Taylor Swift, who has dominated Pop headlines in 2023 and given rise to much criticism in Christian circles for the occult and sexual content of her songs and raunchy performances is now featuring at Harvard University. The singer will be the subject of a new undergraduate class called "Taylor Swift and Her World."
The course will launch in the spring of 2024 and be taught by Harvard English professor, Stephanie Burt. The stated goal of the class is to teach students about her 'catalog of music and how it connects to historic pieces of literature'. Call it what you like, this is not only another attempt at the dumbing down of academia and lessoning the value of degrees but is also a way of further promoting the liberal lefts woke agenda to undermine the Judeo-Christian foundation of our society. Our biblical foundation causes us to grapple with real issues whose answers are only found in God, which is why it is feared, and every attempt is made to replace it. What is being offered is an alternative is ‘hedonism,’ the pursuit of pleasure, sensuality, and self-indulgence. C. S. Lewis wrote: “Human history is the long terrible story of Man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy.” (mere Christianity).
Taylor Swift’s musical message to the world about sex, sexuality, and gender has brought her many music awards. One of her hits, “You Need To Calm Down,” contains in its lyrics a clear message to her critics - You would rather be in the dark ages. . . You need to calm down. . . You need to just stop. For Swift, the God centered sexual ethic is an old-fashioned outdated view of sex, sexuality, and gender. Through her 'art' she is promoting a self-centered sexual ethic completely contrary to all Biblical teaching about the purpose and place of God’s wonderful gift of sex.
Certain sectors of society may have voted her 'person of the year,’ but we know the one to whom that title belongs. For I know one who created the heavens and the earth, who can number all the stars for He flung them into space. I know one who from the dust of the earth brought into being all of humanity, breathing the breath of life into our lungs and who can, in a split second stop that breath in our bodies and they will return to the dust. I know one who, even though we have not appreciated Him and have even denied His existence has sustained the world He created with His power. I know one who, even though we have withheld love from Him, has loved us with an everlasting love and continued His faithfulness to us. One who loved the world so much that He gave His one and only Son that “whoever believes on Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” One who lived a sinless life but laid down his life for us, taking all our sin, sickness, and sorrow in his body on the cross, paying the price for our sin so that we can be set free and live for eternity. Only one whom death and Hell could not hold, who burst forth from the grave and lives forever. ONLY ONE, JESUS, (savior) whose arms are outstretched to save all who come to him and put their faith in Him.
Want to see a dramatic 'Sound & light Show'? Matthew records for us that when Jesus died on the cross..........the “whole earth” was plunged into darkness for three hours, and at his last loud cry before breathing his last, “the temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom. There was an earthquake, and rocks were split in pieces.” Jesus bore in his body on the cross all the darkness of the world, the sin, sickness, suffering, sorrow, pain, a confusion. But as the light of the world, Jesus triumphed and on the third day rose from the dead. The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not, cannot and never shall overcome it. The Apostle Paul, on his way to Damascus to persecute Christians was confronted with the brilliance of the Light of the world and fell to the ground blinded. Sadly, people love darkness instead of light because their deeds are evil.
If all that is not enough, Jesus should be person of the year, because of His Patience. In his second letter the apostle Peter wrote – “The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness. Instead, he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance………But the day of the Lord will come.” With everything that has happened this decade and the direction our nations are going we can lose patience and cry “how much longer Lord? How much more of this godlessness are we to endure?” The Lord is more patient than anyone, though there will come a time when He will no longer strive with humankind. The Gospels record for us the day of the Lord is when he comes again in power and great Glory and seeing Him everyone will be bowed before Him on the ground. The Glory of the “Light of the world” is better than any light show!
King Charles in a cleverly worded Christmas day speech made it evident that he shared his mother's faith in people but not her faith in the power of the light that shines in the darkness, Jesus Christ the light of the World. If you want to see what people can do when they look to man alone see Adam and Eve in the garden, the account of the building of the tower of Babel or Sodom and Gomorrah at the time of Abraham, or the world at the time of the flood, or the people crucifying the Son of God, or the governments of the present day, or the world as it will be in the future when the Holy Spirit and the Church He dwells is removed.
The apostle Paul said that what we were unable to do, "God did by sending His own son" The evangelist John begins with the good news that Jesus has come as the Light shining in the darkness of this World and those who receive Him in their lives have his light to bring into the world. Thats why JESUS said "if anyone should follow after me let them deny themselves, take up their cross daily and follow me" in other words we can get in the way, so put Jesus and His call first. In stark contrast the Times magazine person of the year is quoted as saying "Just believe in yourself. There is no one better" king Charles this Christmas said "our belief in the extraordinary ability of each person to touch.... the lives of others and to shine a light in the world". If you do not have the light you cannot shine as the light. We need faith in God before we can spread light in this world. Those who look in faith to God have a source that is inexhaustible and unfluctuating and can-do exploits in His name.
So! Taylor Swift, Media moguls, University presidents & professors, politicians, Elites, experts.......people of the earth BOW DOWN! There is only one Person of the year........................the God/Man CHRIST JESUS. There is only one name on the ballot that stands far above the rest, that Name is JESUS. My prayer for 2024 is that the world will not vote for Self, Sin or Satan but vote for JESUS. The Lord God, having clearly outlined a godly way of life said to all people “I have set before you life and death, the blessing, and the curse; therefore, choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants. (Deuteronomy 30:19)
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