Dragoon Posted September 16, 2011 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 378 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 10 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/21/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/18/1965 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Randy Stonehill had one good album then got steadily flakier. I prefer Larry Norman. Phil Keaggy is an incredible guitar player but he usually has about 1 good song per album. I like several newer bands better than any of these, including the Newsboys, Brandon Heath, and Matt Mahrer. What do you think if these guys? I was trying to bring up bands and musicians from their era. I was an 80's teen, so the 80's Christian music is still my favorite. The ones you mentioned are good (although I'm still getting used to "the Newsboys" not having an Aussie accent!). Of the newest artists, I've gotten into Misty Edwards, Rick Pino, Jesus Culture and the like more than the mainstream Christian artists. I do like Petra, the Newsboys, Steven Curtis Chapman, MercyMe But some of my favs. are Kirk Franklin, and for awesome worship, Karen Wheaton Some good music being made in praise of God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragoon Posted September 16, 2011 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 378 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 10 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/21/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/18/1965 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Shouldn't this discussion be split and moved to the Music forum? Sure OL. Though it does make a nice aside from the sometimes acrimonius discussion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaiah 6:8 Posted September 16, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 426 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 3,633 Content Per Day: 0.58 Reputation: 222 Days Won: 13 Joined: 03/23/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/26/1978 Share Posted September 16, 2011 If you want I can split it for you off to the General discussion. The new music forum, is for music videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted September 16, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.21 Reputation: 9,763 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted September 16, 2011 It appears that the discussion of music is diffusing the heated discussion on denomination. Nobody by myself has been bothered by the hijack, so let it be ... thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted September 16, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.93 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted September 16, 2011 It appears that the discussion of music is diffusing the heated discussion on denomination. Nobody by myself has been bothered by the hijack, so let it be ... thanks. I was going to say something similar. Having a pleasant chat with chester about music was a refresher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted September 17, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.93 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Check this out from Danielle Rose. (warning: a Catholic artist ) http://new.music.yahoo.com/danielle-rose/tracks/crown-of-thorns--175332249 I like the music style! Are all her songs like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted September 19, 2011 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 599 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,268 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 28,001 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted September 19, 2011 she has a lovely voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
churchmouse2 Posted October 6, 2011 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 22 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/01/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted October 6, 2011 Smalcald, To yours is all I have time to read on this post today and I think more than anyone before you you hit the nail on the head the best as an answer to the poster. Maybe we could replace the word "denomination" with division (of the original Body of Christ) as that is the context of the poster's question. Paul was even dealing with divisions of the early Body of Christ (church if you will) in I Cor, I believe, and elsewhere. I believe, as Paul described, that it is primarily a pride thing. On one hand you have people who just won't yield total submission and must have some control (starting with Eve and Adam and the fruit) and you others who must be the one in a position to control others and/or have an inflated image of themselves and abilities. Rather than getting into history lessons and legalistic debates of word's and definitions, the answer is more base and simple, I believe. Just look at the anwers thus far and see the pride eminating from the responses over who is right or wrong-which way is the "real" Way with all the subtile attacks and elaborate "qualifiers" and defenses. Pride. I am sorry but I forgot your username poster but please read Ro 14:1-15:7 and you'll see one of Paul's answers to church division. Some denominations differ more than others. But the vast majority of Christian denominations including Catholics and Eastern Orthodox agree on the major essentials of the faith and Christian living. Yes there are some major differences, but the agreements are larger than the differences. Until we are truly united as one, I don't see the advantage of self identification as a denomination first and a Christian second. The way forward is how we identify ourselves, we are all followers of Christ first and are all united within that faith first. Would it be better if we were all one in one Church with a total unity of belief? Yes. I am not sure how to get there from here though. We could as Chesteron and the Catholic Church suggests simply become Catholics and there is historical precedent for that or we could try to convert all other Christians to our particular branch or we could gloss over our differences and simply pretend that being non-denominational is being unified which I don't think is correct. I think we should focus on what we agree on as first and foremost Christians, then worry about our differences and the differences are real, but I don't think they are fatal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
churchmouse2 Posted October 7, 2011 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 22 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/01/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted October 7, 2011 (edited) Dear Waiting, In addition to the verses I gave you yesterday in Romans here are some from Corinthians where Paul more specifically addresses divisions in the church: 1 Cor 1:10 - 2:5; 3:1-23. Here one sees that Christians were dividing by claiming homage to human personages who brought the Message instead of to Christ Himself. Paul goes into careful detail to explain the danger of this and of the messengers presenting the Message in a manner which brought glory and honor to them instead of Christ. Some other areas of division Paul had to deal with are concerning the eating of meat offered to idols and circumcision and the practice of pigging out at the table of Communion. quote name='Waiting2BwithHim' timestamp='1313359929' post='1707517'] The Bible talks about Christians. The Bible doesn't talk about different religions. Where does all the different denominations of religion come from? How did they get started? If the Bible just talks about Christians then shouldn't we all just be Christians? Again thinking outside the box if this makes sense Edited October 7, 2011 by churchmouse2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nChrist Posted October 7, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 438 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 2,947 Content Per Day: 0.54 Reputation: 301 Days Won: 9 Joined: 04/28/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/18/1949 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Obviously, everyone warming a church pew on Sunday morning are not saved. Some are saved, and those who are are members of a church not made with human hands - The Church Which is the Body of Christ. This is the TRUE Church headed by Christ, and 100% of the members are saved. We are already ONE in the Body of Christ, even though we may have some doctrinal differences. We are ONE in the SALVATION issues or we wouldn't be members of the BODY OF CHRIST. I give thanks that we will all one day leave all the differences behind. We will also leave behind all of man's tags, labels, and denominations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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