Cut Sir Elton a break. He's not hiding behind his piano or his sometimes silly costumes. This is genuine. God loves us all. And we are to love one another as he has loved us.
Beautifully done, Sir Elton! You always have and always will hold a special place in my heart. As for all the haters out there - get over yourselves! We are all children of God, and we are all loved by God. Why can't you learn to embrace other's differences instead of judging them? You're all so full of hate that you can't appreciate the beauty of a hymn sung by an exceptional performer.
I love this Hymn. I came across this version, and the Grace with which Elton sings this is powerful. And it was a blessing to me. I read some of the comments, and I would just ask, who are are any of of us to judge? Is this man's voice, his own prayer reflected in this soulful and heartfelt version, is his prayer any less worthy in the eyes of our Lord than any other who live their life while feeling the darkness deepen around them? Who has placed faith in false helpers, who feels the fleeing of familiar comforts? Who has oft left the Lord, and we all have, but still need His Presence, and Grace, and Guidance? God speaks to each of us in different ways. Is it not possible that when God is unheard while whispering through our hearts door, He might sing unexpectedly through the crack of a window left slightly open? Can we know His Mind? As He knows our hearts? This old hymn, sung by this man, brought peace and comfort to me tonight, and I am grateful. Thank you, Elton. And God bless you, sir.
Iam born to Hindu parents, I remember singing this song when I was in my kindergargen class, still remember this song & hymns. great job the christian community does to the world through charity, we love mother Theresa who lived in our country, in calcutta.
This hymn is about helpless and help before death. I have heard many versions, but Elton sings it wonderfully, with such a feeling as if Henry Lyte himself could sing it. It s very a touching version. And the arrangement is great. It seems an old song and new song at the same time
God gave Elton his gift, his phenomonal voice, he is a sinner as we all are but he does use his gift and influence to raise awareness and money for deserving charities. We as fellow human beings should look at the "plank in our own eyes'" not the speck of dust in our brother's eyes. music transcends all beliefs and indifferences and brings joy to those who love listening to it, where it emanates from is of little consequence if it moves you. If it doesn't move on and enjoy something else!!!
elton is rich, I am poor, with this sog we have union, and in anyway that this song is sung it means the same, god bless elton, god bless me and god bless the world, because we need it!
Very good rendition.. Keep up the good work.. God needs us more than ever in this civid crisis. God bless you and all who made this piece possible to be shared... Prayer to the Holy Spirit (St Augustine) Breathe in me O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy. Strengthen me O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy. Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, that I always may be holy. Amenb
Please - remember that Music is one of the most PERSONAL art experiences for most people. It is soundwaves, which are physical, and so affect us physically and personally. We have such strong feelings about music styles that we forget to find the absolute honesty and beauty - in this case - of the brilliant Brass Band, the Gospel Choir, and Sir Elton's very honest, original interpretation of this beloved standard of FAITH in our human state and passing.
I couldn't care less that he's gay, that is his own business. Elton John has a musical gift from God, that is what I care about. I had the privilege of seeing him live in concert, and he was very polite and gentlemanly. He stood up to take a humble bow after every single song he performed. I've never ever seen any other musician do that.
Beautful, heart-felt rendition of this song!!!!Judging from the comments made about this rendition, my belief has been reaffirmed that if Jesus Christ were on the earth in the flesh he would not be welcomed by the vast majority of so-called Christians. I'm reminded of the bumper sticker, "Lord, please protect me from your followers."
Amazing video. Even more amazing is who was singing it. Lets hope that the future generations people can move on, live with peace and not discriminate against others who are only just a little bit different to ourselves.
Now this is how i'm gonna put it, first of all any person who dislike how EJ's version of this song played out Too Bad. I like it. About judging, let's worry about our personal sins be4 our creator and let others be. I'm a straight black man in the U.S, but what does my sexual preference got to do with my abilities to perform? Stop The HATE People.
