Yesterday I was with my friends celebrating someone's birthday and we decided to go for some karaoke. I wanted to have a little fun. Being the guitarist that I am, I decided to find a few rock songs including the popular Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. Now I never sang this song from start to finish, nor did I understand what the lyrics meant. As a guitarist, I always focus on melody over lyrics when composing and this was a catchy tune.
As I was singing the song, I noticed half-way through the lyrics were:
"Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me"
Once I saw this line, I told my friends I wanted to skip the song.
If I did sing this line out loud, will something bad happen? Like will a devil really be put aside? Or will I be demonized?
Maybe I am just psyching myself up as usual, but just some clarification would be nice.
1 John 4:4 (AV)
4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because
greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
That being said...
Don't go looking for demonic confrontation.
Acts 19:11–16 (AV)
11 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:
12 So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
13 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
15 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
16 And
the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Jude 9 (AV)
9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
Don't be afraid... again:
1 John 4:4 (AV)
4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because
greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
But as to your specific question... I would exercise caution but not fear. The very days of the week are named after false gods. Your photo in the margin here is called an avatar...
We are in the world, not of the world.
The Apostle Paul spoke of this very kind of thing using the specific example of meat from animals sacrificed to false gods (demons see 1 Corinthians 10:20). This was pretty much all the meat in the marketplace.
1 Corinthians 8 (AV)
1 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
2 And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
3 But if any man love God, the same is known of him.
4 As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
5 For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)
6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
7 Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.
8 But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.
9 But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
10 For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;
11 And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
12 But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
13 Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
It really depends on several things singing that kind of thing in public.
Most of us never really understood the lyrics of popular tunes enough to know what was being sung.
Tootie Fruitie (from the extremely moral 1950's) refers to female body parts. "Whenever I want you all I have to do is dream. dream dream dream" is about masturbation.
Point being, there haven't been lightning bolts from God striking people down for these things or Bohemian Rhapsody that I'm aware of for some 60 years.
Bottom line:
Let the Holy Spirit and your conscience and your example to others (particularly weaker believers) be your guide.
