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RE: Jesus is my girlfriend .... - 9/22/2008 10:13:29 AM
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LoyalGypsy
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Somebody compiled a list of some of the more distrubing imagery in modern worship....I don't agree with all of them, but it does make for amusing reading...
Jesus take me as I am,
I can come no other way.
Take me deeper into You,
Make my flesh melt away.
- Jesus, Take Me As I Am
By Dave Bryant
Your love is extravagant
Your friendship (mmmm) is intimate
I find I'm moving to the rythyms of your grace
Your fragrance is intoxicating in our secret place
Your love is extravagant
Spread wide in the arms of Christ…
- Your Love is Extravagant
By Darrell Evans
My Jesus, dream maker
My Jesus, life giver
I’m living under the kiss of heaven…
- Kiss of Heaven
By Darlene Zschech
That my heart, beats to the rhythm of Your heart
That my eyes focus on Your beautiful eyes.
- I Adore You
By Phil Wickham
I can't get enough of You
Cause I am in love with You
O How I long for You
Cause I am in love with You
It burns like blazing fire
It rises like a mighty flame
My greatest desire
To be sealed in Love.
- I Am In Love With You
By Darrell Evans
Oh Lord, you put a tongue in my mouth.
“You Put A Tongue In My Mouth”
by Ian Smalle
I need Your loving arms again
I need the warmth of Your embrace
Look into my soul again and set my heart aflame.
- I Need You
By James Choi
I’ll never, no never, I’ll never ever stop loving You.
My precious possession, there is no end to what we can do.
- I'll Never Stop Loving You
By Israel Houghton
I’m falling deeper, coming closer
I can almost hear You breathing.
- Im Falling Deeper (Surface)
By Lifehouse
Intimacy, O Jesus, intimacy.
My treasure will be, O Jesus, Your intimacy.
- Intimacy
By Matt Redman
You've taken my breath away
with your irresistible love
- Irresistible
By Darlene Zschech
And oh, how could I not be moved
Lord here with You
So have Your way in me
- One Desire
Hillsong Australia
I was made to worship and adore you—enjoy you
Put you on a pedestal and lay there before you
The more you do work in me the more I can’t ignore you
I’ve been in awe
Every since my inner man first saw you
- We Worship You
By The Ambassador
Greetings,
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I don't agree with all of them, but it does make for amusing reading...
Thats for sure...
Prehaps those who hearing those types of things are more in need of a savior then the ones who are writing them.
LG
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RE: Jesus is my girlfriend .... - 9/22/2008 10:39:54 AM
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"Jesus on the radio, Jesus on a late night show
Jesus in a dream, looking all serene
Jesus on a steeple, Jesus in the Gallup poll
Jesus has His very own brand of rock and roll
Watched Him on the silver screen
Bought the action figurine
But Jesus is the only name that makes you flinch
Oh, can anybody show me the real Jesus?
Oh, let Your love unveil the mystery of the real Jesus
Jesus started something new
Jesus coined a phrase or two
Jesus split the line at the turning point of time
Jesus sparked a controversy
Jesus, known for His mercy, gave a man his sight
Jesus isn't white
Jesus loves the children, holds the lambs
Jesus prays a lot
Jesus has distinguishing marks on His hands
Oh, can anybody show me Jesus
Oh, let Your love unveil the glory, the real Jesus
If anybody walks behind the Good Shepherd
If anybody holds the hands that heal lepers
And if you recognize the eyes that see forever, please...
Jesus, Jesus
Oh, can anybody show me Jesus
Oh, let Your love unveil the glory, the real Jesus
Oh, can anybody show me the real Jesus?
Oh, let Your love unveil the glory of the real Jesus, the real Jesus"
-The Real Jesus by Downhere
People, have we lost it???
we wouldn't recognize our God if He walked down the street. Personally, I am scared for us because we are taking Him for granted, and some of these songs and the way that we interpret them show that.
