I hear ya, brother. Yes, there is a problem. But it's not something that can be fixed due to the spiritual timeline we're in.
Let me explain. We are in the last hours of the last days. The Bible tells us that in the last days there's going to be a great falling away(spiritual apostasy) of the church, and because of this many christians have changed the way they believe, worship, etc.
Because of this, some Pentecostal & most charismatics sing what's called "ME" songs that praises the congregation more than The Lord Himself.
Hillsong, Bethel, Steve Furtick, and some others teach a lot of false doctrine, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that they worship incorrectly since Jesus teaches that we will know them by their fruits.
Matthew 7:15“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
16You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
17So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit.
18A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit.
19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.
Bad trees can only produce bad fruit. Yet MANY christians listen & sing bad songs from bad trees because they don't check out the church's doctrine!
Yes, they are conjuring spirits down, but not the Holy Spirit! Yes, they produce a feeling & bring forth fruit, but nothing holy! They mostly will sing "me" songs that do nothing but lift themselves up as a great people but rarely will lift up the Lord. They will sing about all the things that God does for
them. This brings forth a feeling of euphoria that will make them feel justified & holy when all that feeling is is a feeling that goes away when it's over. This is why it goes on for a long time.
We have said nothing yet about the light shows, provocative dance, & sometimes sexy styles of singing by the women leaders.
When true praise & worship take place, God needs no such things to show forth His glory!
When it has to be pumped up with theactrical dances , light shows, special music, & spasmodic movements it's because it is fake.
God's people are led by the Holy Spirit, & when He moves among us, we need nothing else, for the Lord is our All in All. He does the rest, not us.
When the Holy Spirit is prayed to & worshipped more than the Lord whose name is above every name, that is one of the signs that falling away has begun in that church.
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