Gordon Parker We should gently encourage repentance for Biblical sins though if we love our neighbour. Without repentance, there is no salvation, and we should wish salvation upon everyone. Love isn't always about tolerance, but sometimes gentle rebuke and warning of the consequences of sin and denying Jesus Christ. Love this version, and love my neighbour Elton.
Stephen Charles Rowden how's that working for you? How effective has this approach been? I don't know you personally, but I am saddened everyday to see more people turning away from God because someone needs to point out their sins. It is not our job to save them, that's God's job and he is much better at it than any of us. Let God work within their heart and let others see the grace and love within ours by living the example Christ showed us when he walked this earth. Gentle reminders of their sins are not necessary they've been reminded enough. That's why they are turning away because they don't feel the love. I believe we could all stay busy enough with looking in our on hearts instead of what is "wrong" in others.
Lisa Huffaker I repent regularly thankyou. You appear to be accusing me, telling me to repent, whilst leaving the wilful sinners to rot. They don't know they are sinning often, when society tells them it's good. I'm out to convert no one...free will. But part of our duty of loving our neighbour is to warn them to repent. The trumpet player in Ezekiel was told to play the trumpet to warn of bloodshed. We must do the same, otherwise we are condoning sin, thus we have blood on our hands at judgement. I'm not talking hypocrisy, for were all sinners, but love. You sadly appear to want to appear 'better' than me! It's not a competition, it's about love, and our own sinful nature.
Lyrics: Abide with me, fast forth the eventide The darkness deepens, Lord abide with me When other helpers fail and comforts flee Help of the helpless, O abide with me I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless Ills have no weight and tears no bitterness Where is death's sting, where, grave, that victory I triumph still if Thou abide with me Hold Thou thy cross before my closen eyes Shine throught the gloom and point me to the skies Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee In life, in death, O Lord abide with me In life, in death, O Lord abide with me
I think i like you! See the power of the song? It shall not be about the person who sings it but the circumstances it was made for. May God used Sir Elton John as his instrument to bring us together for a reflexion after all... What do we know? I acknowledge God and i believe that's all it takes!
1 Peter 3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
Look at all the Christians crying for hate. Baby Jesus is crying, fools. Here is Elton John, a truly humanist human being who cares and walks his talk.
TheNakedWombat Not at all but looking at the picture representation attached to your comment page, suggests you are! You should read the scriptures before you comment as burying your head in the sand, is a bad as burying your head in the arse of ignorance. Calling me a troll does not make the facts go way. Adolf Hitler made homosexuals wear a pink star because the Nazi scientists made it clear to him through the eugenics programme that Homosexual activity, can not demonstrate any evolved benefit to a species viability and so falsifies the Nazi love of the theory of Darwinian evolution. So they were sent to the death camps along with the Jews. You have a serious problem which is your lack of knowledge in these areas of history. You obviously did not read my comment correctly as you would have checked the biblical references given of Romans 1: 18-32. before you make any more comments read these texts as you are in bad need of enlightenment. Until you do and are also capable of constructive and polite rebuttal don't bother as I will not reply. Condoning something so as to be popular, or part of the so called chic secular society does not make it right!
Some of these comments show why I'm no longer a Christian. We are as the Creator made us. Let us try to be good compassionate people and forget the rest.
Not only that (says Nick Fratelli the Pentecostal) further research showed he sung this sung because it was an anthem for the soccer team. Besides, as for the Gospel, I'm sure one of the people in the Gospel choir got in his ear.....Gods timimg.
Ummmmmmmmmmmmm, if you care to read my comment properly instead of just going off pop at me, you might see that I was replying to somebody else who had some not very complimentry things to say about this video. I am a HUGE Elton John fan and I LOVE this video and the way he sings this song. My comment was IN DEFENSE of this video, NOT against it.