Simply put, we need to be the difference in life via actions and not just lyrics. Let us not get caught up in words!!!
Grace and Peace,
Paul
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RE: Jesus is my girlfriend .... - 9/22/2008 12:17:15 PM
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Oh, can anybody show me the real Jesus?
Oh, let Your love unveil the glory of the real Jesus, the real Jesus"
-The Real Jesus by Downhere
People, have we lost it???
we wouldn't recognize our God if He walked down the street. Personally, I am scared for us because we are taking Him for granted, and some of these songs and the way that we interpret them show that.
Simply put, we need to be the difference in life via actions and not just lyrics. Let us not get caught up in words!!!
Grace and Peace,
Paul
Greetings,
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we need to be the difference in life via actions
What do think the song is about....
It appears the song is speaking of an oblivious testimony; (which most of us have)... Speaking concerning the way most folks in regards to what they say Jesus is; is not reflected in them compared to what the Bible says He is; and both were included.
The writer included in the lyrics; by implying a plea for someone to show the real Jesus….which I believe means.... in themselves...
And then in between the writer compared and provided what the Bible says about that recognition
I found the video on You Tube to be very explanatory and very good actually!
And if one was to listen to the intro, he tells us what the song is all about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EwPcL1AXxE
LG
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RE: Jesus is my girlfriend .... - 9/22/2008 12:55:58 PM
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huskarine
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I am agreeing with you, LG...my plea is for us to discover who Jesus is without looking for song lyrics to justify it completely...
we need a personal relationship with the savior...
BUT, let us not discredit the Holy Spirit. Remember, Jesus left and gave us the Holy Spirit until His return...
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RE: Jesus is my girlfriend .... - 9/22/2008 3:02:22 PM
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I take it that the book "Song of Songs" (also known as "the Song of Solomon" or "Canticle of Canticles") is not your favorite book in the Bible! Umm... This book was written as a sexually charged conversation between a husband and wife. I don't think it was God's love letter to his church. I have a commentary set (Benson's) from the 1860s and the opening statement of the Song of Solomon was that the entire book HAD to be taken as allegory of Christ and the Church; as the idea that it could be applied to a real man and woman was just too unthinkable.
Far from being inapporpriate, I believe the current "romantic" genre adds an important missing element in historic worship music. Like anything else, the pendulum may have swung too far in that direction in some cases, but given time that will re-center itself.
There should be an almost romantic longing for the return of our Lord.
Jesus said the greatest commandment was to Love the Lord our God with our whole heart, soul, mind and strength. Sounds to me like that should contain some pretty strong emotional feelings. Where is that in the older didactic hymns?
Amen. Thank you for presenting a balanced argument for the love song to Jesus.
He's not our "girlfriend". He's our everything. We can both fear Him and love Him.
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RE: Jesus is my girlfriend .... - 9/23/2008 9:52:51 AM
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But nothing about spilling the guts of the evildoers, and letting our dogs lap up their blood. That might not sell, you see, no matter how Biblical the martial imagery is.
Check out Frost Like Ashes. Obviously they don't play music that you would typically hear in a church, but that sums up pretty much all of their lyrics. I've never seen more Christians freak out over a song than I have over "A Cruel Verse" ... yeah, it has some pretty harsh / gross lyrics, but they are taken 100% from the bible. The fact that so many Christians not only absolutely HATE the lyrics to that song, but don't even realise it's from the bible is rather interesting.
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RE: Jesus is my girlfriend .... - 7/27/2009 2:19:07 PM
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One of the oldest Christian hymns around...
Fairest Lord Jesus
1. Fairest Lord Jesus, ruler of all nature,
O thou of God and man the Son,
Thee will I cherish, Thee will I honor,
thou, my soul's glory, joy, and crown.
2. Fair are the meadows, fairer still the woodlands,
robed in the blooming garb of spring:
Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer
who makes the woeful heart to sing.
