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1 Thessalonians 4

One song checked against 1 Thessalonians 4. Each proof shows the passage, what the song does with it, and whether you can sing it. Read the whole chapter: Bible Gateway ↗ · Bible Hub ↗

1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 · “Scars in Heaven” · Casting Crowns

NOT A QUOTE “Scars in Heaven” Casting Crowns 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 Sing it, at the funeral too. Nothing here is quoting. Just know that Paul's comfort in these two verses is the resurrection and the reunion at Christ's coming. The song reaches for a different comfort, also true.

✓ The song grieves out loud. Paul does not forbid grief, he forbids grieving like people without hope, and a song that names the absence honestly is doing the first half of that

⚠ The song's comfort and this passage's comfort are not the same comfort. The song rests on a present condition, that the one who died is past pain and with Christ. Paul rests on a coming event, and verses 15 to 18 date the reunion to the Lord's descent

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