Indeed! On Sunday 16 May 2004 11:33 pm, Pastor David Warner wrote: > Racism? Get real. That won't work here. > David > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alvin Smith [mailto:email@...] > Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 10:08 PM > To: pastorsforum@... > Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] Question - Re: [wordofmouthdiscussions] > Christian Rock > > > On Sunday 16 May 2004 02:40 pm, Pastor David Warner wrote: > We must find that which is acceptable to Him and do > > that, not demand that He find that which pleases us acceptable. The > > principles are the same regardless the culture. Whether it is the African > > jungle beat or the slum sounds or the high religious reverberation the > > bottom line is that it must please God. If it doesn't, it has no place the > > the church. One can't use what is unacceptable to God and demand that He > > accept it as worship because one likes it themselves. > > Who decides what is pleasing to God as far as church music goes? > > Your comments have a hint of racism in them. God created music so that all > people of all cultures could praise and worship Him in spirit and in truth. > I should not condemn my brothers if they choose to praise Him with hillybilly > music! As long as the Anointing of God is present, and Jesus is lifted up > without any ambiguity, God will be pleased. > > -- > Alvin Smith > > -- > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... > > "In essential things, unity; in non-essential things, liberty; and in all things, charity." > > -- > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... > > "In essential things, unity; in non-essential things, liberty; and in all things, charity." > > > > > -- Alvin Smith