I visited the 268Generation website to see what the Passion Movement is about. Their purpose is
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Passion exists to glorify God - uniting students in worship and prayer for spiritual awakening in this generation.


Their Vision and Core is
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From the beginning Passion has been rooted in the confession of Isaiah 26:8: “Yes Lord, walking in the way of Your truth we wait eagerly for You, for Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.”*

As a result, Passion seeks to gather college and university students across the nation and around the world to seek the face of God, asking Him to ignite in our souls a passionate pursuit of Jesus Christ and a desire to spread His fame to everyone on earth.

We believe God is calling out a generation of college students committed to the glory of His name in all things. God longs to bring awakening to every campus, mobilizing the students of today to finish the task of global evangelization in this generation. God is calling us out for this purpose, in this moment, for His renown.

*This version of Isaiah 26:8 is a combination of the NIV and NASB translations.

Their Shaping Values is as follows:

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Foundational Beliefs
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Passion Conferences is guided by certain foundational beliefs and shaping values. Conservative and evangelical, our statement of theological foundations includes, but is not limited to, the following: Knowable Truth We believe in the accuracy, truth, authority and power of the Holy Scriptures as the Word of God.

One God
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We believe in a personal God who has revealed Himself as One. God exists in three persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - each distinct, yet all of One essence.

Uniqueness of Christ
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We believe Jesus Christ to be the virgin born Son of God who lived in flesh, died for the sins of the world, was buried, rose again and ascended to the Father according to the Scriptures.

Grace Life
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We believe that the death of Jesus Christ was the final and complete sacrifice for the sins of humanity. Salvation is obtained by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. All who repent of their sins and receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord are born again to eternal life as children of God.

Indwelling Power
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We believe that life on earth is to be lived in the power of the Holy Spirit, who indwells believers, enabling them to live distinctive lives in the life and power of Christ, glorifying the Father in heaven.

God's People
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We believe that those who have placed their faith in Christ are knit together in one Body, the Church, a distinctive community of faith expressed in local clusters, engaging culture on every front with God's hope and love... a Church for which Christ will personally return.

The Knowledge of the Holy
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Created by and for God, we seek to passionately pursue an intimate relationship with God in response to His great love for us. To know God is the ultimate treasure of the soul.

Whole-Life Worship
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More than outward forms, theologically informed worship must encompass our entire existence, whereby in all circumstances our words and actions bring glory to God.

His Renown
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We echo and affirm the Westminster Confession: "the chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever." All things exist for the glory of God.

Community of Faith
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The worldwide Body of Christ functions best in localized communities of believers. Seeking to serve the local church, not replace it, is a value that is affirmed by our staff and leadership as they worship and serve within the context of their local fellowships.

His Renown
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We echo and affirm the Westminster Confession: "the chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever." All things exist for the glory of God.

Mobilization
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Believing that God seeks worshippers from all peoples, we desire to inform, challenge, equip and mobilize believers for participation in God's global purposes among the nations.

Cultural Impact
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Desiring to see all people worship God in Spirit and truth, we endeavor to engage the culture through creative Biblical communication, one to one sharing of the message of Christ and acts of compassion toward those in need.

Spiritual Awakening
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We long to be a catalyst for awakening among God's people around the world, renewing them to their full potential as His people in this present age.

You can also listen to some music on the Passion2010
website. Compare that eg. with Psalm 102 and Psalm 130. In this regard, I have asked myself, if an unbeliever hears the two types of music, which will he associate with church and which not? If our music style is no different from popular secular music, then what, in terms of music, makes us different from the world? Just asking. scratch1

As an after thought: Psalm 130 refered to above comes from the 1650 Scottish Psalter. It survived more than 350 years. Does that not mean something? Will the Passion2010 songs survive that long? scratch1 scratch1 (Have no more hair left from all the scratching!) Apart from our confessions from the time of the Reformation, is it not our music that also links us, or rather binds us, with our brothers and sister in Christ of 350 years ago? (Scratching again) shrug

Johan