{"product_id":"the-leaven-of-ccm-contemporary-christian-music-9781972818046","title":"The Leaven of CCM (Contemporary Christian Music)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMusic is a powerful tool. It can be used to help the church, and it can be used to hurt it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSatan has used this powerful tool to deceive many today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has taken false doctrine and worldliness, sprinkled a little Jesus on top, and used it to slip inside the church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd here is the problem: this music has a different spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a driving force behind it  one that can be felt and experienced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmotion isn't always a bad thing either. The issue is discerning whether that emotion is of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is what this book is about.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Leaven of CCM traces the roots of contemporary Christian music and examines its fruit. When it started, where it came from, and who started it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe evidence speaks for itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book also examines what the Bible says about music and compares it to this movement. This is not about preference or style. It is about Bible doctrine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo why call it leaven? In Scripture, leaven is oftentimes a picture of hypocrisy, something small and hidden that quietly spreads through the whole lump.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd that is exactly what CCM is: a Trojan horse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the outside, it appears spiritual, a form of godliness, but it denies the power thereof.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is doctrinally shallow, emotionally driven, and it has made its way into churches of every kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe truth is we cannot worship God any way we want. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe must be worshipped in spirit and in truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you have ever wondered where this music came from or sensed there was more behind it than meets the eye, this book will uncover the truth and what the Bible says about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reconciling All Men\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781972818046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.48d","brand":"Josh Goetzinger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52934439895221,"sku":"9781972818046","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-leaven-of-ccm-contemporary-christian-music-9781972818046","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}