Lyrics
Have you lost your love in the gospel and feel dissatisfied
Questioning if one has lost love for the gospel and feels dissatisfied.
Yesterday you loved it but today you're putting that aside
Contrasting the previous love for the gospel with the current neglect.
Let's examine reasons why one would commit apostasy
Proposing an examination of reasons for apostasy to recognize and avoid it.
So we can we know it when it's showing and avoid it properly
Stressing the importance of identifying apostasy and avoiding it.
People who professed no longer see their need for Jesus Christ
People who once professed faith no longer see the need for Jesus Christ.
Listen 'cause the best turn away but after receiving light
Highlighting that even those who received light may turn away.
Killing sin, isn't a daily performance anymore
Noting a decline in the daily practice of killing sin.
They're givin' in, livin' in idolatry with heavy force
Describing a surrender to idolatry with strong influence.
This is the opposite of sinful hearts that are softening
Contrasting with softened hearts, describing a hardening of sinful hearts.
They avoid the topics of Christ's person and His offices
Avoidance of discussing Christ's person and His offices.
They forget the righteousness of God and now make up their own
Forgetting God's righteousness and creating one's own standards.
Refusing to submit to Jehovah's son who is on the throne
Refusal to submit to Jehovah's son who is on the throne (Jesus).
When they read the Scriptures they don't recognize authority
Lack of recognition of authority when reading Scriptures.
They will seem as wicked 'cause they are declining morally
Appearances may be wicked due to moral decline.
Persecutions and national sins can also lead astray
Persecutions and national sins can lead believers astray.
If this is you the rational thing to do is to seek and pray
Encouraging those affected to seek and pray for guidance.
Christian brothers and sisters I hope you truly get this
Addressing Christian brothers and sisters, emphasizing understanding.
So be vicious against fiction and preserve the true religion
Advocating strong opposition to falsehood to preserve true religion.
Be concerned for his glory to keep you far from doubt
Encouraging concern for God's glory to avoid doubt.
'Cause if you're discerning, all these stories yo you'll call 'em out
Advising discernment to identify and reject false stories.
Let's contend for the faith once delivered to the saints
Encouraging the defense of the faith delivered to the saints.
But if you pretend, your end is fire, water you won't taste
Warning against pretense, with a consequence of facing fire.
Watchfulness is vital so protect yourself and all the fam
Emphasizing the importance of watchfulness for self and family.
And smash the idols in your heart, your home, and all the land
Encouraging the removal of idols from the heart, home, and land.
You're saved through faith, so don't trust the all of these outward privileges
Advising not to trust outward privileges for salvation.
They're not means of forgiveness but gospel images
Clarifying that outward privileges are not means of forgiveness but symbolic.
So let's practice serving Jesus with he had handed
Encouraging adherence to elements of worship commanded by Jesus.
Only partaking of elements of worship he commanded
Highlighting the importance of following Jesus' commanded practices.
Be in meditation, deliberate and occasional
Emphasizing the need for meditation and intentional living.
For the cultivation be living in application bro
Encouraging continuous application of principles in daily life.
If you plan to deceive better stay very far from us
Warning against deception and urging distance from deceivers.
We're not autonomous we serve him because he has pardon us
Emphasizing servitude to God due to His pardon, rejecting autonomy.
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