3. Fair is the sunshine, fairer still the moonlight,
and all the twinkling starry host:
Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer
than all the angels heaven can boast.
4. Beautiful Savior! Lord of all the nations!
Son of God and Son of Man!
Glory and honor, praise, adoration,
now and forevermore be thine.
You gasp at a glorious sunset, you admire a beautiful rose, you marvel at a pristine forest or a delicate snowflake yet you disdain someone who would call the eyes of Jesus beautiful?
luke 7:44 "Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. 46You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. 47Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little."
That's your Savior speaking. What would you have done if you had come upon this scene?
Psalm 45 the Messainic psalm of David vrs 2 'of all men you are the most handsome." modern translation of "fairer than the children of men."
Stop talking about Christ as though he were ugly and underserving of affection, adoration and love. we speak affectionate terms to earthly creatures but Jesus deserves less?
You are His Bride.
...way to break His heart.
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RE: Jesus is my girlfriend .... - 7/27/2009 2:24:23 PM
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You gasp at a glorious sunset, you admire a beautiful rose, you marvel at a pristine forest or a delicate snowflake yet you disdain someone who would call the eyes of Jesus beautiful?
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Stop talking about Christ as though he were ugly and underserving of affection, adoration and love. we speak affectionate terms to earthly creatures but Jesus deserves less?
This is different, unless you routinely flirt with the majestic aspects of nature. The problem with many modern "Christian songs" is that their lyrics come out sounding flirtatious, romantic, and sometimes outright sexual. There's a world of difference between that and praising and adoring our Creator.
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RE: Jesus is my girlfriend .... - 7/27/2009 2:57:08 PM
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Just a friendly reminder - posting the entire lyrics of a song violates both TOS and US copyright laws. Please post just one verse and link to the remainder.
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RE: Jesus is my girlfriend .... - 7/27/2009 5:15:23 PM
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You gasp at a glorious sunset, you admire a beautiful rose, you marvel at a pristine forest or a delicate snowflake yet you disdain someone who would call the eyes of Jesus beautiful?
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Stop talking about Christ as though he were ugly and underserving of affection, adoration and love. we speak affectionate terms to earthly creatures but Jesus deserves less?
This is different, unless you routinely flirt with the majestic aspects of nature. The problem with many modern "Christian songs" is that their lyrics come out sounding flirtatious, romantic, and sometimes outright sexual. There's a world of difference between that and praising and adoring our Creator.
Don't worry sir...Jesus won't come to you offering you a rose or a kiss on the cheek. a game of hoop, tossing a football, perhaps would be more to your liking.
we women are called to be soldiers and sons of God. we are not complaining about expressing our masculine side.
look! there goes that crazy woman pouring all that expensive prefume on Christ's feet. A years worth of wages they say. be practical woman! what a waste! Think of all the poor people that could have been fed and clothed with that money!
"Leave her alone!" replies Jesus. "She's done a GOOD THING here. The poor you have with you but Me you don't."
Time to take some advice from John the beloved...lean on Christ bosom...he'll tell you that it's the manly thing to do. :)
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RE: Jesus is my girlfriend .... - 7/27/2009 5:32:59 PM
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Don't worry sir...Jesus won't come to you offering you a rose or a kiss on the cheek. a game of hoop, tossing a football, perhaps would be more to your liking.
we women are called to be soldiers and sons of God. we are not complaining about expressing our masculine side.
A few things.
1, I don't play sports.
2, I have heard plenty of women complain that the church isn't feminine enough.
3, this isn't a masculine v. feminine issue. I also know plenty of women who object to the lyrics of these songs for the same reasons I do.
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look! there goes that crazy woman pouring all that expensive prefume on Christ's feet. A years worth of wages they say. be practical woman! what a waste! Think of all the poor people that could have been fed and clothed with that money!
"Leave her alone!" replies Jesus. "She's done a GOOD THING here. The poor you have with you but Me you don't."
