 Good afternoon everybody and welcome to Unfiltered, Pastor David. How you doing John? Good, thank you. And our last unfiltered, we were speaking a little bit about worship. Oh, that's what our content was about. And we were mentioning the Dove Awards and how worship has now become a production and now that they're part of the Dove Awards where they get awards for songs. But is it okay if I read something to you here that was on an article that I just wanted to bring forth that has something to do with the Dove Awards? And it says skillet frontman John Cooper recently addressed a controversy surrounding last week's Dove Awards, a controversy that centered on the appearance of Derek Webb and addressed accompanied by openly queer Christian Semir and drag queen Flamie Grant. The Dove Awards ceremony which was held at Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tennessee was open to the public. So we see this Christian show that's celebrating Dove Awards for Christian Music and it's now been infiltrated by the LBGTQ. What are your thoughts on that? Well, that's exactly what we were talking about the other day. This just so happens to be one of those moments that our recent conversation has some recent application. So what do I think about that? I think that it's sacrilegious, and that's an old word by the way, people don't use words like that anymore, blasphemous, they don't use those words anymore. After all, who's to be a judge, right? We're not supposed to be judges. We're supposed to accept everything in the name of Christ, because after all, I mean he accepted everybody, but the problem is is he invited people to come to him, but he didn't accept their sins. And somewhere along the line, the muddled thinking of those who have a big voice has found its way into contemporary Christian thought. I can tell you anybody who thinks that a drag queen, or an quote-unquote openly queer Christian, quote-unquote, is acceptable to Christ and to say, well, we're going to accept them because he would. They don't read the Bible. They don't go to a church that teaches the word of God. They don't teach what Paul would say when he says that we should be. He said, come out from amongst them and be separate. I will receive you. They're not reading the Old Testament. They're not reading about the expelling of evil and things that relate to that. They're not looking at the New Testament, how we are built on the apostles' prophets, the early writings of these men and pastor teachers who are to take this into the future so the church would continue with purity. They don't read their Bibles. They have been stung by the contemporary, quote-unquote, theology that has been infiltrated by Christ's rejecters. And they don't go to a church with a pastor who teaches the word. They just don't. You cannot tell me that they have sat under a good, solid Bible teacher. If they were, they would not believe the garbage that they're presenting and all. But this is just signs of the last days. You know, they're following demonic illusions. And that's what happens when you commercialize the worship of God. Right. You start, you start, you have your own idol. Do you remember that John in 1 John said to stay away from idols? It's not just statues. You know, it's anything that takes the glory that belongs to God. And when we have idols in the quote-unquote Christian music, where they're being the ones who are the examples, supposedly setting the example of what a Christian is and how a Christian acts, and they're saying nonsense nowhere in the Bible, especially as it's revealed in the Gospels, would you ever see Jesus Christ saying, yeah, this is, this is fine. You know, when a woman is caught in adultery, he doesn't say, you know, go and enjoy yourself some more. He says, go and sin no more. And so he didn't call us to live ungodly lives. He called us to live lives that are set apart. And when you have these people, a man dressed up in a woman's dress, they're at an award ceremony. That's Sodom and Gomorrah. You're looking at evil and they're so ignorant that they think that they're showing grace. No, they are ignorant. And I guarantee you there are other things they're doing, not just dressing up like women or bringing out drag queens. They don't know the ways of the Lord. And the cheapen God's grace. They destroy God's grace. It made it into permission. God does not accept all of that. God's word warns against future judgment because of things like that. Paul makes it clear. He said it's because of these things that the, that the wrath of God is coming upon men. You know, he made it clear. And yet these people don't, I'm telling you, John, they don't read the Bible. They don't. And they don't go to churches that teach it. And they don't have any friends that are actually speaking into the line saying, you have crossed the line. You better wake up. Don't call yourself a Christian artist. Go out there and try and sell your garbage to the world. They're wanting to hear that, but not a genuine believer. And yeah, it infuriates me as a pastor teacher because I see the harm that's taking place with children and families. And, and disrespect the church has because, you know, Jesus said that, that the salt that is lost and savor is no good for anything other than be thrown on the ground and being trampled by men. This is what's happening to the gospel. This is what's happening. The salt is lost and savor. And now it's no good except to be trampled. That's why don't you read July? Right. You know, well, that infuriates me, obviously, because they're making Jesus look bad. Yes. You're talking, I don't know if we're on camera, off camera, Jesus trinkets. They made it into. Jesus junk. Yes. That they're just making it into a business and not even regarding God's. They don't care. They're making money of the profiting just like the people in the temple. You know, they're just putting together trinkets and garbage and they're selling it in the name of Jesus. And so with that said, hey, go to the right church, get into the word of God and grow in the things of the Lord. And don't put up with this garbage. Don't accept it into your heart or your house. Amen. Go to church. Amen. Well, thank you, Pastor. I know that's just sickening to see things like this. And you know, this gives me an opportunity to invite you guys to come out and join us for church on Sunday at 8.30 and 10.45. You're taking us through Acts chapter 13. And so look forward to coming out because at your right, Pastor, we have to attend a church that teaches God's word. And yes. And so I want to invite you guys to come out and join us. Thank you again for tuning in. We look forward to seeing you. God bless you. Thank you, Pastor David. God bless you guys.