There are two more songs that promote the Dominion\/Kingdom Now theology, though not as blatantly as “Break Every Chain.” The first is “Unstoppable God.”<\/p>\n
Heaven thundered
\nAnd the world was born
\nLife begins and ends
\nIn the dust You formed
\nFaith commanded
\nAnd the mountains moved
\nFear is losing ground
\nTo our hope in You<\/p>\n
Unstoppable God
\nLet Your glory go on and on
\nImpossible things
\nIn Your name they shall be done (oh)<\/p>\n
Freedom conquered
\nAll our chains undone
\nSin defeated
\nJesus is overcome
\nMercy triumphed
\nWhen the third day dawned
\nDarkness was denied
\nWhen the stone was gone<\/p>\n
Nothing shall be impossible
\nYour kingdom reigns unstoppable
\nWe’ll shout Your praise forevermore
\nJesus our God unstoppable<\/p>\n
The troublesome line is \u201cImpossible things in Your name shall be done.\u201d It says that the impossible things shall be done<\/em>, not are being done<\/em>, meaning that they will be done in the future. Kingdom Now theology says that this future army shall do<\/em> impossible things, things that the present church has not done, things that even the apostles did not do.<\/p>\n The song was written by Steven Furtick, Christopher Joel Brown, and Wade Joye. These three plus Mack Brock started the worship band, Elevation Worship, in 2007. The band is the worship band for Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Furtick is the pastor. Furtick is also a seeker friendly preacher, a Word of Faith preacher who has openly endorsed Joel Osteen, and a Dominion\/Kingdom Now preacher who has spoken at least twice at an annual dominionist conference held in Ohio called Dominion Camp. It seems that if there is a Christian aberration out there, Furtick has bought into it.<\/p>\n The second song is \u201cWhat a Beautiful Name.\u201d<\/p>\n You were the Word at the beginning What a beautiful Name it is What a beautiful Name it is You didn’t want heaven without us What a wonderful Name it is What a wonderful Name it is How sweet is your name, Lord, how good You are You have no rival, You have no equal What a powerful Name it is What a powerful Name it is You have no rival, You have no equal What a powerful Name it is What a powerful Name it is What a powerful Name it is The song praises the name of Jesus until it says, “You didn’t want heaven without us So Jesus, You brought heaven down.” This is Johnson\u2019s theology. Jesus did not bring heaven down. He made it possible for us to go to heaven to be with him. Heaven will not come down until the New Jerusalem descends after there is a new heaven and a new earth.<\/p>\n This song was written by Brooke Ligertwood and Ben Fielding, two of the worship leaders at Hillsong Music, which is a ministry of Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. The pastors of Hillsong Church are Brian and Bobbie Houston. That\u2019s right, Brian\u2019s wife, Bobbie, is also listed as the head pastor of the church. In my research, whenever a church lets a woman be the head pastor, even if she is married to the head pastor, deception always follows. For example, Bill Johnson and his wife, Beni, are listed as the Senior Leaders of Bethel Church.<\/p>\n Hillsong has been criticized for not taking a clear stand on homosexuality. The Houstons\u2019 son, Joel, is a worship leader. In a recent worship song which he wrote, he uses a swear word (\u201cEven when it hurts like h—\u201c, https:\/\/www.azlyrics.com\/lyrics\/hillsongunited\/evenwhenithurtspraisesong.html<\/a> ), which shows that the quality of the worship songs coming out of Hillsong is declining.<\/p>\n So how did Johnson\u2019s theology get into one of their songs? Every year Hillsong Church hosts a conference which is held in Australia, then again in other parts of the world. Brian Johnson, Bill Johnson\u2019s son and a worship leader at Bethel Church, was a speaker at the 2016 conference. Other Word of Faith preachers, such as Joseph Prince from Singapore, have spoken at past conferences. Rick Warren and his followers have also been speakers at it. Furtick is a speaker at this year\u2019s conference. So, like Furtick, Houston seems to have bought into whatever Christian aberration is out there. Many of our worship songs come out of Hillsong Music. I worry about the kinds of songs we will be seeing from there in the near future.
\nOne With God the Lord Most High
\nYour hidden glory in creation
\nNow revealed in You our Christ<\/p>\n
\nWhat a beautiful Name it is
\nThe Name of Jesus Christ my King<\/p>\n
\nNothing compares to this
\nWhat a beautiful Name it is
\nThe Name of Jesus<\/p>\n
\nSo Jesus, You brought heaven down
\nMy sin was great, Your love was greater
\nWhat could separate us now<\/p>\n
\nWhat a wonderful Name it is
\nThe Name of Jesus Christ my King<\/p>\n
\nNothing compares to this
\nWhat a wonderful Name it is
\nThe Name of Jesus
\nWhat a wonderful Name it is
\nThe Name of Jesus<\/p>\n
\nLove to sing in the name of the Lord, love to sing for you all?
\nDeath could not hold You, the veil tore before You
\nYou silenced the boast, of sin and grave
\nThe heavens are roaring, the praise of Your glory
\nFor You are raised to life again<\/p>\n
\nNow and forever, Our God reigns
\nYours is the Kingdom, Yours is the glory
\nYours is the Name, above all names<\/p>\n
\nWhat a powerful Name it is
\nThe Name of Jesus Christ my King<\/p>\n
\nNothing can stand against
\nWhat a powerful Name it is
\nThe Name of Jesus<\/p>\n
\nNow and forever, Our God reigns
\nYours is the Kingdom, Yours is the glory
\nYours is the Name, above all names<\/p>\n
\nWhat a powerful Name it is
\nThe Name of Jesus Christ my King<\/p>\n
\nNothing can stand against
\nWhat a powerful Name it is
\nThe Name of Jesus<\/p>\n
\nThe Name of Jesus
\nWhat a powerful Name it is
\nThe Name of Jesus<\/p>\n
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