Do you believe that this woman was expressing a romantic love interest in Jesus by doing this?
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Time to take some advice from John the beloved...lean on Christ bosom...he'll tell you that it's the manly thing to do. :)
Same question, different gender.
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RE: Jesus is my girlfriend .... - 7/27/2009 6:07:21 PM
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I always laugh a little about the 'feminization of the church.' We're hardly allowed to preach, and in many cases be deacons, let alone write the music (check the composers above..almost all are male) and commit mind control.
Perhaps the problem is that women have come to expect adoration as part of the courtship/being in love process. Perhaps in trying to appeal to people, church music has become more simplified in words and melody. Perhaps the increase in the charismatic church has meant more focus in worship music on feelings and how we experience God. Because we have a limited vocabulary it comes out similar to how we experience that other overwhelming force...love. I think it's probably a mixture of the above, plus other factors within the CCM industry.
Personally I've never heard of any of the artists/composers quoted above other than Ray Boltz. I think we're going to need some better-known examples before we can even define this.
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RE: Jesus is my girlfriend .... - 7/27/2009 7:18:37 PM
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3, this isn't a masculine v. feminine issue.
exactly.
The two examples of bridal love for Christ is Mary of Magdala and John the beloved. because of their close relationship with Jesus they were the only two followers who were faithful to stand beneath the cross. (with the exception of Christ's mother.) that should say something to us.
Jesus didn't discourage a woman kissing his feet and letting down her hair down in fornt of a group of men, pharisees none the less. that was absolutely scandalous in the time of Christ. imagine a strict muslim woman taking off her veil in an Islamic country today. that's the type of scandal that Christ allowed.
He also welcomed John reclining on His bosom. reclined...yes they were actually reclining on couches so that means he was lying next to Jesus, not just sitting. How close would John have had to have been to actually lean his head on Christ's bosom?
perhaps God's definition of romanitic is different than yours. consider the romantic love language used in the Song of Solomon. Orthodox Jews read it during Passover and believe it is the entrance into the Holy of Holies believing that God is the Husband to Israel. They don't exclude the romatic language from the book.
Don't try and put into earthy thinking God's romancing the soul. It is not the same as tainted, carnal romance.
'nuff said.
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RE: Jesus is my girlfriend .... - 7/27/2009 7:28:53 PM
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The two examples of bridal love for Christ is Mary of Magdala and John the beloved
Since you didn't answer, I'll ask again - do you believe these two individuals were expressing a romantic infatuation in Jesus by these actions?
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RE: Jesus is my girlfriend .... - 7/28/2009 3:12:51 AM
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This is different, unless you routinely flirt with the majestic aspects of nature. The problem with many modern "Christian songs" is that their lyrics come out sounding flirtatious, romantic, and sometimes outright sexual. There's a world of difference between that and praising and adoring our Creator.
"Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! More delightful is you love than wine! Your name spoken is a spreading perfume - that is why the maidens love you. Draw me! Bring me, O king to your chambers." Song of Songs 1:1-5
"My lover is for me a sachet of myrrh to rest in my bosom." Song of Songs 1:13
"Ah, you are beautiful, my beloved, ah, you are beautiful, your eyes are doves!" Song of Songs 1:16
And that's just from the first chapter and now for the coup d'grace from Chapter 7:8-9
"Your very figure is like a palm tree, your breasts are like clusters. I said: I will climb the palm tree, I will take hold of its branches. Now let your breasts be like clusters of the vine and the fragrance of your breath like apples.
What's all this flirtatious, romantic, and sometimes outright sexual stuff doing in the Bible?
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RE: Jesus is my girlfriend .... - 7/28/2009 6:00:18 AM
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Oh Lord, you put a tongue in my mouth.
“You Put A Tongue In My Mouth”
by Ian Smalle
LOL! You've got to be kidding.
The worst thing about that - there were at least a dozen people who looked at that and said, "Yeah, that's a good idea."
