Years ago, as early as 2016, Bill Johnson is credited as saying, “Music bypasses all the intellectual barriers, and when the anointing of God is on a song, people will begin to believe things they wouldn’t believe through teaching.” In 2019, WorshipU, one of Bethel’s music ministries, likewise quoted their leader, clearly struck with what they feel is a deep and poignant spiritual revelation.
Ostensibly, he’s referring to their own music, which they’ve created in abundance. Over the years, Bethel Music released 16 corporate worship albums and dozens of hit singles, gaining millions of followers and seeing their influence spread far and wide. Furthermore, Bethel has their own accredited music college, and spends hundreds of thousands of dollars on individual salaries for teachers within the school.
What Bethel is doing is simple; using music as a trojan horse to expose people to their teaching and religious ecosystem. Bethel has a plethora of strange beliefs (enumerated below) that people wouldn’t be apt to buy into unless carried there by the dulling of the senses and the breaking down of inhibitions, resulting in a deeply compromised discernment.
At the time Justin Peters called it out, writing
Though he did not intend to do it, Bill Johnson just revealed the key to the charismatic movement’s success. Repetitive, emotionally charged music disengages the mind and makes one malleable. It makes one believe subjective experiences over and against objective truth.”
Worship leader Mackenzie Morgan echoed the sentiment:
No matter what, we must all agree with this: theology matters. I can’t even stress that enough. It matters if a song is weak in theology and is not accurately displaying the Holiness of our God. It matters if churches are spreading a prosperity Gospel that is different from the Gospel found in Scripture. It MATTERS that each Sunday churches pay royalties to these churches in order to be able to sing their music, furthering these church’s outreach and their false gospel message. I had to sit in the fact that I had supported these churches. With my money, time, and was opening up the doors for others to discover their false teachings.
Call me crazy, call me legalistic, call me whatever you want to. I know it’s not what anyone wants to hear. Music plays on our emotions. But maybe it’s time we start looking at the Scriptures to see what God truly calls for in worship and get over what we want.
While some of Bethel’s songs may be theologically fine, they’re a gateway to the machine and the greater sum, We can’t recommend anyone utilize them, but rather should be marked and avoided.
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