Andrew Peterson
2 songs checked against the passages they lean on. Each one was graded on its own, against what that song does with the text.
How the 2 checks landed
- ~ FAITHFUL 2
This is a count, not a verdict. We grade songs, one at a time, against what each one does with the text. A tally of those checks describes a catalogue. It is not a judgment of the people who wrote or sang it, and no number here puts anyone on or off The List. Most drift is craft pressure, not deception. Read the proofs, not the arithmetic.
The songs
~ FAITHFUL
“Behold the Lamb of God”
Andrew Peterson
Sing it. The summons is the Baptist's own sentence, narrowed from the world's sin to ours and joined to other true titles of Christ. Read John 1 once, so you know the pointing began at the Jordan, not the manger.✓ The refrain's summons is the Baptist's sentence in recognizable King James wording, and every stacked title is scripture's own: life and light of men, Son of God, Son of Man, Emmanuel
⚠ The world's sin becomes our sin. Nothing false enters, but the Baptist's clause is wider, and the width is the startling part of verse 29
~ FAITHFUL
“Is He Worthy?”
Andrew Peterson
Sing it. The questions are the chapter's own, and the answer keeps what worthiness songs usually drop: why the Lamb is worthy and what his blood bought. It names no translation, so check the two verses yourself.✓ Keeps the reason: the Lamb is worthy because he was slain and his blood paid a price, not worthy as a free-floating compliment
⚠ No translation is named and no verse is cited. Reworked into question and answer, the wording matches no translation word for word, so there is no stated text to check it against