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They are a Christian Band. I had this discussion with my Christian cousin who said Comatose was about a girl. because "waking up to you(GOD not a girl) never felt so real" he though it was a girl at first and then I told him 90% of Skillets songs are about God and he was like that makes so much more sense now! haha
Skillet is considered a christian band, yes. But they dont usually adress god or christianity in their songs. This is to draw in people such as athiests and other non-christian people. I guess they figure that if they can get other people's interest, that is the first and biggest step to converting them to christian. They do this without cussing or the mention of sex or drugs, which is quite impressive really. It is hard to make everybody happy, but this is one of the closest things to a compromise that anyone can hope to achieve.
Does the sound of the music make the music bad? If the lyrics promote a good message then should it matter what the sound of the music is? In the life of the christian it is hard to answer. I can listen to MercyMe with Skillet, and Toby Mac with Kutless. They are all different, but all the same. "I like the beat..." Forget the beat read the words. Are the Lyrics pleasing to God? If you can see the angels in heaven singing "Hero" or "Rebirthed" then Skillet must be a Christian band.
Monster is a song about an uncontrolable desire within the songwriter with no mention of the overcoming power of God. Just read the lyrics. It's easier to make in the christian music world.
The Answer to your question. Is yes they are just gonna say place I worship has them come every year for 2years. Rock The Desert is Nothing but Christian Rock! This year we had Swichfoot. Enjoyed them. John has said he don't cuss he doe's not encourage women to lift their blouses. Your mind is your own to Make up! John loves Texas yes we love him!
Is Peter, Paul & Mary's song "Puff the Magic Dragon" about drugs? Regardless of how you answer this question, or what the writer of this song intended, the meaning is too ambiguous because the lyrics are subjective to interpretation. So is Skillet a Christian band? First define Christian band and see if they fit that definition. Don't get swept away by things that appear Christian, but won't acknowledge the name of Christ. Does Skillet do this? Well, they will mention the name of Christ, sing about Jesus, and talk about spreading the gospel. In 15 minutes of internet searching you can find that. So as long as their lives are lived for Christ, I would say that yes, they are a Christian band.
Yes, most definitely they are Christian. If you listen beyond the electric guitars and ferocious drumbeats and really pay attention to lyrics, you might be surprised. Even though some of the songs don't directly mention God, if you truly listen, you'll see that the theme of most of their songs is God.
Christians have gotten the label of being judgmental because we do way too much talking and not nearly enough walking. People rn't interested in a bunch of words, they want action. & genuine actions only comes from genuine love & forgiveness received from Christ. Skillet goes to church together, they do worship together they do bible study together as a band. They tour with bands who see them staying away from alcohol, drugs and meaningless casual sex. They are preaching the gospel message with their actions. Who do you think has a bigger impact a person who preaches scripture to you all day and then goes and gets drunk and has casual sex with some stranger or people like Skillet? Preach the gospel at all time when necessary use words.
Christian fans of Skillet know that Hero and The Last Night and Whispers are about God, and Monster is about sin. To non christians their about having hope in a bad situation and maybe they come to a show and hear that that hope is found in Christ. Obviously that doesn't always happen, but Skillet isn't putting out any negative messages out their in their music. If Jesus can eat dinner with tax collectors and sinners I think Skillet can go on tour with secular bands.
Minpin, Ur judging Skillet solely on lyrics that in no way profane. Ur judging them b/c Jesus isn't spelled out enuf. Newsboys, Mercyme, tobyMac...all great christian bands yes? Ofcourse, but 99.9 percent of their fans & 99.9 percent of the people they play in front of are christians. John realized that secular bands were having a much larger impact on the world and on the youth than Skillet was. This is why their writing style and lyrics have changed, they are trying to reach the lost with a message of hope for any situation. They want to reach the lost & hopeless, Jesus would leave 99 to find one Matthew 18:12. I've been to 15 shows all of which Skillet talked about Christ & 1 of them they had an alter call. not christian enough 4 U? Skillet plays in front of new fans at every show & in front of a large # of unbelievers and they play positive uplifting music that people can relate to & find hope in. Jesus is more interested in the heart than He is peoples words. Look at the pharisees, they knew the scriptures better than any but their hearts were hardened to the truth in them so their actions did not follow their words.
Matthew 9:10-12 (English Standard Version) 10 And as Jesus reclined at a table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" 12 but when he heard it, he said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.
