Lyrical Theology Thursday: Christcentric – “Powerful Parables”
Posted on 10. Jun, 2010 by William Jacobson in Music, Theology
Welcome back to another Lyrical Theology Thursday! Featured this week is a classic track from one of my favorite groups, “Christcentric”. This track is called “Powerful Parables” and features Evangel spittin about two very popular parables from Jesus. The first being “The Rich Man and Lazarus” found in Luke 16:19-31. The second parable is “The Parable of the Sower” found in Matthew 13:1-9 ; Mark 4:1-9; and Luke 8:4-8.
I particularly like the fact that these guys took their time to cover some parables for different reasons. One, because it’s not a subject usually covered in music (at least from what I can tell anyway). Two, the way they handle it. I love the fact that Evangel pretty much just raps the parable to us in some modern day language. These guys give their reasoning for covering parables in the very hook itself. I love that. So, please enjoy and be edified!
-These are earthly stories with a heavenly meaning,
on its weight we should be heavily leaning!
Christ gave them to man as a statement of use,
powerful parables illustrating His truth!-
There was a rich man luxurious wealth and property,
and Lazarus imploring his help in poverty!
Instead of giving gauze he would send his dogs to lick the sores,
of this pauper outside his doors!
With no offer of grub just a ration,
in love with his stashing, the fashion of incompassion!
Denied, then came the day the man died,
and was carried by angels to Abraham’s side!
Now when the rich man’s health and his wealth was taken,
in hell he awakened and felt like he’s baking!
In flames that raged and can’t be gauged by Fahrenheit,
amazed when he gazed and saw Lazarus in paradise!
He can’t fathom why Abraham has him,
and what separates is a great chasm!
Have mercy he’s cursed on this side of the border,
he’s thirsty, dip his fingertip to bring a sip of water!
Smoking with no emphysema,
and he couldn’t cool off if Lazarus brought a drink of Zima!
If memory serves correct he’d disrespect him,
and now they’re on the opposite ends of the spectrum!
His life was a big mishap, and now it’s a wrap,
and it’s too late to bridge the gap!
He begged lay death aside,
let Lazarus and this message rise, before the rest have died!
So they’d best decide, he replied
they’d deny if his corpse stood up and testified!
Now burn for eternity with your soul disturbed,
let the living behold those who hold my word!
When you’re rich and don’t benefit other men with it,
see the rich man and Lazarus that this can be hazardous!
Before it ends and your life’s regrettable,
know this can be u and not just hypothetical!
-These are earthly stories with a heavenly meaning,
on its weight we should be heavily leaning!
Christ gave them to man as a statement of use,
powerful parables illustrating His truth!-
A farmer proceeds to sow seeds in different soils,
to observe which herb grew and which would spoil!
and the path’s results of agriculture,
no increase the seeds a feast for a pack of vultures!
Some he’d throw around, try to sow it down in stony ground,
but only found that it lacked moisture!
They dried up and got fried up,
while other seeds were tied up in a thorn packed cloister!
No room for growth, like a rope noose,
those soon were choked, of no use,
the only produce he received was seed put down in good ground,
he that has an ear here’s the understood sound!
See the path is the heart where the truth was heard,
and its power was devoured by the swooping birds!
The devil takes away the planted seed so they can’t believe,
nothing more than fantasies!
Heard the lies and the word arised from his unfertilized phony start,
now to the stony heart!
They grasp the truth, but with hard hearted attributes,
they absolutely lack the roots!
So there’s joy for a time until their hearts are tried,
and trouble starts to rise and they apostasize!
An unrepentant heart cynder block, can’t give a crop
cuz the seed’s on top and not in the rock!
The seed in the thorns that I’ve spoken about,
is when u caught up in the world and its choking it out!
Blinded to do the, truth revealed,
because the group that u feel needs the Heimlich maneuver!
While the earth that bears
fruit, is the heart given a birth to hear truth and persevere!
Cuz the heart’s the issue it has no worth,
to plant seed in some artificial astroturf!
-These are earthly stories with a heavenly meaning,
on its weight we should be heavily leaning!
Christ gave them to man as a statement of use,
powerful parables illustrating His truth!-
