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Feb 2016
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Bully Pulpit: Why Does the Devil Have Al...

ALLIANCE OF CONFESSING EVANGELICALS
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Is anything biblically wrong with enjoying secular music … for the glory of God? Perhaps you're a (closet) secular music junkie drumming to The Who, but it’s all King’s College and Sandra McCracken on Sunday mornings. Certainly we know there’s a line, but it can be hard discerning when we’ve crossed it and started abusing our Christian liberty. Besides, some ... Show More
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