 2020 · Specifically, many contemporary hymns, even those written by Catholics, fail to convey much depth of theology or Catholic particularity. This usually takes one of two forms.
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Bad theology trifecta: First, the "raise the stone/cleave the wood" line is straight out of the Gospel of Thomas, a noncanonical Gnostic text. Second, "the prince of common welfare [dwelling ...