Fast forward: And as Skillet played a concert in the arena, behold many drug addicts and sinners came were hanging out with them and when Minpin (I am in no way saying you are like a pharisee only that in this situation you are making a similar observation, I am not questioning your personal faith only trying to help you see Skillet's heart for the lost) saw this, he said to Skillet's fans "Why does Skillet tour with these drug addicts and sinners?" and Skillet and we Panheads would tell you because they have a heart for the lost and they want to have a positive influence on young people. They want rock listeners to hear something other than trash, a message that doesn't praise drinking and drugs and casual sex but inspires hope (The Last Night, Whispers, Hero) and forgiveness (Forgiven, Older I Get). And yet they still offer convictions for people who are already christians and even non christians that they have personal demons or sin to deal with (Monster, Sometimes, INMIY) They also write about being at war with the world's ways and about standing strong in the face of adversity (Awake And Alive) Who can forget the lyrics"forever hold this heart that I will give to you forever I will live for you!" They have not been backsliding they didn't forget their roots, they by God's grace grew and in growing their hearts and eyes were opened too see God's heart for the lost. And because of this they changed their writing style to relate to all people and yet still relate to christians spiritually, the messages is still clear for christians.
Skillet is a Christian band whose ultimate goal is to worship Christ and bring people to him. They also say that they play music for everyone, not only Christians. That being said, their songs have Biblical basis.
Hero - He wrote the song after he was in a checkout line with his daughter when she asked what something on the cover on one of the magazines, ostensibly Cosmo, meant. He also had seen a cover with a picture of a celebrity going into rehab. With all of the evil of this world, he saw that the only thing that could save this fallen world is Christ, so he wrote the song. The music video shows everyday heroes who people can look up to.I would have prefferred a video with a story, sort of like what Monster's video is. The pyro is good however. I guess that one could say that the fire while the rain is pouring shows how we should still burn for God even in the worst of times, but I'm pretty sure that John just wanted to blow some stuff up for Jesus.
Monster - Monster talks about how the sin inside of a person could consume their lives and turn them into someone who they should never have been
Awake and Alive - Please refer to the speech in front of this video: youtube.com/watch?v=YXZRDmxeXrQ
Dead Inside - A cry for salvation when all hope is lost
Rebirthing - Life given through salvation and wanting to passionately live for God.
The Last Night - A song written mostly from God's perspective on how He is the comforter when life seems hopeless.
Yours to Hold - The prom song. As a panhead that isn't me once wrote, "It's about God's yearning to know you better & help you through life's struggles Because He loves you. Skillet songs can be generally classified: 1) person to God, 2) God to person, or 3) person to person.
The Comatose CD:
Rebirthing 1
The Last Night & Yours to Hold 2 & 3
Better than Drugs & Comatose 1
The Older I Get & Those Nights 3
Falling Inside the Black 1
Say Goodbye 3
Whispers 2
Looking for Angels 1 then 3"
Well put DRUMMER. Regarding NATE's question, here are a few helpful things that I've learned about Skillet's songs. You can search for some recent Skillet interviews to get more in depth answers.
It's Not Me It's You is a song that John Cooper describes as pertaining to unhealthy relationships or bad influences. Sometimes when things go wrong in life, the root problem is what you are allowing to affect you and have influence over you. This song is about realizing the problems and escaping from them.
Monster and Sometimes are both about the struggle with sin that everyone goes through.
John has admitted that Believe is about when he does stupid things and has to ask his friends and his wife (Korey) for forgiveness. That song is a plea for loved ones to be more understanding with each other because we all do things we don't mean to do from time to time.
I think Should've When You Could've is about being careful not to miss out on what really matters in life. Similar to One Day Too Late.
I'm surprised you think Hero has a questionable message in the video. John said he was inspired to write a song called Hero when he saw a tabloid cover with a picture of a popular young actress/singer checking into rehab. He realized that young people need someone to look up to, not celebrities on tabloids. The music video for Hero features a firefighter, a sheriff, a surgeon, and a soldier as representatives of modern day heroes who are making a real difference in the world. But of course the ultimate hero is Jesus Christ ("I've got a Hero living in me).
I have to say from the perspective of an artist who is a Christian, playing music is about telling a story. It may be the Gospel or the experiences in life as Christians or just past experiences. Being a Christian and a musician does not mean that you can only play a song about God. These songs have a meaning to the person who wrote them.
They are a Christian Band. I
They are a Christian Band. I had this discussion with my Christian cousin who said Comatose was about a girl. because "waking up to you(GOD not a girl) never felt so real" he though it was a girl at first and then I told him 90% of Skillets songs are about God and he was like that makes so much more sense now! haha
I never knew! And yes they
I never knew! And yes they are! I was lost lonely afraid so i started to listen to them but suddenly i heard savior .....Now i'm saved by Jesus >.<
Skillet is considered a
Skillet is considered a christian band, yes. But they dont usually adress god or christianity in their songs. This is to draw in people such as athiests and other non-christian people. I guess they figure that if they can get other people's interest, that is the first and biggest step to converting them to christian. They do this without cussing or the mention of sex or drugs, which is quite impressive really. It is hard to make everybody happy, but this is one of the closest things to a compromise that anyone can hope to achieve.
