What We Think of Ourselves Is Important

World Invisible.com Library Tozer ^ | 1966 | A.W.Tozer, Pastor, Christian and Missionary Alliance

[Elsie]

Who doesn't like PRAISE songs???

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Praise to the Man!

 

 

 

Praise to the man who communed with Jehovah!
Jesus annointed that Prophet and Seer.
Blessed to open the last dispensation,
Kings shall extol him, and nations revere.

Chorus
Hail to the Prophet, ascended to heaven!
Traitors and tyrants now fight him in vain.
Mingling with Gods, he can plan for his brethren;
Death cannot conquer the hero again.

Praise to his mem'ry, he died as a martyr;
Honored and blest be his ever great name!
Long shall his blood, which was shed by assasins,
Plead unto heav'n while the earth lauds his fame.

Chorus
Hail to the Prophet, ascended to heaven!
Traitors and tyrants now fight him in vain.
Mingling with Gods, he can plan for his brethren;
Death cannot conquer the hero again.

Great is his glory and endless his priesthood.
Ever and ever the keys he will hold.
Faithful and true he will enter his kingdom,
Crowned in the midst of the prophets of old.

Chorus
Hail to the Prophet, ascended to heaven!
Traitors and tyrants now fight him in vain.
Mingling with Gods, he can plan for his brethren;
Death cannot conquer the hero again.

Sacrifice brings forth the blessings of heaven;
Earth must atone for the blood of that man.
Wake up the world for the conflict of justice.
Millions shall know 'Brother Joseph' again.

Chorus
Hail to the Prophet, ascended to heaven!
Traitors and tyrants now fight him in vain.
Mingling with Gods, he can plan for his brethren;
Death cannot conquer the hero again.

[CynicalBear]

LOL Yeah, I think that was a typo.

[.45 Long Colt]

Yes, the church needs prayer.

In truth, we do have men like Tozer. I have been blessed to know such men in my life. The Lord has many faithful servants toiling away in obscurity all over this planet. Sadly, they are often dismissed or overlooked. I could write thousands of words on why that might be the case.

[Mark17]

Good posts y'all (a little southern lingo there) but it is 3:30 AM here, so back to sleep for me. Talk to y'all later.

:-)

[editor-surveyor]

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>> “Unless “hymn” lyrics are copied from the divinely-inspired Bible, they are human-devised.

Human-devised lyrics, if used in worship, lead to doctrinal error.” <<

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Exactly!

Its the theologians Vs. the apostles, as usual.

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[metmom]

It’s because people don’t want to hear it but want to hear what the Hinn’s, Osteens, and other televangelists have to offer.

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“Brutal” is the word!

YES INDEED!

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Not even as an airport layover.

[Mark17]

Not even as an airport layover.

I flew down from Mountain Home AFB, ID to Hill AFB, UT, and back on a USAF T-39 once, in 1969, but I did have a layover at Salt Lake City airport, coming from Minneapolis, on my way to Mt Home. It was 1968 and I was a catholic at the time, and I had only small knowledge of the Mormons, but I saw some guy, wearing cover alls and horn rimmed glasses, and I thought if I ever had a stereotype of what a mormon would look like, this guy fit it perfectly.

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Well, over a half century ago, my dad (a Classical Music Lover) had an LP of the Mormon tab. Choir. He bought it specifically for The Hallelujah Chorus, but even i, as a little hippie child, knew that the other songs had been “altered”.

Most egregious was Shubert’s “Ave Maria” which had an entirely different set of lyrics. (I know, i know...it wasn’t even originally “Ave Maria” either. It was “The lady of the Lake”)! LOL

[Elsie]

https://www.google.com/search?q=mormon+changed+hymns&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:IE-Address&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&gws_rd=ssl

[Elsie]

https://www.google.com/search?q=mormon+changed+hymns&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:IE-Address&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&gws_rd=ssl

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I was listening to songs on YOUTUBE today and came across the Mormon Tabernacle Choir singing Holy Holy Holy.

In place of

"Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!

God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!"
they say

"God in his glory, blessed Deity".

The images are pretty Mormon too, like when they say "all the saints adore thee" there's an image of people with Joseph Smith!

I think the Mormon Tabernacle Choir is a great choir, but I wonder how many other Christian songs they have altered? Any one know of others?

Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJBxK0IQ6XE                    from http://forums.catholic.com/showthread.php?t=570801

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When they start messin’ with Christmas carols, that’s where I draw the line! LOLOL!

