The Evangelical Universalist Forum

What are the sins Johnny committed in this video?

Have you heard the song the Devil Went Down to Georgia by the Charlie Daniels Band? Here is a popular animated version of it on YouTube. What are the sins Johnny committed in this video at Sins of Johnny?. My question is very simple. What are the sins Johnny committed – if any - in this video?

Um, arrogance? Of course in the video, he turned out to be merely telling the truth, but never having heard the devil play, he couldn’t have known he was the best that’s ever been. :laughing: I was very impressed with young Johnny though, I must confess, when he declined the golden fiddle. Of course, he would certainly be aware that a golden fiddle could never have the resonance of a fiddle made skillfully from a high quality wood. :open_mouth:

Agreeing to gamble for one’s soul with the devil would probably be a sin – if it could be done. It’s amazing the number of kids who are terrified because they believe they may have sold their souls to the devil. :unamused:

Now if you want to talk about the theological misrepresentations . . . .