Vicky Beeching Gospel singer - chooses to walk in the sins of the flesh
The article below is from Christianity Today. It is important to realize that every Christian may experience various sexual feelings, even homosexual feelings. For males to feel sexual attraction to others females when married.
But scriptures informs us clearly, that we are to walk in the Spirit and we will not fulfill these desires of the flesh. The desires may come from flesh, our fallen nature, temptation and even Satan. But most likely, they come from our old nature. When saved, we now have a choice (before we didn't) - we can choose to walk in the Spirit.
Is it easy? No It is often difficult, hard a grind, with temptations increasing daily. You may have hands laid on you, demons cast out but really, it is the struggle of the flesh. When solid biblical teaching is missing, people get confused, hurt and broken. Just replace gay homosexual feelings with adultery, pride, jealousy, murder, all sins of the flesh.
You can even be serving God, worship leading, a preacher, evangelists while still battling walking in the flesh. The decision is not to say the flesh is right and good. The decision is to walk in the Spirit.
A popular now unpopular writer and singer of CCM worship songs, Vicky Beeching, came out as gay Wednesday in an interview with the U.K. newspaper The Independent.
“What Jesus taught was a radical message of welcome and inclusion and love,” said the 35-year-old Anglican, who recently left the Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) world to become a TV news commentator, but still makes a living from royalties when American churches sing her worship songs.
“What Jesus taught was a radical message of welcome and inclusion and love,” said the 35-year-old Anglican, who recently left the Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) world to become a TV news commentator, but still makes a living from royalties when American churches sing her worship songs.
We are not quite sure what Bible Vicky is referring to when she says Jesus accepts and loves all sinners without repentance of sins?
Beeching is one of the most prominent CCM singers to come out since Jennifer Knapp's much-discussed revelation in 2010.
Beeching, who sings the popular worship song “Glory to God Forever,” described experiencing same-sex attraction starting at age 13 and going on to feel conflicted, yet not repentant, not walking in the Spirit like we all have to do, not resisting temptation, in evangelical settings, where church leaders would pray against the “homosexuality”.
Beeching is one of the most prominent CCM singers to come out since Jennifer Knapp's much-discussed revelation in 2010.
Beeching, who sings the popular worship song “Glory to God Forever,” described experiencing same-sex attraction starting at age 13 and going on to feel conflicted, yet not repentant, not walking in the Spirit like we all have to do, not resisting temptation, in evangelical settings, where church leaders would pray against the “homosexuality”.
But she said she also went to a Catholic priest for absolution. her feelings remained. But like all Christians, we are called to walk in the Spirit and not fulfill the desires of the flesh. She chose even unknowingly to walk in the flesh and to fulfil those desires. Is she smart, talents and gifted? Yes is she biblically in sin? Yes.
She studied theology at Oxford and went on to spend much of her 20s in the Christian music scene in the United States, living in Nashville and San Diego. Over the past decade, Beeching has recorded three albums, performed with America's best-known Christian artists, and had her songs appear on popular compilations such as WOW Worship and Here I Am to Worship.
She studied theology at Oxford and went on to spend much of her 20s in the Christian music scene in the United States, living in Nashville and San Diego. Over the past decade, Beeching has recorded three albums, performed with America's best-known Christian artists, and had her songs appear on popular compilations such as WOW Worship and Here I Am to Worship.
Her Oxford, Catholic, Pentecostal, evangelical merry go round theological experience would have provided no firm foundation. As a singer, she would have mixed with worldly attitudes. You can have a nice voice, sing as a worship leader but be very confused even wrong on a range of views on theology.
Her official bio notes that "the genre she wrote and played is known as Contemporary Christian Music" and explains:
[Beeching] was offered a recording contract with (what was then) the biggest Christian record label in the world – EMI’s Sparrow Records. Accepting their offer, Vicky relocated to the States for almost a decade, living in the ‘Bible Belt’ of Nashville Tennessee and becoming a familiar face and voice in American Christian media.
Writing songs that appeared on gold albums, Vicky’s compositions feature in the ‘top 25 most sung’ in North American churches. Her lyrics have been translated into a multiplicity of languages and hundreds of thousands of people sing her songs in churches across the globe every month. Her music has been part of the soundtrack to a generation of Christian teenagers’ lives.
Her official bio notes that "the genre she wrote and played is known as Contemporary Christian Music" and explains:
[Beeching] was offered a recording contract with (what was then) the biggest Christian record label in the world – EMI’s Sparrow Records. Accepting their offer, Vicky relocated to the States for almost a decade, living in the ‘Bible Belt’ of Nashville Tennessee and becoming a familiar face and voice in American Christian media.
Writing songs that appeared on gold albums, Vicky’s compositions feature in the ‘top 25 most sung’ in North American churches. Her lyrics have been translated into a multiplicity of languages and hundreds of thousands of people sing her songs in churches across the globe every month. Her music has been part of the soundtrack to a generation of Christian teenagers’ lives.
