Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!wuarchive!psuvax1!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: EFL0@ns.cc.lehigh.edu (Ed Lamb) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: RE: Amy Grant Message-ID: Date: 13 May 91 07:49:28 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 40 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu By mentioning that Jesus turned water into wine, I was not implying anything about Christ's perfect character. I was pointing out that he did go to parties (celebrations) and did participate in providing the wine. I think that we must be very careful saying that a certain Christian shouldn't go out among "pagans." Jesus did. He provided the wine, though we know drunkeness is a sin, and we know he is perfect. By the same line, just because Amy goes out into the secular music world does not necessarily mean she is doing wrong. If we are to go to the lost, must we not go to where they are? I am not saying we should compromise one single stroke of biblical morality. I am saying that until Amy does something blatantly wrong (ie DIRECTLY against scripture -- not against today's christian community), we should support her every way we can. Although I am not thrilled about her video, it is not blatantly wrong, and if just one person buys the album and begins taking Christianity seriously, then it is worth it. As a side note: Although for my own comfort, I enjoy the distinction between Christian and secular music, sometimes I wish it would cease to be that way. I am sure more people would listen to it more if it weren't labeled as such. But, because of our weakness (in resisting temptation -- remember, "it is not what goes into a man which makes him unclean, but what comes out"), and our desire to stand out (instead of just doing it), we have a christian label. ** I am not saying standing out is wrong, I am saying that if I want to be a car, going into a garage doesn't make it so -- I must undergo a change. ** Ed ________________________________________________________________________ Ed Lamb .387 average Catcher 53 home runs Philadelphia Phillies 157 runs batted in National League MVP 67 stolen bases World Series MVP ________________________________________________________________________ --Hey, I can dream, can't I ??????