Great song!
Were you aware the sonwriter, Jennifer Knapp is a lesbian?
When you say "This is where the battle is being waged," is lesbianism the arena you were thinking of?
From an interview Knapp did in Christianity Today in 2010 Jennifer Knapp Comes Out a commenting poster put it very well:
"Ed Phillips, April 27, 2010
Jennifer Knapp is an example of the biggest danger to Christians today. That danger is taking scripture and fitting it into the mold of our longings and our desires. We end up making God in our own image, rather than being shaped and changed according to His image as taught in scripture and in the life of Christ. We are not perfect but we are called to be conformed to the image of Christ by the Spirit, not changing God and his word so that He accepts what we want."
FReegards!
Yes, I am fully aware of her "coming out".
I was a very big fan of her music for quite some time. She literally disappeared from public view for 3 or 4 years.
I found much of her music, prior to "coming out", reflected an internal struggle many Christians may have with guilt and self-worth.
The battle is between the growing sets and sub-sets of communities that welcome any number of rationalizations of belief or behavior AND Christians that are sincerely humble in their faith.
Interesting that you quoted, nearly word for word, the "commenting poster" in the Jennifer Knapp interview, before I posted the song.
The battle will be between Christians who try to create a god in their image and those who choose to serve the God Who made them in His image.
And from the commenting poster:
We end up making God in our own image, rather than being shaped and changed according to His image
It was your statement that brought to my mind the line from the song;
Pride comes before the fall.
I keep coming back to the question of "Free Will".
The idea that free will is an illusion is not something I see being examined by the secularists. While it is a requirement for the evolutionist, Christians that accept this concept seem to be susceptible to any variety of "Christianity" that suits them.
In my view, if free will were an illusion, then faith would have no value.