The betrayal of scripture, her fall into temptation and sin should be treated as equally as others who have fallen into gross sin.
Today's Christian Music, praising her Eternity Invades album in 2010, described her as "being touted as Christian music's 'next big thing,'" and "having mentored with the likes of Matt Redman and Tim Hughes, Beeching's place in the modern worship scene seemed like a no-brainer."
“Glory to God Forever,” which she performs with Steve Fee, is currently one of the 100 most popular songs sung in churches, as measured by Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI).Beeching "still considers herself an evangelical," writes veteran British religion reporter Ruth Gledhill after interviewing the singer, "although she no longer attends charismatic evangelical services and now prefers the more traditional services of London's main cathedrals."
Today's Christian Music, praising her Eternity Invades album in 2010, described her as "being touted as Christian music's 'next big thing,'" and "having mentored with the likes of Matt Redman and Tim Hughes, Beeching's place in the modern worship scene seemed like a no-brainer."
“Glory to God Forever,” which she performs with Steve Fee, is currently one of the 100 most popular songs sung in churches, as measured by Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI).Beeching "still considers herself an evangelical," writes veteran British religion reporter Ruth Gledhill after interviewing the singer, "although she no longer attends charismatic evangelical services and now prefers the more traditional services of London's main cathedrals."
The reason for this is simple. The traditional cathedrals will NOT confront her sin. Like most Christians who choose to sin, they choose to hold up the faced of their faith but avoid any church that declares the truth and calls for accountability of their lives unto God.
"I am not angry with the Church, even though it has been very difficult," she told Gledhill. "The Church is still my family. Family do not always agree or see eye to eye. But family stick together, and I am committed to being part of the Church, working for change."
The sinner then seeks to appear righteous, pointing the finger at the church and not themselves. These are typical gestures of a person under thew conviction of the Holy Spirit but reacting.
Beeching now lives in London, where she discusses church news on the BBC and other news outlets. She came out to her parents earlier this year, and to Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and his daughter, Katharine Welby Roberts. Though the Church of England does not recognize same-sex unions, Beeching has previously vocalized her support for equal marriage and LGBT rights.
Her confusion and promotion of sin, indicated clearly her fallen state with regards to Christ.
“The Church's teaching was the reason that I lived in so much shame and isolation and pain for all those years. But rather than abandon it and say it's broken, I want to be part of the change,” she told The Independent.
The sinner wishes to change the Bible, mrriage, the teaching by Jesus and the Apostle Paul. If this is not arrogance, I do not know what it is?
Beeching still relies on royalties from her worship music to make a living, and she wrote in April that speaking out about LGBT rights is costing her. "As a result of raising my voice to support equal marriage, I’ve received lots of messages from conservative American churches saying they will 'boycott my songs.' If they don’t get sung in the mega-churches of North America, my royalties basically stop."
And why should Christian support a person who has turned her back on God, Christ and has decided to step out of holiness and live in sin.
In recent years, a handful of Christian artists have come out as gay, including Ray Boltz, gospel singer Tonéx, and most famously, Jennifer Knapp, who described her hiatus from Christian music and her decision to come out in an interview with CT. CT covered the resulting debate as well as how Christian retail and radio responded. Knapp is releasing a book about her story, focusing on her faith and sexuality, in the fall.
"I am not angry with the Church, even though it has been very difficult," she told Gledhill. "The Church is still my family. Family do not always agree or see eye to eye. But family stick together, and I am committed to being part of the Church, working for change."
The sinner then seeks to appear righteous, pointing the finger at the church and not themselves. These are typical gestures of a person under thew conviction of the Holy Spirit but reacting.
Beeching now lives in London, where she discusses church news on the BBC and other news outlets. She came out to her parents earlier this year, and to Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and his daughter, Katharine Welby Roberts. Though the Church of England does not recognize same-sex unions, Beeching has previously vocalized her support for equal marriage and LGBT rights.
Her confusion and promotion of sin, indicated clearly her fallen state with regards to Christ.
“The Church's teaching was the reason that I lived in so much shame and isolation and pain for all those years. But rather than abandon it and say it's broken, I want to be part of the change,” she told The Independent.
The sinner wishes to change the Bible, mrriage, the teaching by Jesus and the Apostle Paul. If this is not arrogance, I do not know what it is?
Beeching still relies on royalties from her worship music to make a living, and she wrote in April that speaking out about LGBT rights is costing her. "As a result of raising my voice to support equal marriage, I’ve received lots of messages from conservative American churches saying they will 'boycott my songs.' If they don’t get sung in the mega-churches of North America, my royalties basically stop."
And why should Christian support a person who has turned her back on God, Christ and has decided to step out of holiness and live in sin.
In recent years, a handful of Christian artists have come out as gay, including Ray Boltz, gospel singer Tonéx, and most famously, Jennifer Knapp, who described her hiatus from Christian music and her decision to come out in an interview with CT. CT covered the resulting debate as well as how Christian retail and radio responded. Knapp is releasing a book about her story, focusing on her faith and sexuality, in the fall.
