HOW GOD SAVES SINNERS (6 OF 15)
by Bob Ingle
Scripture: Galatians 2:15-21
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How God Saves Sinners (6 of 15)
Series: No Other Gospel
Bob Ingle
Galatians 2:15-21
Open your bible to Galatians 2. I don't think we always realize it, but a lot of bad theology is taught in the secular music we listen to. This isn't a sermon on the evils of secular music, so relax. But I think it's fairly obvious you aren't going to learn a lot of trustworthy theology from the Billboard Charts, right?
Last week I told you I have all these old 50's and 60's song stuck in my head from hearing them as a kid. It's amazing how you haven't heard a song for years, yet when you hear again you know all the words perfectly. That's happened to me this week. I was listening to Pandora and randomly a song from J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers came on. Anyone heard of them? What song were they known for? Last Kiss. (Picture) As a kid, I played 'Last Kiss' on our record player over and over again. It's a song about a couple of teenagers out on a date in dad's car, and it's raining, and unfortunately they get in a car accident and right before she dies he gives her a last kiss. Very inspirational song for kids. Well, the guy of the song is broken hearted and he sings these words in the chorus over and over...
''Well, where oh where can my baby be?
The Lord took her away from me.
She's gone to heaven so I've got to be good,
So I can see my baby when I leave this world.''
They just don't write them like they use to huh? This week I was snapping my fingers and singing every word by memory, and it hit me: That's horrible theology! Now, what's the theology taught in this song about getting to heaven? Gotta be good! The very thing I preach against, I'm snapping my fingers to. That's exactly how most people believe you get to heaven. You gotta be good. And what makes you a good person is that your good deeds outweigh your bad deeds. There's only one problem with all that: It's impossible! There's no one whose good in life will outweigh their bad. Not one ...
Series: No Other Gospel
Bob Ingle
Galatians 2:15-21
Open your bible to Galatians 2. I don't think we always realize it, but a lot of bad theology is taught in the secular music we listen to. This isn't a sermon on the evils of secular music, so relax. But I think it's fairly obvious you aren't going to learn a lot of trustworthy theology from the Billboard Charts, right?
Last week I told you I have all these old 50's and 60's song stuck in my head from hearing them as a kid. It's amazing how you haven't heard a song for years, yet when you hear again you know all the words perfectly. That's happened to me this week. I was listening to Pandora and randomly a song from J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers came on. Anyone heard of them? What song were they known for? Last Kiss. (Picture) As a kid, I played 'Last Kiss' on our record player over and over again. It's a song about a couple of teenagers out on a date in dad's car, and it's raining, and unfortunately they get in a car accident and right before she dies he gives her a last kiss. Very inspirational song for kids. Well, the guy of the song is broken hearted and he sings these words in the chorus over and over...
''Well, where oh where can my baby be?
The Lord took her away from me.
She's gone to heaven so I've got to be good,
So I can see my baby when I leave this world.''
They just don't write them like they use to huh? This week I was snapping my fingers and singing every word by memory, and it hit me: That's horrible theology! Now, what's the theology taught in this song about getting to heaven? Gotta be good! The very thing I preach against, I'm snapping my fingers to. That's exactly how most people believe you get to heaven. You gotta be good. And what makes you a good person is that your good deeds outweigh your bad deeds. There's only one problem with all that: It's impossible! There's no one whose good in life will outweigh their bad. Not one ...
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