Embracing Accusation

Tonight I saw Shane & Shane in concert for the first time. I highly recommend their live show! It was a true worship experience. The "Shanes" (Barnard and Everett) led worship for Breakaway Ministries at Texas A & M and then began touring and recording.

The video below includes a song with a powerful message. Embracing Accusation is deeply rooted in the theology of the gospel. Christ took our sin and became accursed for us. Although the devil, who is the accuser of those who believe, will remind us of the curse, he only shares half the story! What is the rest of that story? JESUS SAVES!

The whole theme of the song is that the devil haunts and tanunts us with part of the gospel story... but leaves out the emphasis of Scripture that Christ saves.

The song is based on Galatians 3:10 where Paul quotes Deuteronomy 27:26:
“Cursed is the man who does not uphold the words of this law by carrying them out.”

But Paul goes on to say in verse 13 that…
“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us”

The gospel offers great hope because the work of salvation is completed in the work of Christ.
We offer nothing to that work! We are saved by grace through faith in Him!

Don't let the enemy discourage you...if you are redeemed, don't embrace accusations!

Here are the lyrics to Embracing Accusations…

The father of lies
Coming to stealKill and destroy
All my hopes of being good enough
I hear him saying cursed are the ones
Who can’t abide
He’s right Alleluia he’s right!
The devil is preaching
The song of the redeemed
That I am cursed and gone astray
I cannot gain salvation
Embracing accusation
Could the father of lies
Be telling the truth
Of God to me tonight?
If the penalty of sin is death
Then death is mine
I hear him saying cursed are the ones
Who can’t abide
He’s right
Alleluia he’s right!
Oh the devil’s singing over me
An age old song
That I am cursed and gone astray
Singing the first verse so conveniently
He’s forgotten the refrain
Jesus saves!