Just found this great website. Everyone is free to comment. This is in reference to what the Bible says about Christian Music. Enjoy reading. Please go to this link for the complete article, http://www.av1611.org/cqguide.html
CHRISTIAN MUSIC SHOULD PRAISE THE LORD JESUS CHRIST — NOT MAN
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my SONG will I PRAISE him.Psalm 28:7
CHRISTIAN MUSIC IS FOR THE LORD — NOT FOR THE WORLD
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts TO THE LORD. Colossians 3:16
CHRISTIAN MUSIC IS A NEW SONG — NOT AN OLD SONG
I will sing a NEW SONG unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. Psalm 144:9
CHRISTIAN MUSIC'S MESSAGE SHOULD BE CLEAR — NOT VAGUE OR DECEPTIVE
I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the UNDERSTANDING also. 1 Cor. 14:15
CHRISTIAN MUSIC SHOULD EMPHASIS THE MESSAGE — NOT THE MUSIC — NOR THE MUSICIAN
Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious. Psalm 66:2
CHRISTIAN MUSIC IS IN THE LOCAL CHURCH — NOT CONCERT HALLS, NIGHT CLUBS.
Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the CHURCH will I sing praise unto thee. Hebrew 2:12
CHRISTIAN MUSIC SHOULD FEED THE SPIRIT — NOT THE FLESH
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and SPIRITUAL songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Colossians 3:16
CHRISTIAN MUSICIANS SHOULD BE DEDICATED TO THE LORD — NOT WORLDLY
18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Ephesians 5:18-21
if i may have some freedom to express
whatever thought i have
i'd rather tell the wonderful things
that happened in a while
though how wonderful they'd be
worst thoughts still come out of me
so please let me borrow the stage
and allow me to narrate them here
i've been tryin to forget
been tryin to move on
been tryin to convince myself
that all was well, all was good
all was according to plan
but somehow they shattered
and all was wasted, now its back to one
i've been having this for quite a while
an old familiar feeling
yet as far as i can remember
there was no one who felt the same
with the search that i started
i thought i have already found
the person who would share this feeling
and with my heart entwine
so now i'm back with my search
for that particular person
who would be able to appreciate
and lend a helping hand
and if it would not be so much to ask
that Heaven would allow
that particular person would read this
and start to seek me out
I just wanna share these messages according to what I feel right now. Hehehe. Enjoy reading.
Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being "in love" which any of us can convince ourselves we are. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Your mother and I had it, we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two.
Captain Corelli's Mandolin. "Love is the beauty of the soul."
Love is like a friendship caught on fire: In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable.
Bruce Lee
The most precious possession that ever comes to a man in this world is a woman's heart.
Josiah G. Holland
Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
Erica Jong
It’s true we don’t know what we’ve got until its gone,
but we don’t know what we’ve been missing until it arrives.
Pleasure of love lasts but a moment, pain of love lasts a lifetime.
Bette Davis
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
Here are the confirmed movies on 2011, just for the information of all you movie buffs. Please leave a comment on what movie you are really watching out for.
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (July 15, 2011)
2. Transformers 3 (July 1, 2011)
3. The First Avenger: Captain America (July 22, 2011)
4. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (May 20, 2011)
5. Green Lantern (June 17, 2011)
6. The Hangover 2 (May 26, 2011
7. Thor (May 6, 2011)
8. The Smurfs (August 3, 2011)
9. Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom (May 27, 2011)
10. Cars 2 (June 24, 2011)
Other 2011/2012 movies:
1. Happy Feet 2 (November 18, 2011)
2. Battleship (May 18, 2012)
3. Scream 4 (April 15, 2011)
4. Deadpool (2011)
5. X-Men: First Class (June 3, 2011)
6. Monsters, Inc. 2 (November 2, 2012)
7. Sherlock Holmes 2 (December 16, 2011)
8. Men In Black 3D (May 25, 2012)
9. Terminator 5 (2011)
10. Untitled Star Trek Sequel (June 29, 2012)
11. Puss in Boots: Story of an Ogre Killer (November 4, 2011)
12. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2011)
13. Underworld 4 (September 23, 2011)
14. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (December 16, 2011)
15. Spy Kids 4: All The Time In The World (August 19, 2011)
16. The Avengers (May 4, 2012)
17. Super 8 (June 10, 2011)
18. The Man of Steel (2013)
19. Untitled Spider-Man Reboot (July 3, 2012)
20. The Dark Knight Rises (July 20, 2012)
21. X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2 (2012)
22. Untitled G.I. Joe Sequel (Summer 2012)
23. Final Destination 5 (August 26, 2011)
24. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (December 16, 2011)
25. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1 (November 18, 2011)
and more........
Last Thursday, December 09 2010, I attended a seminar on how to tamper God's blessings through giving. And I mean material and financial blessings, not just spiritual growth. I came across this story on one of our materials. And I just can't fight the urge to share it with you guys.
A widow found pardon and peace in the Savior in her sixty-ninth year. Naturally, of a thankful and happy temperament, her gratitude and love now overflowed. She was often seen dropping a gift in the Church-door box, though her income was only a few pesos a week. An accident in her seventy-second year prevented her ever coming to church again.
When a little boy was seen dropping something into the box, he was asked what it was. He would said that it was the widow's offering. He was then told to return it and to say that her good intentions were highly prized, and the church would not let her reduce her earnings by such gift, especially as she could no longer come out to worship.
When the widow heard this, she said, "Why did you let other people see you dropping my gift? Please go back and drop it when nobody's looking." Then weeping she said, "What? Am I not to be allowed to help in God's work anymore because I can't go out? Do they want me to not love God anymore?"
This story hit me. I know that I have many things to give and give back to God but I am so stingy and unfaithful in doing so. I hope this story will be a blessing to all of you. It was for me.
I kneel beside you here today
I kneel beside you and I pray
That it's you, it's only you
Who will share my tomorrows and yesterdays
I searched a lifetime and found you
A bridge to forever I share with you
Open your heart and let me in
As I give you this promise of love...
I heard an angel say your name
Now I know my world's not the same
A little heaven is what you are
As we dream a thousand dreams not so far
And with the blessings from our lord above
His light will guide us with a love
For you and me forevermore
As I give you this promise of love...
Now that I have you for my own
As God is our witness never let me go
Feel the love grows as we become one
One hand, one heart we are one soul...
I stand before you just a man
I need your help to understand
What is love without you
As I promise you this day and forever
