‘No idea what we’re doing’: New ‘worship’ song makes waves with ‘bold embrace of theological confusion’

From the early church hymns, sung a cappella or perhaps accompanied by cymbals and flutes, past Gregorian chant, through the thundering pipe organ chords of J.S. Bach, to the 1960s guitars and electric pianos and then the current orchestrations backing up Christian church worship leaders, there have been a lot of changes musically.

Not so much in the lyrics, as the message from “How Great Thou Art,” through “Were you there when they crucified my Lord?” to “Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul, Worship His holy name” all have revolved around worship.

Until now:

Now, one church has unleashed a new “inspirational” chorus with the words: “God bless the Christian, God bless the atheist, God bless the Muslim, God bless the rest of us. We’ve got no idea What we’re doing.”

The report at End Times Headlines explains it reveals “a dangerous drift into progressive praise.”

The tune apparently comes out of The Well Church in Gilbert, Arizona, the report said.

“The song’s catch phrase is ‘We’ve Got No Idea What We’re Doing,’ and while the theme itself may be unintentionally honest, what follows is a troubling snapshot of what happens when worship untethers itself from biblical truth,” the report said.

Lyrics:

God bless the Christian
God bless the atheist
God bless the Muslim
God bless the rest of us
We’ve got no idea
What we’re doing
Let all our friends in
And all our enemies
All of our children
All of our families
We’ve got no idea
What we’re doing
We’ve tried to find you
Throughout the centuries
Different religions in
Different countries
We’ve got no idea
What we’re doing

The report commented, “Let’s be clear. The Christian faith is not a foggy attempt to guess at God’s nature. It is the glorious revelation of God in Christ, who said, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me’ (John 14:6).”