Bethel, Hillsong, Elevation Worship Music  🔗 **Source:** [Bethel, Hillsong, Elevation Worship Music](https://bereanresearch.org/bethel-hillsong-elevation-worship-music/)  Should a church use worship music from sources that are proven to be part of the spirit of error and falsehood Jesus warns about? What if the song itself is biblical? Does the source matter? Shouldn’t a song be judged on its own merits and not the source? These are questions that many church leaders struggle with, along with their congregants. That’s because most of the music licenses churches purchase for Sunday morning worship services originate from the “Big Three:” Bethel Church in Redding California, Hillsong United in Australia, and Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. All three of these organizations and their leaders have proven over and over again to teach a completely different Gospel than the doctrine taught by Jesus and His Apostles. (More on that below.) Their music is intentionally emotionally manipulative to create manufactured religious experiences. And all three of these organizations often – in their teachings, paraministries and music – take the focus off of Jesus and onto you. When congregants recognize the source of this music, many are rightfully alarmed. **But what if the lyrics are biblical?** Consider this: Plenty of songs that are biblically true were written by and for Mormons. Most Christians would agree that we should never use songs from sources which have false or even heretical teachings. No matter how sound the lyrics are, knowing that they come from heretical sources should cause leaders to eliminate those songs from their church services. [](https://bereanresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-06-at-4.21.33 PM.png) [](https://bereanresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Bethel-Hillsong-Elevation-Worship-Music.pdf) As simply as possible, I’ve attempted to compile and categorize five of the biggest reasons not to bring in songs from Bethel, Hillsong and Elevation to a church sanctuary. I hope churches will find this explanation helpful. Download a printable PDF document to share, or click on the titles below to expand each heading: #### 5 Reasons to stop singing Bethel, Hillsong and Elevation Music: #### **False Teachings of Bethel, Hillsong and Elevation** Below is the research gathered from hundreds of sources, and I will continually update these titles and links. Click to expand and learn more: #### **The Final Say** **What God’s Word Says:** Here are some biblical reasons that the source of worship music matters: [](https://bereanresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Screen-Shot-2018-08-13-at-9.39.13-AM.png) [Matthew 7:18](https://ref.ly/Matt%207.18;esv?t=biblia) tells us that a bad tree cannot produce good fruit, and the Bethel, Hillsong and Elevation music empires are rotten to the core. [Exodus 22:20](https://ref.ly/Exod%2022.20;esv?t=biblia) and many other verses say that God is not pleased when we invite a false spirit into our worship, and we cannot go to the altar of God and sit at the table of demons at the same time. ([1 Corinthians 10:21](https://ref.ly/1%20Cor%2010.21;esv?t=biblia)) “But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.” ([2 Peter 2:1](https://ref.ly/2%20Pet%202.1;esv?t=biblia)) “For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.” ([Matthew 24:24](https://ref.ly/Matt%2024.24;esv?t=biblia)) “Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them.” ([Acts 20:28-30](https://ref.ly/Acts%2020.28-30;esv?t=biblia)) “For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.” ([2 Timothy 4:3-4](https://ref.ly/2%20Tim%204.3-4;esv?t=biblia)) “But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.” ([2 Peter 2:1-3](https://ref.ly/2%20Pet%202.1-3;esv?t=biblia)) #### **Resources**, Bethel, Hillsong, Elevation Worship Music, bereanresearch.org, 01kppvm2chf5j05yh9k6vqtkmq.