And another, summarizing the work of Douglas Campbell, who interprets the same passage in a completely different way, see HERE. To illustrate the differences, I have included links to an article by John Piper who interprets the book of Romans HERE. Wright, Douglas Campbell, and Richard Hays.
Many theologians have other interpretations of the Gospel message including prominent theologians and Bible scholars such as N.T. However, as I just mentioned, the view of Penal Substitution is not a universally supported one. “The Great Hymns of the Faith,” as Getty defines them, are ones that specifically mention these phrases and mean them the way Getty does: in the framework of Penal Substitution. So, when Getty refers to “sound doctrine,” “Scriptural truths,” “the God of the Bible,” or “eternity, heaven, hell, and the fact that we have peace with God,” he has a very specific way of understanding these concepts, one that is not shared by everyone. So, Jesus, who was completely blameless for sin, is punished in humanity’s place so that humans – if they put their faith in Jesus – can be seen as righteous in God’s eyes and escape their deserved punishment. Sin always provokes God’s wrath, and in order for his wrath to be “satisfied,” he must punish sin with death.
In the Penal Substitution model, Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, making all of humanity fully guilty for their sin. This line is referring to a particular theory on how humans get saved called “Penal Substitution.” Some famous theologians who preach Penal Substitution are John Piper, John Stott, and J.I. “Til on that cross as Jesus died, the wrath of God was satisfied.”
In Getty’s most popular song, In Christ Alone, which I mentioned above, there is a famous (or infamous) lyric: However, if we look at any of the most popular Christian artists such as Casting Crowns, MercyMe, Chris Tomlin, or Hillsong, we regularly find these themes throughout their albums. Getty says that themes of “eternity, Heaven, Hell, and the fact that we have peace with God” are not found in most modern worship songs. Yet, less than 5 percent of modern worship songs talk about eternity. Over 75 percent of what are called the great hymns of the faith talk about eternity, Heaven, Hell, and the fact that we have peace with God. I decided to write this article because I believe if you are going to publicly criticize an entire generation/genre of music, and say you, “have no quibbles saying, ‘Enough is enough.’” You should be more specific in your explanation than, “Many worship songs are focused on this Earth,” and unsubstantiated, unfounded claims like the one quoted below: The reporter seemed more interested in promoting Getty’s newest Christmas album, than digging into the ethics of modern Christian music. Unfortunately, The Christian Post wrote an article lacking in depth that was necessary for such a bold claim by Getty. I recently read an interview with Keith Getty, a song-writer most famous for writing the modern hymn In Christ Alone (one of my favorites), and his concern over modern Christian music calling it “utterly dangerous” contributing to the “de-Christianizing of God’s people,” focused on “catharsis” and “cultural relevance”.Īs someone who believes there are legitimate issues with music played on Christian radio today, I was curious to read what Getty had to say.
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