By Gavin Boyle
Social media influencer Lindsey Gurk shared a purified version of Hozier’s song “Take Me To Church,” purifying the lyrics and making it honoring to God, rather than defiling His name.
“Take me to church. I worship in the dark and He brings in the light. In exchange for my sins, I know He gives me new life. [He] offers me that deathless death, oh good God, I know you fight all my fights. Take me to church. Take my broken, take my hurt, take it all Lord tonight. Take this rebel heart and mold it into what’s right. I offer you my every breath, oh good God, you know I give you my life,” Gurk sang, sharing her new lyrics.
Lindsey Gurk’s rendition of the song purifies the lyrics which the original uses to glorify same-sex relationships, while bashing the church and Christianity as a whole for its view on LGBTQ+ relationships.
“That was where ‘Take Me To Church’ came from. It was discrimination against people in same sex relationships…” Hozier said in an interview explaining the meaning behind his song. “It can remind institutionalised power where true power lies, and that is with the people.”
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Hozier’s song, which was extremely popular when it first came out, is a great example of how secular entertainment twists the word of God and the Christian viewpoint. Christians are not hateful, rather they call themselves, and the world, to a higher standard than our bodily desires. The Bible is clear that humans are sinful, and so we will have desires that are opposed to the Lord.
In Galatians 5, Paul writes, “For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do…Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, division, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.”
Furthermore, though we may think we know best, the Bible is also clear that God is the source of all wisdom and truly knows what is best for everyone. Thus, nobody can be right in saying that the church is in the wrong when it is following teachings that come from the Bible.
It is encouraging to see a Christian purifying a song that makes a mockery of God, turning it into true worship, rather than blasphemy.
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