-Dan.
that sounds like an observation i would've made. heh.
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This is a serious question, RJR Fan -- and one that has me seriously questioning the industry, its leaders, and the attitudes.
Most of the CCM labels are owned by unbelieving publishing companies, and must conform to the dictates of their marketing mavens. Hence, the overwhelming saccharine flavor of most CCM -- all sugar and spice and everything nice (like little girls are made of), all "positive and encouraging." But nothing about spilling the guts of the evildoers, and letting our dogs lap up their blood. That might not sell, you see, no matter how Biblical the martial imagery is.
"Our sanctuary of this high-rise
Our steeples our billboards
Our slogans our converts
Oh don’t forget to buy this T-shirt
As you leave
And open up the offering box
And give until it hurts
Show me an open heart and we’ll steal it away
Cause eternity’s on up for sale for a small fee today
You Know
This altar is a stage
Our sponsor must be paid
And maybe even make the front page"
From "S.M.C." by Project 86
"I'm just a stranger here, despite your everything
I'm not attached to your world of disease
Like father always said, and I can only agree
Son they will hate you because they always hated me
And even though I feel alone
I know that I could never be"
From the song "Safe Haven" by Project 86.
More to your liking? Of course I am sure Demon Hunter, Becoming the Archtype and many other groups you can find in HM Magazine might even be more to the warrior type with their lyrics. Pillar's CD "Fireproof" had a militant aspect to the lyrics as well. It's out there but it takes a little bit of looking.
yes. try Demon Hunter's "Storm The Gates Of Hell" its pretty.. uh... kill the devil. lol
as far as ccm goes... this is why Steve Taylor wrote such good songs... its a shame he hasnt released a record in 16 years. boo-hiss.
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RE: Jesus is my girlfriend .... - 7/28/2009 10:45:11 AM
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The two examples of bridal love for Christ is Mary of Magdala and John the beloved.
So the author of John's Gospel, his three letters, and Revelation was a sodomite with "bridal" affections towards another man? Do you really mean to assert that?
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RE: Jesus is my girlfriend .... - 7/28/2009 10:50:31 AM
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What's all this flirtatious, romantic, and sometimes outright sexual stuff doing in the Bible?
Celebrating the glorious wonders of marital union! Of robust, exuberant, and very glad human sexuality, in its proper and energetic setting -- the security of the bouncy marriage bed!
Sex is great, wonderful, and the most exciting hobby two people can share!
(If normal, real, human sex is something too "dirty" to be the subject of this book of the Bible, then how dare we apply it to our relationship with God?  )
Let's celebrate God's wonderful gifts for this life, with condign gratitude! "Sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar." Not everything needs to be sublimated, or "spiritualized," in order to become acceptable in God's sight!
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RE: Jesus is my girlfriend .... - 7/28/2009 2:09:01 PM
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What's all this flirtatious, romantic, and sometimes outright sexual stuff doing in the Bible?
As RJR_fan has pointed out, the Song of Songs is about human relationships, not our relationship with God.
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RE: Jesus is my girlfriend .... - 7/28/2009 2:40:10 PM
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The two examples of bridal love for Christ is Mary of Magdala and John the beloved.
So the author of John's Gospel, his three letters, and Revelation was a sodomite with "bridal" affections towards another man? Do you really mean to assert that?
where did I assert that John was a sodomite? don't put words in my mouth. what I said is that God's idea of "romantic" is different then ours. its not tainted by carnal lust. john did have a deep affection for Christ and likewise Jesus for John. when is the last time you put your head on another man's bosom while reclining nest to him? as close as they were it was a pure affection. No Christ wasn't a sodomite. even the thought makes me cringe.
Jesus didn't shun expressions of affection. in fact he looked to be kissed on the cheek by his host, his hair to be anointed and was surprised when no such gestured was offered. (luke 7)
again bridal love does not equal earhly lust.
