I saw
something the other day that was rather disturbing. A band that I listen to, Escape the Fate, just released a new album entitled “Ungrateful”,
earlier this year. I finally had a
chance to listen to it just the other day.
Because I like to, I went to go to the back of the lyrics pamphlet and
look at the “thank-you’s” that the members of the band give. 3 out of the 5 guys mentioned something about
God. Two of those guys mentioned God, or
Jesus being a good role-model. The other
one said that Christ was his Lord and Savior.
Sounds great!
What’s the
problem? My problem was with their lyrics.
8 of the 11 songs had the f-bomb dropped at least once in the song. That is my problem.
Alright guys,
if you are going to call yourself a Christian, you better act like one. Some people may have a problem with their
music, “How could a Christian listen or play that?” Some may have a problem
with their style or appearance. My
problem is with their hypocrisy and yes I am calling them out on that!!! Are they Christians? Well judging by their actions, I would say…
“NO!!!!”
“Jakob, you
have no right to judge that!” Why not? Have you read Scripture? Paul calls his
readers out. If they are going to claim
the name, they’d better live it! I
believe that yes we can judge another person by their actions, not their idle
belief. And when the person claims
Christ, their lives are to be conformed to Christ. Paul writes in Ephesians 4:17-32 of the
Christian walk and what it is to look like.
The public display of Escape the
Fate and their behavior does not resemble that of a Christian, based off
this passage.
Let me be
clear, I do listen to the band. In fact
I would suggest some of their material, because they make quality music and
have some great lyrics. If you don’t
like them, that is fine. Really all this
is about is what they claim, “Christ”, and how they live, “not of Christ”. They contradict it by their actions. Unfortunately that is something that is all
too often heard about in our culture, both from Believers and non-believers.
How do we
change it? Match your theology with your life.
Your doctrine is meant to be lived out.
If you call yourself a Christian, than you better find what Christ says
and you had better live it out!
