Anyway, since modern-day evangelicalism has embraced the corporate business model of вЂњdoing churchвЂќ, there are copyright laws in place to protect the corporationвЂ™s intellectual propertyвЂ¦ youвЂ™ll often see song credits at the bottom of the screen for the song title, artist, CCLI# and sometimes a quick scripture reference. Instead, they use projectors and big screens to display the lyrics with some aesthetically pleasing background animation that either serves as or complements the вЂњlight showвЂќ. No way to flip through the songs sung by that church to dig into the scriptural references they teach or doctrines they reinforce. In most contemporary evangelical worship services, there are no bound hymnals in the auditorium. Is this truly a reference for the song? Or is it merely a justification for the hook of the song? Does this reference to scripture for the hook of the song set your heart and mind at ease that the verses of the song fall in line with this reference? The song teaches or at least enforces something about GodвЂ¦ is that lesson referenced by these lines? Why am I so concerned about this scripture reference, bit? Well, at least they are complete sentences.

Psalm 146:10 (ESV) The Lord will reign forever, your God, O Zion, to all generations.В Praise the Lord! Well, letвЂ™s look at them before we start discussing the strengths and weaknesses of the song for individual and corporate worship.Д®xodus 15:18 (ESV)The Lord will reign forever and ever. Again with the single-verse Scripture Reference(s).

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