My one adult experience with organized religion was with a very metaphysical Christian denomination that probably has more in common with Buddhism than with conventional Christianity. One thing that I learned there is that it is quite possible to believe in the underlying truth of something like a hymn or a Bible verse without necessarily believing in its literal presentation.

I feel the same way about gospel songs. As long as I believe in the underlying message of a song, I'll sing it, even if it is presented in terms other than what I would have chosen if I had written it. I can do a song about meeting my mother in Heaven because I do believe in an afterlife, though I don't believe in the Christian concept of Heaven. I can do a song about giving one's soul to Jesus as a means of spiritual transcendence because I do believe in spiritual transcendence. I cannot do a song about giving one's soul to Jesus being the only way to be saved from damnation because I don't believe in damnation.

Bruce