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Cornerstone Festival is represented as a
Christian event, but in reality, it is a profane, worldly carnival which
promotes false doctrines and dishonors God. Those who truly are Christ's
are to bring glory to Him, not take part in activity which dishonors Him
and violates His Word.
"Love not the world,
neither the things that are in the world.
If any man love the world, the
love of the Father is not in him.
For all that is in the world, the lust
of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes,
and the pride of life, is not of
the Father, but is of the world." —1 John 2:15-16
Everything about Cornerstone Festival
screams "world" and consequently rebellion to the commands of
our Lord. Ecumenical and even New Age religion is common fare. Tattooing
and body piercing are accepted and approved. Young women immodestly
dressed and men with long hair are commonplace. Ungodly, improper movies
are shown. This year, Cornerstone is holding "Days of the
Dead" celebrations complete with films such as The Body Snatcher.
How can those taking part in such things glorify God in their bodies and
spirits? How can those taking part claim to be "a chosen
generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that
ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of
darkness into his marvellous light" (1 Peter 2:9)?
"Give unto the Lord
the glory due unto his name;
worship the Lord in the beauty of
holiness.” —Psalm 29:2
Cornerstone features ungodly, worldly music.
Many of the songs have nonsensical—in a few cases, obscene—lyrics.
Many of the singers ape the world's ways as they jerk, gyrate, and
screech out those lyrics to ear-splitting music. Such musical
performances glorify immature, worldly performers and appeal to the
flesh, but they are not holy, and they do not glorify God. Those who
take part in such sessions are mocking God in an ugly, worldly way
rather than worshiping Him in the beauty of holiness. "For he that
soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that
soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting"
(Galatians 6:8).
"Wherefore also it
is contained in the scripture,
Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner
stone, elect, precious:
and he that believeth on him shall not be
confounded." —1 Peter 2:6
Cornerstone Festival dishonors and
misrepresents the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the chief cornerstone of His
own spiritual house, the Church of Jesus Christ. Those responsible for
this ungodly spectacle would do well to remember that Jesus is "the
blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords"
(1 Timothy 6:15), "whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly
purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the
chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable" (Luke 3:17).
"And he beheld them,
and said, What is this then that is written,
The stone which the
builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? Whosoever
shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall
fall, it will grind him to powder." —Luke 20:17-18
Pilgrims Covenant Church • www.pccmonroe.org
P.O. Box 314, Monroe, WI 53566 • 608-328-4841
The July 7, 2006 "Heart of the Matter"
report on PCC's ministry at
Cornerstone can be read here
or listened to at the link below.
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