In an interview with US magazine Parade, the singer said he believed Jesus was a “compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems”. “On the cross, he forgave the people who crucified him. Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving. I don’t know what makes people so cruel. Try being a gay woman in the Middle East - you’re as good as dead.”
also to all you suppose to be christians. here is some advice i got a long time ago and it works. "don't talk about it, be about it". and most of you on here aren't about it at all. you just wanna talk bad about ppl and judge. "judge not lest ye be judged". "let he who is without sin cast the fist stone".
@TheLouiseuropa "I am a sinner and he loves me a great deal" Are you saying that you are a sinner too? If so, have you asked God to forgive you? Have you accepted Jesus as your Lord?
1997 was the tipping point. The UK was a Christian Nation and on its way to being a leading Protestant Christian Culture. Didn't work out in the end did it.
@easy1355 i haven't been down to the natural history museum, maybe when i have the opportunity, i might go and have a look see, but you sense of good is only skin deep, what happens when things go to plan in your merry land? then what happens to your sense of what is good? you can relegate your kind of "goodness" to that of the animal kind because that what it is, it has no sense of basis, it changes just as the weather changes
@MPNYPDFBI BEST COMMENT EVER! I was shocked when I saw this whole thing. I mean, when I saw the video I thought, "I like Elton John and I like "'Abide with me". This will be nice." Apparently that was not what other people thought.
It really shows through - people whose faith is questionable - their singing of these old hymns sound hollow - it's is like death itself parading as life.I am not happy to make these judgements but It feels so much that way.
@easy1355 again i don't get what you mean by me interpreting the scripture, how do you interpret something as love thy neighbour as thyself? or feed thy enemy? i'm in a real dilemma here, are these my interpretations of the scriptures or just a direct command to the christian?
To meleeECI: "do not judge, or you too will be judged" (Matt 7:1). "For in the same way you jugde others you will be judged" (Matt 7:2). "Do not judge and you will not be judged. Do not condemn and you will not be condemned" (Luke 6:37). "For the Lord is our judge" (Isaiah 33:22).
Well all those references say "do not judge" not "judge fairly." Have you asked Sir Elton John what his motives are. My Grandfather is not a Christian, but this hymn holds a lot of meaning for him and I pray every night that he will ask God to abide with him. Jesus also preached tolerance and understanding. I don't think calling a fellow Christian, who you do not know, stupid quite follows that message.
@pstm1188 - out of context? what?! Yes - Romans is written to Roman believers. In chapter 1, Paul begins talking about the depravity of mankind; how man has become full of sin (gives lists in 1:24-31) and "approves of those who practice sin" (1:32). Then, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THAT PASSAGE, Paul goes on to rebuke BELIEVERS for being judgmental of them (2:1-3) then in vs 4 reminds them that it was "KINDNESS, TOLERANCE and PATIENCE" that led them to repentance from "the same things" -->(vs1).
@rantingpagan I don't know understand how being a Christian would make you loose your respect and goodwill towards Christianity. Would love for you to explain that. I'm guessing you're atheist. Do you know what makes me sad? That a singer that I have always loved does not "abide with God." But I still love him even so, for his singing and the kindness and money he extends towards the sick and communities. He is a great man.
Jesus never tolerates sin. The very first thing he does is says repent. What he does not do is sit by and allow people to think they are on a path to righteousness and that they can continue to live in sinful/willfull disobedience to the scriptures. Elton John doesn't even profess to be a Christian so stop defending him.
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Cut Sir Elton a break. He's not hiding behind his piano or his sometimes silly costumes. This is genuine. God loves us all. And we are to love one another as he has loved us.
Elton John can sing anything and make it sound beautiful thank you God bless you and your family ❤🎉🎉
Beautifully done, Sir Elton! You always have and always will hold a special place in my heart. As for all the haters out there - get over yourselves! We are all children of God, and we are all loved by God. Why can't you learn to embrace other's differences instead of judging them? You're all so full of hate that you can't appreciate the beauty of a hymn sung by an exceptional performer.
