Luke 15

2 songs checked against Luke 15. 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 ↗

Luke 15:4-7 · “Reckless Love” · Cory Asbury (Bethel Music)

NOT A QUOTE “Reckless Love” Cory Asbury (Bethel Music) Luke 15:4-7 Sing it as poetry, not as a quotation. The ninety-nine image fits Luke 15. “Reckless” is the songwriter's word and not the text's, so say that out loud before a congregation sings it.

✓ The ninety-nine image is used in keeping with Luke 15's actual point: heaven's joy over the lost being found

⚠ "Reckless" is nowhere in the text and its plain meaning doesn't fit an omniscient God; the word rests on the songwriter's distinction between God's character and God's manner of loving

Luke 15:17-20 · “Run to the Father” · Cody Carnes

NOT A QUOTE “Run to the Father” Cody Carnes Luke 15:17-20 Sing it. It names no verse and what it says is true. Just keep the parable it sounds like: there the son walks and the father runs, and that reversal is the whole point of the story.

✓ Never says it is quoting: no verse cited, no scripture framing, nothing presented as the words of the Bible

⚠ The parable's decisive verb is the father's. A song that repeats the singer's running can leave the father's running unrehearsed

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