Lyrical Theology Thursday: Shai Linne – “Biblical Theology”

Posted on 24. Jun, 2010 by William Jacobson in Music, Theology

Welcome back to another Lyrical Theology Thursday! Lampmode Recordings has just released a brand new mix cd with various artists from their music label and a few others. Although this is a mix of artists, the theme of the CD is central. The CD is entitled: “The Church: Called and Collected”. It is inspired by a book called “9 Marks of a healthy church” written by Pastor Mark Dever of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington DC. Much like the book, “The Church” attempts to cover all the different marks that a local church needs to be Biblical. Examples such as Leadership, Church Discipline, Evangelism, Expository Preaching and many more. You will hear snippets of Pastor Dever speaking as well as Pastor Thabiti Anyabwile. Truly an important project for today’s Young, Restless and Reformed. I see this CD being a field manual of sorts for young urban church planters. A truly remarkable concept with musical quality that matches. Today, I have decided to highlight on particular mark, “Biblical Theology” (God’s glory from beginning to end). Shai Linne will be your teacher today. So listen up!

Verse1:
God word is like a breeze in the tropics/
And Jesus got the keys to the cockpit/
He’s the King, the Priest and the Prophet/
So please watch as we proceed with the topic/
And that’s Biblical Theology/
That phrase alone will give some people allergies/
They say its not practical enough/
Just give me Jesus that will be enough/
That seems plausible and logical/
Nobody wants to be all cold and theological/
But being a theologians not optional/
Cause when you talk about Christ/
your saying something doctrinal/
Either accurately/
Portrays his majesty/
Or its a travesty/
Or worse, blasphemy/
You could do a global search/
This mark is crucial to the health of a local church/

Hook:
The Christian life is a difficult odyssey/
The faithful are a statistical anomaly/
The enemy wants to trick us hypnotically/
That’s why we need that Biblical Theology/

Lord God, deliver us from apostasy/
The human heart is given to idolatry/
The situation is critical, we gotta see/
The importance of Biblical Theology/

Verse 2:
What do I mean by Biblical Theology?/
The whole theme of Scripture and God’s the key/
It’s following the Bibles storyline/
And the ultimate goal is seeing God’s glory shine/
What He starts he finishes with dedication/
A work of art/
From Genesis to Revelation/
From God’s creation/
To mans fall, to redemption, to consummation/
His designs in structure,
Each time will fluster/
What mind could instruct the divine conductor/
His worthiness sits enthroned in the heavens/
Sturdy and fix/
Romans 11:36/
Biblical Theology encompasses/
Who God is, what he promises and accomplishes/
So clever we behold/
His endeavors unfold/
The Greatest story ever told/

Hook

Verse 3:
The LORD has not decided to keep us guessin/
He gave us the word/
providing us correction/
And the Spirit for guidance and direction/
Biblical Theology is like protection/
From ourselves/
and our improper reflections/
So we can follow the BIble/
Not just our affections/
Otherwise we would chop it into sections/
And not make the connection like the doctrine of election/
And satan is waiting to slice us into mince meat/
If our faith is a mile wide and an inch deep/
Theology is like a root of a tree/
Which determines how rich the fruits gonna be/
And by Gods grace/
He’ll breath on us with His breath/
lead us in His steps/
show us His eagerness to bless/
And we’ll experience true peace within our depths/
Because we’ll know the meaning of Jesus in His death

Hook

Tags: 9 Marks, Biblical Theology, Holy Hip Hop, Lampmode, Lyrical Theology Thursday, Mark Dever, Thabiti Anyabwile, The Church