Shai Linne - The Gospel lyrics

It interesting what emcees go out of their way to mention All day on the radio- sin without flinching Some have a penchant for dissention or perhaps some invention On how they fared at the latest player's convention Intention might as well be salvation prevention Soul food cooking up in hell's kitchen- smell the stench and Then you got the neo-soul poetry slam pretention Quote-unquote "conscious" emcees speak on lynchings In the next sentence brag about how they got the game clinched and Thug cats chronicle ghetto tension All of this is just the physical extension of the spiritual dimension But now we're talking 'bout redemption 'Cause nothing's more important than the state of your soul Not the way that you roll or the weight that you hold The "cake" that you sold will make you go straight to the hole Awaiting parole- now tell me who's taking control We're breaking the mold for real, not your typical youth Dropping Biblical truth with an*lytical proof So one for the purity, two for the unity Three for the faith and four for humility I get up on the mic and speak on man's inability To come to God on his own and cats ain't feelin' me Man cheated on God like Bill did to Hilary And got the nerve to beef when He breaks out heavy artillery? The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven Against all the godlessness and viciousness Of hypocrites who suppress the truth in wickedness Since what may be known about God is plain to them Because He made it plain to them in their craniums You can't look at nature and not see God's glory His infinite being manifested in His story From the farthest reaches of the universe Back to earth which has in fact been cursed Because of sinful man trying to make mockery Of God's grace with lying, hate and debauchery Greed, jealousy, strife, evil All types of people live life that's illegal They're senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless Intense, this opaqueness and darkness- no excuses We glamorize sin and slander wise men an*lyze the ten commandments- any surprise then? God hates these things and He's not budging If you live like this, how will you escape God's judgment? Somebody said, "But wait, I'm a good person, ughh... I'm not a murderer, perjurer or burglar" Consider the standard by which you measure your goodness don't flatter Yourself- for real, only one opinion matters That's God's and He says that no one is good Whether priest or common hood, far east to Hollywood Doesn't make a difference- what will it take for you to listen to me? God has spoken and this is the decree: All have sinned and fall short of the glory Of Yahweh- sovereign over all territories Perfectly holy, righteous eternally Infinite knowledge, He reigns universally Unfathomable understanding- He's got this Pure, perfection personified- spotless Everywhere at once, supreme superiority How dare the creature usurp His authority? You have any idea who you're dealing with? Sooner or later, everybody will be feeling it Without perfection, we will never enter His presence Or taste heaven's essence- spiritual effervescence Sinners can't afford God telling them to stay out Grim situation- I think we need a way out Look! To the rescue it's Jesus Christ Holding in His right hand the keys to life God in the flesh giving all He had to give He lived the perfect life that no other man can live Fulfilling what was spoken through the prophet's faith So that on Judgment Day, a swap takes place Jesus got the punishment- believers get eternal life And all you got to do is place your trust in Christ That's the good news and not everybody can hear it But those God chose get drawn by His Spirit Don't take my word for it, take your Bible off the shelf Blow the dust off of it and read it for yourself Prepare to get the key that unlocks the mystery Of life, victory awaits and this is what you'll see: That truth and perception rarely ever coincide Christ's arms are open wide, go inside If you're unsaved listening to this the Great Physician Has got the medicine- He's knocking at your door- let Him in And you can sit down and have a meal together That's my word, in His presence, keep it real forever!