Flame - Know The Times lyrics

[Intro: Dr.Russell Moore] As American culture is secularizing We have an opportunity for this to become much easier for us The church is being disestablished from the rest of the community It's already happened in some parts of the country It's happening now [Hook: Flame] The world is crazy It's all a sign of the times They think we crazy They say we're out of our minds [Verse 1: Flame] There's something we're facing. I'm hoping you notice And we can't escape it, it's everywhere, everytime, man, that I look over shoulders Some people are searching, they hurting, their looking for purpose but not in religion They say it don't work. In particular, Christians are using the church as a business They tired of the silence. They're turning to violence Some people just don't wanna talk no more The culture has shifted since Ferguson, Eric Garner in New York and then Baltimore Look at Chicago with Drill music. Youngins they gunnin' and dying by the minute Shout out to churches that deep in the trenches, being a witness and making a difference Let's switch for minute. Remember the case with Governor Pence in Indiana They challenged religious liberty, ventually putting our faith in the slammer The LGBT community collectively said it was said it was discrimination Over their s**ual orientation We can't afford to ignore what we facing [Hook: Flame] The world is crazy It's all a sign of the times They think we crazy They say we're out of our minds 5150, 51/50 The worlds going 51/50 Can I get a witness deep in the trenches 5150, 51/50 The worlds going 51/50 Can I get a witness deep in the trenches [Verse 2: Flame] They're applying the pressure but keep in perspective That we do not wrestle with people but demons are scheming to reject the message The Kingdom of Heaven progresses, so Satan's regime it extremely feels threatened But for God and His wisdom to put us in this position we should think it's a blessing We're tired of the statement that "this is a Christian nation" Finally, that cultural wall will fall And the Gospel will flourish, authentic conversion all as a result of the culture war That's why we connect with the people and help restrain evil through policy shifting Christians who get it it's socially driven, all cause we know it's a holistic mission Now lets switch for a minute. We gotta consider that this is a post-Christian nation Or a pre-Christian nation. The point is to say that the people don't know where we stand So we just can't be positive. Gotta give Gospel reasons we believe in the faith The biblical way that our conscience is shaped with a kindness that backs up our articulation [Hook: Flame] The world is crazy It's all a sign of the times They think we crazy They say we're out of our minds 51/50, 51/50 The worlds going 51/50 Can I get a witness deep in the trenches 51/50, 51/50 The worlds going 51/50 Can I get a witness deep in the trenches [Outro: Dr. Russel Moore] We have the opportunity, as the culture secularizes around us and as the church becomes increasingly strange, to question ongoingly, "How are we not reflecting the Kingdom on God within our church structures?" and then for our church structures to form the sort of consciouses that are able to speak outside about questions of the common good and public justice in a way that doesn't lead us inward, and it doesn't lead us outward, but it leads us forward That gives us the opportunity to maintain distinctiveness and engagement at the same time