I've never heard Elton John do any gospel music before, this is very cool :)
Listem Dear God, it's a wonderful song ! 21 at 33 - 1980 - same Little Jeannie's album.
I think he also sang this at Linda McCartney's funeral?
I love this Hymn.
I came across this version, and the Grace with which Elton sings this is powerful. And it was a blessing to me. I read some of the comments, and I would just ask, who are are any of of us to judge? Is this man's voice, his own prayer reflected in this soulful and heartfelt version, is his prayer any less worthy in the eyes of our Lord than any other who live their life while feeling the darkness deepen around them? Who has placed faith in false helpers, who feels the fleeing of familiar comforts? Who has oft left the Lord, and we all have, but still need His Presence, and Grace, and Guidance?
God speaks to each of us in different ways. Is it not possible that when God is unheard while whispering through our hearts door, He might sing unexpectedly through the crack of a window left slightly open?
Can we know His Mind?
As He knows our hearts?
This old hymn, sung by this man, brought peace and comfort to me tonight, and I am grateful.
Thank you, Elton.
And God bless you, sir.
This is an EXCELLENT version of this wonderful hymn. Well done Sir Elton! Thanks for posting this ever so much...............
Jesus loves Elton John.
If so, he has a good taste in music.
Excellent version of this hymn by Elton. Inspiring to us all.
Iam born to Hindu parents, I remember singing this song when I was in my kindergargen class, still remember this song & hymns. great job the christian community does to the world through charity, we love mother Theresa who lived in our country, in calcutta.
This hymn is about helpless and help before death. I have heard many versions, but Elton sings it wonderfully, with such a feeling as if Henry Lyte himself could sing it. It s very a touching version. And the arrangement is great. It seems an old song and new song at the same time
Beautiful. I love this song. I'm glad Elton sang it.
God gave Elton his gift, his phenomonal voice, he is a sinner as we all are but he does use his gift and influence to raise awareness and money for deserving charities. We as fellow human beings should look at the "plank in our own eyes'" not the speck of dust in our brother's eyes.
music transcends all beliefs and indifferences and brings joy to those who love listening to it, where it emanates from is of little consequence if it moves you.
If it doesn't move on and enjoy something else!!!
Judging others will never benefit you. You better leave the way it is. Thank you for singing this lovely evening song.
That made me so emotional. what a beautiful song sung by a beautiful man. :)
Oh Glory to God Elton John Sang this Hymnal so annointed a great Job. I used to play this Hymnal as a child with my band master Cornet. I Love it!
elton is rich, I am poor, with this sog we have union, and in anyway that this song is sung it means the same, god bless elton, god bless me and god bless the world, because we need it!
Very good rendition.. Keep up the good work.. God needs us more than ever in this civid crisis. God bless you and all who made this piece possible to be shared...
Prayer to the Holy Spirit (St Augustine)
Breathe in me O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy.
Act in me O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy.
Draw my heart O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy.
Strengthen me O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy.
Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, that I always may be holy. Amenb
Please - remember that Music is one of the most PERSONAL art experiences for most people. It is soundwaves, which are physical, and so affect us physically and personally. We have such strong feelings about music styles that we forget to find the absolute honesty and beauty - in this case - of the brilliant Brass Band, the Gospel Choir, and Sir Elton's very honest, original interpretation of this beloved standard of FAITH in our human state and passing.
thank you for posting this song. i was quite amazed that elton john would sing this song.
I couldn't care less that he's gay, that is his own business. Elton John has a musical gift from God, that is what I care about. I had the privilege of seeing him live in concert, and he was very polite and gentlemanly. He stood up to take a humble bow after every single song he performed. I've never ever seen any other musician do that.
I think his version of the hymn is my personal favorite. He interprets it so beautifully.
Really interesting version of a great hymn...I think it shouldn't be reserved for funerals; it's a great tune.
It was written by someone about to die. In spanish is used sometimes when night falls because of translation.
