What makes a lyric distinctively Christian?

Hello Family,

I've been thinking a lot lately about songs that are "spiritual" verses songs that are Christian. What I've been thinking: Must we as Christians be more deliberate in our praise to our Lord Jesus Christ when we pen a song? Particularly if we plan to send it out to the secular ear? Sure it is easy to know amongst my brothers and sisters in Christ that when we sing "God" that our theology, our "creed" is of likemindedness, which by the way is becoming even more difficult to discern in our postdenominational/transdenominational "relevant" new church model. Does the true "God" we sing about in our Christian/secular endeavors get lost in the mix?

It is becoming more and more evident that "God" has become "god" in our culture. Recent articles espouse that American religion is beginning to appear more Hindu like than ever--"Pick a god any god...All paths converge to the same mountain top" After all Gandhi had much to say about God. So what makes Gandi's "God" different than the Christian God? The "God" that makes his way onto the secular airwaves. When I sing of "God" to a secular audience is it wise to surmise that my audience knows that I am pointing to God through Christ? Am I deceiving myself to think that my song that speaks of "God" will draw others into a closer walk with Christ? Can I assume that they even care of who "God" is to me? In general the secular audience has little difficulty in "spirituality". In fact "spirituality" makes secularism feel better about itself.

I have no doubt that the secular world wants to hear nothing of "Jesus" unless they can redefine Him and repackage Him. As they have already done with "God" and are busy doing the same to "Christianity".

Carrie Underwood says, "Jesus take the Wheel" and then sings " I dug my key into the side of his pretty little suped up four wheel drive Carved my name into his leather seats took a Louisville slugger to both headlights slashed a hole in all four tires maybe next time he'll think before he cheats"...then in her follow up single she ends up waking up in a Las Vegas hotel bed with a hangover, a wedding ring on her finger not even knowing her last name. Is Ms. Underwood sending mixed messages? I'm just sayin'. Is this the Christianity that Christians sell to the secular audience thinking that we are evangelizing? Do we as Christians use "God" in our lyrics to justify our pursuits in the secular market? Do we preach (sing) of a "God" that helps a secular audience to "believe" AND hold onto what they've got? This God we afford them...is it spreading delusion; more harm than good?

Do we ignorantly believe that the "God" that tingles the ears of a secular audience is the same God we followers of Christ sing of in our churches and lives? Do we fuel the illusion when we sing of God but not Christ and then market it to a secular audience thinking it will eventually evangelize to them?