The Petra Zone

Listen, everything you (Preacher) wrote, the way I read it, further underscores my point. So either we're not listening to each other (myself included), we are misunderstanding each other, or we'll just simply come to different conclusions based on our reading of scripture and our understanding of t...

Petra and Stryper are two very different bands, obviously, yet I love both of them. Both bands had a tremendous impact on my life in the 80s when I was a teenager, and both bands continue to edify me. Preacher, your convictions are not wrong, but maybe misguided or over-generalized. I love the new a...

I know that you were directing this at me, which is fine. Let it be known that I did not judge their hearts or question their salvation now. I said that I spoke with Mike at GMA. What I questioned was their testimony displayed by their actions viewed by the bands, road crews, recording engineers, e...

Wow...talk about timely! Stryper just posted this note on their Facebook page and I thought I'd share it: "There are still those who have been questioning if Stryper is still a Christian band and if we are still Christians. If I need to respond to such an absurd question then I guess it is what it i...

You only believe believers? Really. How far do you take that? LOL, I said I was "much more inclined " to believe fellow believers over non-believers. I think that's reasonable. Of course there are always exceptions, as you so aptly pointed out (and man, you sure do know everyone's business)! :) (Of...

Brent, I am a troller here so I have read and respect your opinions on many things, but you are flat-out wrong on this one. I realize this isn't Petra's message board--sorry, I should've been more clear. But it is a board made up of fans of a Christian band. I am probably wrong to assume that "every...

Zak, I don't disagree at all with what you said, and I'm sure Stryper suffered from that (in fact, it's documented--they were an L.A.-based rock band first, then converted to Christianity at the leading of the Holy Spirit). But you missed my point entirely. I was defending a valid ministry that some...

Interesting discussion about the Christian opponents to contemporary forms of music! I remember those days well, and I remember just feeling so frustrated at the well-intentioned ignorance of people like that. I will say that I am a little shocked at some of the comments that have been made here abo...