Should our church sing Bethel Music worship songs?

bethel music tides album cover artA frequent question I hear has to do with the music being made by groups coming out of Bethel Redding and other churches that have New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) beliefs. The question is, is it OK to sing their songs as long as the lyrics don't contain any error?By way of background, Bethel Music, a popular record label, is known for producing high quality music, and their songs are sung in churches across America on Sunday mornings--not just in NAR churches, but even in many mainstream evangelical and non-denominational churches. And the truth is that many of the people in these churches sing along, having no idea that these songs come from a leading church in an aberrant movement. I, myself, have sung along with songs in church or on the radio, only later to discover that those songs came from Bethel Music.Churchgoers who are aware of the songs' origins sometimes feel conflicted singing along. And worship leaders face a dilemma of whether to include anything from Bethel Music in their weekly song selection.Recently, someone called Grek Koukl's podcast and asked Greg this very question--about whether it's OK to sing songs made by Bethel Music, as long as the lyrics contain no obvious error. I thought Greg's answer was spot on, so I'm including a link to the podcast here. On the link, see Topic No. 5, "Should music from a doctrinally compromised source be judged on its own?" The question about Bethel Music, followed by Greg's answer, starts at 00.51:57. I was also pleased to hear Greg refer his listeners to one of my co-authored books, God's Super-Apostles, and this blog, especially since Greg's podcast is one of my favorites.-----------Holly Pivec is the co-author of A New Apostolic Reformation?: A Biblical Response to a Worldwide Movement and God's Super-Apostles: Encountering the Worldwide Prophets and Apostles Movement. She has a master's degree in Christian apologetics from Biola University.

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