Ephesians 5:11-12

Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.

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4 songs meet this passage

  • “Keep our business on the low-low”

    The Hills · The Weeknd

    strains against Ephesians 5:11-12

    Secrecy here protects sin rather than exposing it to light; the song treats concealment as romantic rather than corrosive.

  • “apaga el celular”

    Gata Only · FloyyMenor & Cris Mj

    strains against Ephesians 5:11

    Urging secrecy and disconnection from accountability (turning off the phone so no one knows) runs counter to living in the light.

  • Abracadabra · Lady Gaga

    strains against Ephesians 5:11-13

    Paul's call to expose rather than participate in the works of darkness sits in direct tension with the song's invitation to cast your spell and lean into the shadows.

  • “Cocaine and drinking with your friends / You live in the dark”

    MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) · Lil Nas X

    strains against Ephesians 5:11-13

    Paul calls believers to expose rather than participate in the fruitless deeds of darkness; here the darkness is named but entered into anyway.

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