Mining Secular Music for Biblical Nuggets

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maxwel said:
Lost Artists & Spiritual Truths:

Brian Wilson was an extraordinary musical genius, but a bit of a nutter on religion and metaphysics, not to mention all the the strange ideas flowing from his mental illness and drug abuse problems.

So I wouldn't try to glean much theological insight from Brian Wilson.

However, I think that all men: exist in a world created by God, walk around in a body designed by God, and live in a universe governed by principles from God. And on top of all that, they are all born with a conscience to understand right and wrong.
Because of all this, lost men can often say things that ALIGN WITH BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES, even while remaining quite lost.

So I think we can sometimes find a biblical principle, or a spiritual truth, in music or art created by lost men.

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Yes, and I think we can see God granting lost souls secular gifts, such as musical genius,
but they do not give God the glory, and some exercise their gift in ungodly/Godless ways,
such as Lennon's "Imagine", Jagger & Richard's "Sympathy for the Devil" and Stewart's "Tonight's the Night".

I view my songs that are not explicitly about Christ as "para-Christian" or advocating Christian morality.
 
By the rivers of Babylon, where we sat down, yea we wept when we remembered Zion...

Boney M
 
If tomorrow is Judgement Day
And I'm standing on the front line
And the Lord asked me what I did with my life
I will say...I spent it with you

Whitney Houston - My love is your love
 
Lanolin said:
By the rivers of Babylon, where we sat down, yea we wept when we remembered Zion...

Boney M
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"On the Willows" in Godspell?
Love that song, and it is similar musically,
but not the one which prompted the lyrics to "Redeemed".

Guess again?
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I don't know how to love Him
What do do, how to move Him
I've been changed, yes really changed
In these past few days
When I see myself
I seem like someone else....

- from Jesus Christ Superstar
 
People get ready
There's a train to Jordan
Picking up passengers from coast to coast
All you need is faith
For the diesel's a hummin'
Don't need no ticket
You just thank the Lord
Yea

- as sung by Eva Cassidy
 
Money you got
Lots of friends
Crowding around your door
When its gone and spend it again
They won't come around no more

Mama may help
Papa may help
But God Bless the Child
Who's got his own
Who's got his own

- as sung by Billie Halliday among others
 
Neil Diamond - Play me, huge hit in the day

Verse 3
And so it was that I came to travel
Upon a road that was thorned and narrow
Another place, another grace
Would save me
 
All God's chillun got rhythm
All God's chillun got swing
Maybe haven't got money
Maybe haven't got shoes
All God's Chillun got rhythm
For to push away their blues....

as song by Judy Garland...among others
 
Cos maybe
You're gonna be the one who saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall

-Oasis
 
mama told the story
in the Bible, she had read
About a Coat of Many Colours
Joseph wore and then she said
Perhaps my coat will bring you
Good luck and happiness
And I couldn't wait to wear it
And mama blessed it with a kiss

-Dolly Parton
 
Bless the Beasts
And the Children
For in this world
They have no choice
They have no voice...

Light their way
And the darkness behind them
Give them love
Let it shine
All around them

as sung by Karen Carpenter
 
Father father will you help us
Send some guidance from above
Cos people got me questioning
Where is the love?

- Black Eyed Peas
 
There can be miracles
When you believe...

as sung by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey
 
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