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Looks more like “Hie Thee To Hubble”.

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I will tell you a little story!

A few years ago I belonged to a Classical Music Club. They had a big sale on an all male choir collection of cds that had everything from Gregorian Chant to Negro Spirituals, and even Russian Liturgical Music. I eagerly purchased several cds, as I LOVE acapella male choirs.

I put on the first one..the notes were perfect, the blending and arrangements were gorgeous, and the harmonies were pristine.

And I HATED it! there was something weird and ugly that I couldn’t put my finger on.

So I put on the next one. Same effect. It was making my flesh crawl.

The next one was the Russian Music (my favorite, and I know it very well) Arrgghh! there was that “thing” again.

Last, but not least was the Negro Spirituals. It was the worst one of all with that almost palpable, spiritual darkness emanating through the music. There was also a tinge of mockery in the Dialect that offended me. And I am not even Black!

I couldn’t understand why this beloved music, so well produced and sung was disturbing my inner being so much.

Then I read the liner notes (very tiny on a cd!).

This was the premier “Gay Men’s Choir” who were world renowned, PRIMARILY for being gay. They travel the world advocating for homosexuality and AIDS awareness.

I was stunned that this “spirit” could actually come through the music. I honestly hadn’t known.

Needless to say they went out in the trash the next morning.

[Mark17]

I think the Mormon Tabernacle Choir is a great choir, but I wonder how many other Christian songs they have altered?

Who knows? All of them maybe?

[Elsie]

This was the premier “Gay Men’s Choir” who were world renowned, PRIMARILY for being gay.
They travel the world advocating for homosexuality and AIDS awareness.
I was stunned that this “spirit” could actually come through the music.

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Genesis 13:13

Now the men of Sodom were wicked and were sinning greatly against the LORD.

Genesis 18:20-21
20. Then the LORD said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous
21. that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know."

Genesis 19:4-7
4. Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom--both young and old--surrounded the house.
5. They called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them."
6. Lot went outside to meet them and shut the door behind him
7. and said, "No, my friends. Don't do this wicked thing.

Psalms 12:8 The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men.

Isaiah 3:9 The look on their faces testifies against them; they parade their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! They have brought disaster upon themselves.

2 Peter 2:13b Their idea of pleasure is to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their pleasures while they feast with you.

Ezekiel 16:49-50
49. "`Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy.
50. They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen.

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2 Peter 2

1. But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing swift destruction on themselves.
2. Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.
3. In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
4. For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them into gloomy dungeons to be held for judgment;
5. if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;
6. if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly;
7. and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the filthy lives of lawless men
8. (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)--
9. if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from trials and to hold the unrighteous for the day of judgment, while continuing their punishment.
10. This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the sinful nature and despise authority. Bold and arrogant, these men are not afraid to slander celestial beings;
11. yet even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, do not bring slanderous accusations against such beings in the presence of the Lord.
12. But these men blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like brute beasts, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like beasts they too will perish.
13. They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done. Their idea of pleasure is to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their pleasures while they feast with you.

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But there IS hope!!!

1 Corinthians 6:9-11

9. Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived:
Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders
10. nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
11. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

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If you could NOT change, you would be in most pitiful shape...
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Health Risks of gay sex.

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[Elsie]

Since we've already talked about Mormonism in this thread, and now homosexuality; why not combine them and talk about Gay Mormons?

I'm a MORMON ...

 

 

 

http://www.affirmation.org/

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Indeed. It is a deeply spiritual thing. Usually, in Classical Music, the proclivities of the artist do not intrude so much, because all the notes and lyrics are performed as written, and the “agenda” doesn’t have space to wiggle out in such a rigid structure.

However, when costumes, sets, and artwork is involved, such as in The Opera or Dance, it becomes much easier for the “agenda” to be presented, under the guise of being “creative” or “edgy”. Even without changing the lyrics or the plot, the agenda is pushed through actions, visuals, and innuendo. Several years ago there was a big brouhaha over some gestures in the Boston Ballet’s “Nutcracker”, which is SUPPOSED to be for children.

However, this “man’s choir” didn’t have costumes, sets, facial expressions, or even gestures to alert me to the wickedness that was being emitted. It was in the VOICES. There have been only three other times I have encountered something that creeped me out that way. Two of the times were in mosques(on a Holy land tour) and the third time was at an exhibit that included artifacts from Dachau.

There are more things “out there’ than we can possibly imagine, or want to.