Saturday, May 6


i'm reading this book "a feast for the soul" by robert m solomon and one of the articles was commenting on the song Jesus We Enthrone You....the following are the lyrics to the song and the excerpt from the article:

Jesus, we enthrone You
We proclaim You are King
Standing here, in the midst of us
We raise You up with our praise

And as we worship, build Your throne
And as we worship, build Your throne
And as we worship, build Your throne
Come Lord Jesus, and take Your place

the problem with the song is that it unwittingly makes us the centre of the universe. We are the ones who enthrone Jesus and proclaim Him as king. It is our song and our worship that seem to make Him king, and we ask Him to build His throne as we affirm His kingship.The reality is that Jesus is the Enthroned One, whether we acknowledge it or not....

The author also mentioned that its(the song) great weakness is its faulty theology although he is quite sure that the writer meant well and wanted to express warm devotional sentiments, but the words lead us to enemy territory.

hmmm...rmb singing this song a few times before and now that i've read this article, i was thinking pondering over the words of the lyrics...i guess the intentions of the writer wasn't wrong..its probably how u intrepret the lyrics....its not through the proclaimation from us that He becomes king..yes, He is king whether we acknowledge it or not, but the writer is prob saying that we do that because of the fact that He IS king....

i guess we have to be discerning regards to the information that we receive...have to ensure that what we are receiving are true to His words and its not faulty theology....anw, i lk to hear your comments abt the song lyrics, anyone?

jel; 10:38 am