Beautful, heart-felt rendition of this song!!!!Judging from the comments made about this rendition, my belief has been reaffirmed that if Jesus Christ were on the earth in the flesh he would not be welcomed by the vast majority of so-called Christians. I'm reminded of the bumper sticker, "Lord, please protect me from your followers."
Thanks for posting this!
i love this song so much, thanks for singing this , Elton John
Amazing video.
Even more amazing is who was singing it.
Lets hope that the future generations people can move on, live with peace and not discriminate against others who are only just a little bit different to ourselves.
Elton John can lead singing in my church any day!
But he is agay
U mean him becoming born again?
@@30ronith And gay people can't sing?
I love Elton!
Great version Sir John.
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!
I am in christian fellowship with Elton John! I proudly declare this!
The Greatest Melody Writer Ever In Popular Music
Where there is no repentance, there is no salvation.
Nailing his colours to the mast.
HaleluJa... lets pray for each of us to be saved by the day of the judgementday...
Excellent
I love Elton John
Wot a talent❤
Now this is how i'm gonna put it, first of all any person who dislike how EJ's version of this song played out Too Bad. I like it. About judging, let's worry about our personal sins be4 our creator and let others be. I'm a straight black man in the U.S, but what does my sexual preference got to do with my abilities to perform? Stop The HATE People.
Gordon Parker We should gently encourage repentance for Biblical sins though if we love our neighbour. Without repentance, there is no salvation, and we should wish salvation upon everyone.
Love isn't always about tolerance, but sometimes gentle rebuke and warning of the consequences of sin and denying Jesus Christ.
Love this version, and love my neighbour Elton.
Stephen Charles Rowden how's that working for you? How effective has this approach been? I don't know you personally, but I am saddened everyday to see more people turning away from God because someone needs to point out their sins. It is not our job to save them, that's God's job and he is much better at it than any of us. Let God work within their heart and let others see the grace and love within ours by living the example Christ showed us when he walked this earth. Gentle reminders of their sins are not necessary they've been reminded enough. That's why they are turning away because they don't feel the love. I believe we could all stay busy enough with looking in our on hearts instead of what is "wrong" in others.
Lisa Huffaker I repent regularly thankyou.
You appear to be accusing me, telling me to repent, whilst leaving the wilful sinners to rot.
They don't know they are sinning often, when society tells them it's good.
I'm out to convert no one...free will.
But part of our duty of loving our neighbour is to warn them to repent.
The trumpet player in Ezekiel was told to play the trumpet to warn of bloodshed. We must do the same, otherwise we are condoning sin, thus we have blood on our hands at judgement. I'm not talking hypocrisy, for were all sinners, but love.
You sadly appear to want to appear 'better' than me!
It's not a competition, it's about love, and our own sinful nature.
@@stephencharlesrowden3622 ... That's so true!
Not as I would have done the hymn, but each has their rendition. He is an accomplished artist and child of God as we all are.
Fred Bechtel, Jr. We are only children of god after we've accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior.
ELTON IS SO WONDERFUL
Elton John is great
You will know as much of God, and only as much of God, as you are willing to put into practice
Well said I don't judge people I treat them like sons and daughters of God it is not our place to judge as you said that is God's job alone.
bless elton john, 5stars
Lyrics:
Abide with me, fast forth the eventide
The darkness deepens, Lord abide with me
When other helpers fail and comforts flee
Help of the helpless, O abide with me
I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless
Ills have no weight and tears no bitterness
Where is death's sting, where, grave, that victory
I triumph still if Thou abide with me
Hold Thou thy cross before my closen eyes
Shine throught the gloom and point me to the skies
Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee
In life, in death, O Lord abide with me
In life, in death, O Lord abide with me
Sorry Marjorie, the lyric should be The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide, not Lord Abide with me.
@@BencomLimited traditionally yes, however, I provided the lyrics as sung by Elton John in this performance.