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RE: Jesus is my girlfriend .... - 7/28/2009 3:04:58 PM
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The two examples of bridal love for Christ is Mary of Magdala and John the beloved.
So the author of John's Gospel, his three letters, and Revelation was a sodomite with "bridal" affections towards another man? Do you really mean to assert that?
where did I assert that John was a sodomite? don't put words in my mouth. what I said is that God's idea of "romantic" is different then ours. its not tainted by carnal lust. john did have a deep affection for Christ and likewise Jesus for John. when is the last time you put your head on another man's bosom while reclining nest to him? as close as they were it was a pure affection. No Christ wasn't a sodomite. even the thought makes me cringe.
Jesus didn't shun expressions of affection. in fact he looked to be kissed on the cheek by his host, his hair to be anointed and was surprised when no such gestured was offered. (luke 7)
again bridal love does not equal earhly lust.
Perhaps the affection between John the beloved and Christ is better described as brotherly or familial, rather than bridal.
Christ's bride is the church universal and eternal, not an individual believer. So the use of bridal to describe Christ's relationship with any believer is rather problematic, because of the connotation we usually associate with bridal.
And it's not merely that Christ's love is not lustful. It is that it is not erotic. It has no eros in it. I believe eros to be made for humans (between male and female, as originally designed).
I agree with other posters who have critiqued some of the lyrics posted in this thread
as being overly sentimental and too tinged with human romance. That's taking the metaphor of Christ and His bride (the church) way too far...
especially when we write (and sing) the lyrics from the point of an individual, rather than making them into an expression of the church at large.
That's why I really appreciate the work of "new hymnologists" and writers like Keith Getty and his cowriters ("In Christ Alone," "The Power of the Cross," "Across the Land," and more).
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RE: Jesus is my girlfriend .... - 7/28/2009 4:09:36 PM
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Jesus is my girlfriend ? 
really? I mean I've heard the songs myself and can pretty much agree...I was just thinking that the title of this thread is hysterical! 
In our current culture of victimhood, everyone wants to be loved just because of who they are. This can be the result of being a victim without love or being abused and having it called love...and when we present half the gospel, (ya know the part about Love and only Love) we get excited that we can have this perfect love without doing the work of having a fleshly relationship and in that, we err and think that Jesus is our girlfriend. Forget about the life of sacrifice, forget about confession/repentence...forget all that hard "one another" stuff. Jesus loves you...that's all that matters. Kum-bi-yah...
Worship is not about us and how we feel...it is about God and His glory. His cross, His mercy, His forebearance, His love, His...His...His...there is no me or I in there.
And until we take us out of that picture, we will continue to see Jesus as this emotionally-charged man standing on the shore, with his hair blowing in the ocean breeze just waiting for our worship. The perfect representation of a Christian romance novel.
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RE: Jesus is my girlfriend .... - 7/28/2009 8:55:00 PM
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ORIGINAL: MrFribbles
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What's all this flirtatious, romantic, and sometimes outright sexual stuff doing in the Bible?
As RJR_fan has pointed out, the Song of Songs is about human relationships, not our relationship with God.
The Lord is the lover and the people are the beloved and the author is following Israel's tradition in referring to the relationship as a marriage or as between a man and a woman. (See Isaiah 54:5, Jeremiah 2:2, Ezekiel 16:8-14, & Hosea 2:18 & 21 for other examples of this.)
There are also examples of this in the NT as well. Jesus referred to himself as the bridegroom (Matthew 9:15 & 25:10, John 3:29) See also 2 Corinthians 11:2, Ephesian 5:23-32, Revelations 19:7 & 21:9-10.
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RE: Jesus is my girlfriend .... - 7/29/2009 1:11:37 AM
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MrFribbles
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The Lord is the lover and the people are the beloved
This is an interpretive choice, one that I disagree with. However, since this is the music thread and not the Bible thread, I won't go into the "why"s of my disagreement.
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