Reviving for future
Reviving for future discussion.
Skillet is a Christian band.
Skillet is a Christian band. Especially if you listen to some of their older songs like "You Take My Rights Away" and "Savior."
you can tell they are by some
you can tell they are by some of their songs and the do play at winter jam
hey guys. ilove your music. :
hey guys. ilove your music. :) and also all of you. Godbless you and your career guys. :)
jez louiz just because it
jez louiz just because it loud and head banging doesnt mean they aint christian
I still have 20 mins left
I still have 20 mins left until the next day! Happy almost late birthday Korey!
Yeah happy birthday Korey!
Yeah happy birthday Korey! She is 40 now, but still rocking the stage. :)
or...yesterday according to
or...yesterday according to skillet.com
wow this is an old discussion
wow this is an old discussion...btw I heard it's Korey's birthday?!
Yeah, I've read the comments
Yeah, I've read the comments on here before. Pretty heated. I try to avoid them as much as possible.(with one exception)
That's a good thing.
That's a good thing.
We don't have discussions
We don't have discussions like this anymore.
Does the sound of the music make the music bad? If the lyrics promote a good message then should it matter what the sound of the music is? In the life of the christian it is hard to answer. I can listen to MercyMe with Skillet, and Toby Mac with Kutless. They are all different, but all the same. "I like the beat..." Forget the beat read the words. Are the Lyrics pleasing to God? If you can see the angels in heaven singing "Hero" or "Rebirthed" then Skillet must be a Christian band.
yes they are Christian
They are definitely Christian.
Monster is a song about an uncontrolable desire within the songwriter with no mention of the overcoming power of God. Just read the lyrics. It's easier to make in the christian music world.
The Answer to your question. Is yes they are just gonna say place I worship has them come every year for 2years. Rock The Desert is Nothing but Christian Rock! This year we had Swichfoot. Enjoyed them. John has said he don't cuss he doe's not encourage women to lift their blouses. Your mind is your own to Make up! John loves Texas yes we love him!
Margo
Is Peter, Paul & Mary's song "Puff the Magic Dragon" about drugs? Regardless of how you answer this question, or what the writer of this song intended, the meaning is too ambiguous because the lyrics are subjective to interpretation. So is Skillet a Christian band? First define Christian band and see if they fit that definition. Don't get swept away by things that appear Christian, but won't acknowledge the name of Christ. Does Skillet do this? Well, they will mention the name of Christ, sing about Jesus, and talk about spreading the gospel. In 15 minutes of internet searching you can find that. So as long as their lives are lived for Christ, I would say that yes, they are a Christian band.
Yes, most definitely they are Christian. If you listen beyond the electric guitars and ferocious drumbeats and really pay attention to lyrics, you might be surprised. Even though some of the songs don't directly mention God, if you truly listen, you'll see that the theme of most of their songs is God.
@Far From Alone, I wrote that article! May I ask how you came across it? I love finding out how people get directed to my site!
And yeah, the article pretty much sums up my thoughts on the issue: YES, Skillet is a Christian band!
This article. ---> http://www.fortechattanooga.com/forte-exclusives/skilletandthecontrovers...
Christians have gotten the label of being judgmental because we do way too much talking and not nearly enough walking. People rn't interested in a bunch of words, they want action. & genuine actions only comes from genuine love & forgiveness received from Christ. Skillet goes to church together, they do worship together they do bible study together as a band. They tour with bands who see them staying away from alcohol, drugs and meaningless casual sex. They are preaching the gospel message with their actions. Who do you think has a bigger impact a person who preaches scripture to you all day and then goes and gets drunk and has casual sex with some stranger or people like Skillet? Preach the gospel at all time when necessary use words.
Christian fans of Skillet know that Hero and The Last Night and Whispers are about God, and Monster is about sin. To non christians their about having hope in a bad situation and maybe they come to a show and hear that that hope is found in Christ. Obviously that doesn't always happen, but Skillet isn't putting out any negative messages out their in their music. If Jesus can eat dinner with tax collectors and sinners I think Skillet can go on tour with secular bands.
Minpin, Ur judging Skillet solely on lyrics that in no way profane. Ur judging them b/c Jesus isn't spelled out enuf. Newsboys, Mercyme, tobyMac...all great christian bands yes? Ofcourse, but 99.9 percent of their fans & 99.9 percent of the people they play in front of are christians. John realized that secular bands were having a much larger impact on the world and on the youth than Skillet was. This is why their writing style and lyrics have changed, they are trying to reach the lost with a message of hope for any situation. They want to reach the lost & hopeless, Jesus would leave 99 to find one Matthew 18:12. I've been to 15 shows all of which Skillet talked about Christ & 1 of them they had an alter call. not christian enough 4 U? Skillet plays in front of new fans at every show & in front of a large # of unbelievers and they play positive uplifting music that people can relate to & find hope in. Jesus is more interested in the heart than He is peoples words. Look at the pharisees, they knew the scriptures better than any but their hearts were hardened to the truth in them so their actions did not follow their words.
