Secular Music: A Sound Out of Tune with the Spirit

Disclaimer : Certain phrases and analogies appear more than once throughout this article. I hope their repetition strengthens the message rather than burdens the reader. Also, the composition of this article may not be the strongest; however, I hope that, despite this, the main message is still conveyed clearly and faithfully. Introduction Music surrounds us. It fills our homes, our streets, and our minds—often without our consent. It has the power to inspire, uplift, and mov

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Turn Back and Live: The Scriptural Meaning of Repentance

Introduction The very first words our Master, יהושוע , proclaimed at the beginning of His ministry were: “ Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has drawn near ” ( Matthew 4:17 ). This was not a suggestion, but the foundational call of His message. Before miracles, before parables, before teachings about prayer or faith, the first command was repent. This same call had already been heralded by John the Baptist, the voice crying out in the wilderness: “ Repent, for the kingdom of

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Repentance: The Kingdom’s First Call

The very first words our Master, יהושוע, proclaimed at the beginning of His ministry were:

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has drawn near.”

This was not a suggestion, but the foundational call of His message.

Repentance is not a side note in Scripture — it is the doorway to the Kingdom. Before miracles, before parables, before comfort, came the command: Turn back.

From Moses to the prophets, from John in the wilderness to the lips of יהושוע Himself, the call has never changed: To repent is to step out of rebellion and into covenant life.
To turn from sin and return to יהוה.

This is not emotional regret — it is spiritual reorientation.
Not fleeting sorrow — but submission to truth.
Not temporary remorse — but the beginning of transformation.

Repentance is the first movement of restoration,
the doorway from death to life,
from darkness to light,
from distance to fellowship.

“Turn back to Me, and I will turn back to you.” — Zechariah 1:3

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A Spirituality That Cannot Endure
 Vague spirituality feels comforting, but it cannot endure when truth confronts it. It can soothe the conscience for a moment, but it cannot cleanse the heart. It can calm the mood, but it cannot conquer death. To rely on vague spirituality in that day is to cling to something that cannot stand — it will vanish, and the soul will be left exposed.

People seek peace, transcendence, and belonging. That desire is real and deeply human. The issue is not the longing — it is where that longing is placed. Vague spirituality offers temporary emotional relief, but it does not deal with sin, repentance, or accountability before Aluhym. It does not transform the heart. It does not reconcile the soul to its Creator.

Christ offers more than comfort. He offers forgiveness, renewal, and true life. Vague spirituality offers feelings. The living Aluhym offers truth.

And when everything false is stripped away, only what is grounded in Him will remain.

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Counterfeit Spirituality

Modern spirituality keeps the feeling of awe but discards the God who gives it. It loves the emotion but avoids the authority.

When awe stops at the creation and does not rise to the Creator, it collapses into idolatry… Vague spirituality can stir emotion, but it cannot satisfy the soul, because it refuses to recognise the One who made the soul for Himself.

They borrow fragments of religions, curate their own rituals, customise transcendence so it never wounds our pride. But a god trimmed down to our preferences is no God at all.

Crystals cannot speak.
Energy cannot save.
Vibes cannot conquer death.

The living Aluhym alone gives life, breath, and all else.

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The Phrase That Sounds Deep but Isn’t

“Spiritual, not religious” sounds enlightened. But the beauty of that phrase hides a deep contradiction.
It offers depth without obedience, freedom without boundaries, meaning without commitment.
In the end, it trades substance for sentiment… fullness for emptiness… reality for illusion.

Many reject “religion” because they’ve seen hypocrisy and hollow ritual — the very things יהושוע Himself rebuked.

But running from corrupted expressions of faith doesn’t lead to truth. It leads to vagueness — a fog where nothing must be obeyed, nothing must be surrendered, and nothing must be believed.

Vagueness feels safe precisely because it never confronts. But truth confronts — and awakens.

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In the World, Not of It

Daniel served in Babylon. Joseph governed Egypt. Esther walked the courts of Persia. The set-apart have never been called to flee the world — but to remain unshaken within it. Their surroundings did not define them. Their loyalties did.

“They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in Your truth; Your word is truth.” — John 17:16–17

We move through the same cities, workplaces, and environments as everyone else — yet our hearts must beat to a different rhythm. Proximity is never neutral. It is not the ultimate danger, but it becomes the soil where assimilation takes root. What we keep close slowly becomes what feels normal — and what feels normal is what the heart eventually learns to accept.

You may live in Babylon, but Babylon must not live in you. You may labour in Egypt, but Egypt must not shape your desires. You may stand in Persia’s courts, but Persia must not redefine your identity.

Faithfulness is not proven by escaping culture, but by refusing to bow to it. The world does not need believers who assimilate — it needs a people who remain set-apart in Babylon.

Be distinct. Stand firm. Shine.

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Blurred Boundaries → Silent Compromise
 Compromise doesn’t announce itself. It creeps in quietly — through one softened conviction, one small tolerance, one “harmless” choice. Little by little, the line fades until there’s no line left.

“A little leaven leavens the whole lump.” — Galatians 5:9 “Friendship with the world is enmity with Aluhym.” — James 4:4

From Eve’s hesitation in the garden to Lot’s home near Sodom, blurred boundaries always ended in bondage. Darkness doesn’t come with force — it settles in slowly until our senses grow dull.

The idols of modern Babylon aren’t golden statues — they are comfort, entertainment, and the need to belong. They don’t demand open rebellion, only quiet compromise.

Guard your heart. Discern what shapes your desires. Holiness isn’t passive — it’s a deliberate stand to remain pure when the world rewards conformity and disguises compromise as goodness.

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The Counterfeit Feast

Autumn was never meant to be a time when death is mocked and darkness is celebrated. Yet today, Halloween has become just that — a culture that dresses death, demons, and witchcraft in humour, and dares to call it harmless.

Instead, this season was designed — by יהוה — to point to repentance, resurrection, and the return of the King. While the world celebrates Halloween — a festival built on fear, death, and the occult — יהוה has already appointed holy days that proclaim life, redemption, and resurrection. That holy day is called Yom Teruah — the Day of Trumpets.

Yom Teruah declares: 
“The trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable.” — 1 Corinthians 15:52

Yet Halloween parades skeletons, witches, demons, and ghosts — a counterfeit feast, twisting the hope of resurrection into mockery and entertainment. In the very season when we are called to proclaim life over death, the world glorifies death itself.

We cannot honour the Living Aluhym by joining festivals born in fear, shaped by darkness, and devoted to what He calls detestable.

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Light in the Midst of Halloween Darkness

“Therefore, “Come out from among them and be separate, says יהוה, and do not touch what is unclean, and I shall receive you.” — 2 Corinthians 6:17

The world mocks evil, wears death as costume, and calls it culture. Yet those who belong to Messiah are not called to blend in — but to be holy, set apart.

Holiness is not hiding from the world — it is standing in it as light. We do not confront darkness by copying it, but by reflecting the One who conquered it.

So while others carve images of fear and celebrate what Scripture calls unclean, let your life boldly proclaim:

“Death is defeated. Darkness has no claim here.”

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Halloween Is Not Harmless — It’s Darkness in Disguise

Every October, the world dresses darkness in costume and calls it fun.

But Halloween’s roots tell another story — one born of fear, death, and occult ritual.

What began as Samhain, a night of offerings to the dead and disguises to deceive wandering spirits, has been repackaged as harmless tradition. Yet its nature has never changed.

What the world calls “cute” or “creative” still glorifies what Scripture condemns — spirits, witchcraft, and death itself.

“You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:5

Darkness disguised as celebration is still darkness. The children of light must walk differently.

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