Soulful ,,,
128 time favorites and 70 ratings can not all be wrong!!!
well meleeECI, glad you feel confident enough in your own salvation that you feel free to pass judgment on others. i enjoyed the performance.
beautiful elton john!!! 🙋🙌
Wasn't truthful... Elton John..repent..abide with me 🙏🙏
Wow!!!!!!!
Graham Taylor there. Of course he and Elton John created a great story between them. Taking Watford from Division 4 to the 1st Division. Great days
I think i like you! See the power of the song? It shall not be about the person who sings it but the circumstances it was made for. May God used Sir Elton John as his instrument to bring us together for a reflexion after all... What do we know? I acknowledge God and i believe that's all it takes!
Elton is one of the finest musicians alive. Who gives a shit about his choices in life
I have no idea if he is religious or not, but I am glad he did it.
No, Elton isn’t religious nor does he claim to be.
This version of the song as nothing to do with faith, skin colour, posh or skint, fat or thin, just listen to it and you will find your happy place!!!
You might be suprise who enters the kingdom. stop worrying about him, and pray that you yourself make it to see him there.
I love the brass section. A good attempt
good point my friend
Maravilloso
1 Peter 3:12
For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
EXACTLY!
Look at all the Christians crying for hate. Baby Jesus is crying, fools. Here is Elton John, a truly humanist human being who cares and walks his talk.
***** At least it's warm there. And orgies.
TheNakedWombat But may be a constantly sore bottom!
T Green Nah, sore bums belong to little boys made to hang around Christian clergy who molest them but that's okay because of Jesus.
T Green Mr Troll, you are trying too too hard.
TheNakedWombat Not at all but looking at the picture representation attached to your comment page, suggests you are! You should read the scriptures before you comment as burying your head in the sand, is a bad as burying your head in the arse of ignorance. Calling me a troll does not make the facts go way. Adolf Hitler made homosexuals wear a pink star because the Nazi scientists made it clear to him through the eugenics programme that Homosexual activity, can not demonstrate any evolved benefit to a species viability and so falsifies the Nazi love of the theory of Darwinian evolution. So they were sent to the death camps along with the Jews. You have a serious problem which is your lack of knowledge in these areas of history. You obviously did not read my comment correctly as you would have checked the biblical references given of Romans 1: 18-32. before you make any more comments read these texts as you are in bad need of enlightenment. Until you do and are also capable of constructive and polite rebuttal don't bother as I will not reply. Condoning something so as to be popular, or part of the so called chic secular society does not make it right!
Some of these comments show why I'm no longer a Christian.
We are as the Creator made us. Let us try to be good compassionate people and forget the rest.
Not only that (says Nick Fratelli the Pentecostal) further research showed he sung this sung because it was an anthem for the soccer team. Besides, as for the Gospel, I'm sure one of the people in the Gospel choir got in his ear.....Gods timimg.
Abide with me, sung at every FA cup Final, until 10 years ago,
Ummmmmmmmmmmmm, if you care to read my comment properly instead of just going off pop at me, you might see that I was replying to somebody else who had some not very complimentry things to say about this video. I am a HUGE Elton John fan and I LOVE this video and the way he sings this song. My comment was IN DEFENSE of this video, NOT against it.
David Bowie is in the audience
We got there in the end!
@therussmonroe Correction: John 3:16 was supposed to be a reference at the end of the first paragraph, not at the beginning of the 2nd
God loves us all
Just because God loves us all doesn’t mean all love God.
In an interview with US magazine Parade, the singer said he believed Jesus was a “compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems”.
“On the cross, he forgave the people who crucified him. Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving. I don’t know what makes people so cruel. Try being a gay woman in the Middle East - you’re as good as dead.”
we are all the children of god.
yup!!