Matthew 9:10-12 (English Standard Version) 10 And as Jesus reclined at a table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" 12 but when he heard it, he said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.
Fast forward: And as Skillet played a concert in the arena, behold many drug addicts and sinners came were hanging out with them and when Minpin (I am in no way saying you are like a pharisee only that in this situation you are making a similar observation, I am not questioning your personal faith only trying to help you see Skillet's heart for the lost) saw this, he said to Skillet's fans "Why does Skillet tour with these drug addicts and sinners?" and Skillet and we Panheads would tell you because they have a heart for the lost and they want to have a positive influence on young people. They want rock listeners to hear something other than trash, a message that doesn't praise drinking and drugs and casual sex but inspires hope (The Last Night, Whispers, Hero) and forgiveness (Forgiven, Older I Get). And yet they still offer convictions for people who are already christians and even non christians that they have personal demons or sin to deal with (Monster, Sometimes, INMIY) They also write about being at war with the world's ways and about standing strong in the face of adversity (Awake And Alive) Who can forget the lyrics"forever hold this heart that I will give to you forever I will live for you!" They have not been backsliding they didn't forget their roots, they by God's grace grew and in growing their hearts and eyes were opened too see God's heart for the lost. And because of this they changed their writing style to relate to all people and yet still relate to christians spiritually, the messages is still clear for christians.
Skillet is a Christian band whose ultimate goal is to worship Christ and bring people to him. They also say that they play music for everyone, not only Christians. That being said, their songs have Biblical basis.
Hero - He wrote the song after he was in a checkout line with his daughter when she asked what something on the cover on one of the magazines, ostensibly Cosmo, meant. He also had seen a cover with a picture of a celebrity going into rehab. With all of the evil of this world, he saw that the only thing that could save this fallen world is Christ, so he wrote the song. The music video shows everyday heroes who people can look up to.I would have prefferred a video with a story, sort of like what Monster's video is. The pyro is good however. I guess that one could say that the fire while the rain is pouring shows how we should still burn for God even in the worst of times, but I'm pretty sure that John just wanted to blow some stuff up for Jesus.
Monster - Monster talks about how the sin inside of a person could consume their lives and turn them into someone who they should never have been
Awake and Alive - Please refer to the speech in front of this video: youtube.com/watch?v=YXZRDmxeXrQ
Dead Inside - A cry for salvation when all hope is lost
Rebirthing - Life given through salvation and wanting to passionately live for God.
The Last Night - A song written mostly from God's perspective on how He is the comforter when life seems hopeless.
Yours to Hold - The prom song. As a panhead that isn't me once wrote, "It's about God's yearning to know you better & help you through life's struggles Because He loves you. Skillet songs can be generally classified: 1) person to God, 2) God to person, or 3) person to person.
The Comatose CD:
Rebirthing 1
The Last Night & Yours to Hold 2 & 3
Better than Drugs & Comatose 1
The Older I Get & Those Nights 3
Falling Inside the Black 1
Say Goodbye 3
Whispers 2
Looking for Angels 1 then 3"
The message is always there.
Well put DRUMMER. Regarding NATE's question, here are a few helpful things that I've learned about Skillet's songs. You can search for some recent Skillet interviews to get more in depth answers.
It's Not Me It's You is a song that John Cooper describes as pertaining to unhealthy relationships or bad influences. Sometimes when things go wrong in life, the root problem is what you are allowing to affect you and have influence over you. This song is about realizing the problems and escaping from them.
Monster and Sometimes are both about the struggle with sin that everyone goes through.
John has admitted that Believe is about when he does stupid things and has to ask his friends and his wife (Korey) for forgiveness. That song is a plea for loved ones to be more understanding with each other because we all do things we don't mean to do from time to time.
I think Should've When You Could've is about being careful not to miss out on what really matters in life. Similar to One Day Too Late.
I'm surprised you think Hero has a questionable message in the video. John said he was inspired to write a song called Hero when he saw a tabloid cover with a picture of a popular young actress/singer checking into rehab. He realized that young people need someone to look up to, not celebrities on tabloids. The music video for Hero features a firefighter, a sheriff, a surgeon, and a soldier as representatives of modern day heroes who are making a real difference in the world. But of course the ultimate hero is Jesus Christ ("I've got a Hero living in me).
Hope this helps!
I have to say from the perspective of an artist who is a Christian, playing music is about telling a story. It may be the Gospel or the experiences in life as Christians or just past experiences. Being a Christian and a musician does not mean that you can only play a song about God. These songs have a meaning to the person who wrote them.
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