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Jared104 · #19 (**permalink**) 06-29-2008, 02:36 AM

I don't know exactly where I would be in this scheme. I am not traditionally reformed. What I mean is that I don't wear a suit to church, I usually ear jeans and a T-shirt. That might offend some of you, but I don't think Jesus is offended. He looks at our hearts.

Aside from this, I mostly listen to worship music. And of that, I primarily listen to "Reformed" worship like Keith & Kristyn Getty, Stuart Townend, Sovereign Grace Music, Shane & Shane, Watermark, Chris Tomlin, etc. Also, I listen to some Christian hip-hop, mostly by artists that are "Reformed" and some other stuff like Coldplay, U2, Matisyahu, etc. Then, some other kinds of Christian music like Christian blues, reggae, R&B, jazz, soul, neo-soul, electronic, bluegrass, folk, reggaeton, etc.

However, I have a strong sense that holiness is important and this confuses people sometimes when I explain to them the perseverance of the saints. They hear "once saved, always saved" and I have to explain to them that this is not what is meant by the perseverance of the saints. At least not the way that they have been taught.

Anyway, then when I stress the importance of personal holiness, they look at me like I'm Wesleyan or something. I try to tell them that I take what I'm saying from the Bible and this is also what the Puritans taught, but they still think that I'm either legalistic or antinomian. Isn't that great being called both legalistic and antinomian. Some things never cease to amaze me.