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FLYING AWAY ON A SIN WAGON (TO HELL)
I listen to “country music” driving home from work and lately there has been a song on
the air by the Dixie Chicks called “Sin Wagon.” This song glorifies the concept of sin like none
other I have heard before. We have all heard songs that glorify specific sins such as fornication
or adultery—these are bad enough. But this particular song praises and glorifies the concept of
living a life of sin.
In the song, a woman leaves her husband because she does not want to submit to him.
The woman subsequently seeks immorality and reckless extra-marital sex. In the song, the
woman asks for forgiveness, but with no intention of repenting. The last chorus of the song, the
woman refers to sex as salvation and says that the Lord will have to “take me with my feet
draggin’” presumably to heaven. And in the very last line of the song, the woman vociferates,
“I’ll fly away, on a sin wagon”, sung to the melody of the well-known hymn.
The very concept of a “sin wagon” filled with immorality and licentiousness should
repulse and nauseate every moral person alive. However, the more deadly thought in this song is
that people can live a life of rancorous sin and expect to go to heaven when they die. This is,
however, an old doctrine. Every true Calvinist believes the doctrine of once saved always saved.
Perhaps the Dixie Chicks will help every Calvinist realize just how wrong and sinful this
doctrine is. The Bible plainly teaches otherwise.
God hates sin (Prov. 8:13; Isa. 59:2; Zech. 8:17). Satan is the father of all evil (Jn.
8:44). Those who die in sin will earn the wages of sin —spiritual death (Rom. 6:23). Sinning is
falling short of God’s glory (Rom. 3:23). “He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil
sinneth from the beginning…” (1 Jn. 3:8). Jesus said, “Whosoever committeth sin is the servant
of sin” (Jn. 8:34).
Jesus came to earth to take away sin (Jn. 1:29). He lived a sinless life (Heb. 4:15; 1 Pet.
2:22; 1 Jn. 3:5). He died on the cross so that we might have forgiveness from our sins (Rom.
5:8; 8:3; Heb. 9:26). Those who willfully sin against Him spit in His face and despise His death
(Heb. 10:26-28).
The Dixie Chicks and every person who listens to this song will die. If they are
unrepentant, they will be kindling for the fires of hell (Rev. 21:8). “Awake to righteousness, and
sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God; I speak this to your shame” (1 Cor. 10:34).
(edited for space) ~Kevin Cauley, via churchofchristarticles.com
via Central church of Christ, Bastrop, LA P.O