Lord fill Sir Elton with the Holy Spirit may he repent cry out to you Jesus......While their is still time..........
also to all you suppose to be christians. here is some advice i got a long time ago and it works. "don't talk about it, be about it". and most of you on here aren't about it at all. you just wanna talk bad about ppl and judge. "judge not lest ye be judged". "let he who is without sin cast the fist stone".
@TheLouiseuropa "I am a sinner and he loves me a great deal"
Are you saying that you are a sinner too? If so, have you asked God to forgive you? Have you accepted Jesus as your Lord?
1997 was the tipping point. The UK was a Christian Nation and on its way to being a leading Protestant Christian Culture.
Didn't work out in the end did it.
@easy1355 i haven't been down to the natural history museum, maybe when i have the opportunity, i might go and have a look see, but you sense of good is only skin deep, what happens when things go to plan in your merry land? then what happens to your sense of what is good? you can relegate your kind of "goodness" to that of the animal kind because that what it is, it has no sense of basis, it changes just as the weather changes
Brutal
Elton John is a great musician. This is a beautiful song. Why do Christians have to fuck everything up? Who cares who he loves, just enjoy the song.
AMEN !!!
@MPNYPDFBI BEST COMMENT EVER! I was shocked when I saw this whole thing. I mean, when I saw the video I thought, "I like Elton John and I like "'Abide with me". This will be nice." Apparently that was not what other people thought.
An obvious but valid obervation on your part.
@vulnerabledonkey ruined? your favourite version's still working, right?
It really shows through - people whose faith is questionable - their singing of these old hymns sound hollow - it's is like death itself parading as life.I am not happy to make these judgements but It feels so much that way.
@easy1355 again i don't get what you mean by me interpreting the scripture, how do you interpret something as love thy neighbour as thyself? or feed thy enemy? i'm in a real dilemma here, are these my interpretations of the scriptures or just a direct command to the christian?
To meleeECI: "do not judge, or you too will be judged" (Matt 7:1). "For in the same way you jugde others you will be judged" (Matt 7:2). "Do not judge and you will not be judged. Do not condemn and you will not be condemned" (Luke 6:37). "For the Lord is our judge" (Isaiah 33:22).
Well all those references say "do not judge" not "judge fairly." Have you asked Sir Elton John what his motives are. My Grandfather is not a Christian, but this hymn holds a lot of meaning for him and I pray every night that he will ask God to abide with him. Jesus also preached tolerance and understanding. I don't think calling a fellow Christian, who you do not know, stupid quite follows that message.
lovely. kolapo faluyi.
Jk. Glad to see him singing a hymn
THIS IS MY grandads FUNERAL SONG
Now we agree :)
@AVGuy2981
your so right if there is a god he / she gave this man his gift to inspire the people
dont suppose you have philadelphia freedom form this concert that we could see?
@pstm1188 - out of context? what?!
Yes - Romans is written to Roman believers. In chapter 1, Paul begins talking about the depravity of mankind; how man has become full of sin (gives lists in 1:24-31) and "approves of those who practice sin" (1:32). Then, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THAT PASSAGE, Paul goes on to rebuke BELIEVERS for being judgmental of them (2:1-3) then in vs 4 reminds them that it was "KINDNESS, TOLERANCE and PATIENCE" that led them to repentance from "the same things" -->(vs1).
@rantingpagan I don't know understand how being a Christian would make you loose your respect and goodwill towards Christianity. Would love for you to explain that. I'm guessing you're atheist. Do you know what makes me sad? That a singer that I have always loved does not "abide with God." But I still love him even so, for his singing and the kindness and money he extends towards the sick and communities. He is a great man.
What was the occation?
It was filmed for British television. It's called "An Audience with Elton John." The Audience is the famous people such as Sting.
Jesus never tolerates sin. The very first thing he does is says repent. What he does not do is sit by and allow people to think they are on a path to righteousness and that they can continue to live in sinful/willfull disobedience to the scriptures. Elton John doesn't even profess to be a Christian so stop defending him.