I didn’t realize they sang about the rapture, too. It is really disturbing how so many genuine “Sola Scriptura” Christians can be so deceived by that theology that is so far removed from the Bible. There are certain things that I can understand how someone reading the Bible might misinterpret them, but that one totally boggles my mind. It’s actually scary how deceived that even those who are geuinely seeking the truth can be.
Changing Heart. You take things way too far. You obviously have not read the rest of the songs lyrics azlyrics.com/lyrics/castingcrowns/whileyouweresleeping.html
Sorry, but “For the Bridegroom has returned And has carried His bride away in the night,” is bluntly about the faulty rapture theory. The song seems to be taking Matthew 24:42 in the context of the heretical rapture. Yes, there were plenty songs that I myself had liked, but chose to stop listening to since they violated my faith. If you want to still listen to it, that is your decision, but I wouldn’t recommend listening to it in the presense of anyone who is not firmly grounded in his/her faith.
I’m sorry did you read the gospel on Sunday? It talks about this same issue of some being taken and some not being taken.
The separation of the sheep and the goats, yes. But Jesus isn’t going to carry away all, “true believers” up to Heaven 7 years before His Second Coming, as the pretribulational rapture theory suggests. Matthew 24:40-41 is not contrasting people who will be taken up to Heaven or “left behind” at the “rapture” as the dispensationalists like to claim.
And how do you know that each one of the Artist believes in that theory? Are you lumping them all together because they are non-catholic?
It’s in the phraseology.
I beleive that you assume and read too much into certain phrases instead of looking at the content of what the artist is talking about. Almost like sole scripture bible thumping protestants who take one line out of the bible, and proclaim doctrine and don’t look at the context around that line to realize that it in fact said something else.
I read the lyrics for the entire song. Those lines reference the heresy. I know it is difficult when you like a song to realize that it is not what you thought, but that is the reality sometimes. If it doesn’t bother you, then, by all means, continue to listen to it, but unless I hear or read about the Casting Crowns denouncing the rapture, I don’t see how else to take those lines.
You must tire yourself out with look up every lyric of every song and seeing if it perfectly fits with catholic doctrine. If you are well grounded in your faith then there is no reason to be afraid of hearing something that is not 100% catholic.
Well, then your opinion contradicts the words of Jesus Christ found in Matthew 5:48. “In a word, you must be made perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect.”
Perhaps Petergee is referring to making one small step at a time toward perfection. This today, that tomorrow. I hope Jesus is patient because I keep trying but I am making only baby steps some days. Very humbling when you think about it…
Well then, I stand corrected. If they are associating “rebirthing” or an adaptation of the phraseology of John 3:5 with Baptism, then that is theologically sound. My apologies to them and this community.
I don’t recall Christ or the Church ever saying that it is a sin to listen to a song which has lyrics which are theologically questionable.
I agree. “Amazing Grace” is theologically questionable, yet was voted the #7 liturgical song of all time in a Catholic survey.
