How Lordly was the Lord?

I was listening to Rend Collective's song Behold He Comes, and it got me thinking about the attitude of the church.

I think right now in the USA, bible-believing, practicing Christians have a default attitude that Christ is pretty dominant. And I know, that this is immediately challenged with, "Well that's just mankind's hubris." But this morning when I listened to the song, I wasn't thinking about my attitude or the attitude of The Church at present.

I was thinking about the early church. For instance, the immediate followers of Jesus, what was their attitude on the day of his death and burial. I am sure it was solemn and mournful. Confused and perhaps feeling cheated. But that isn't the attitude that I thought about either.

If you listen to the song:

You might be able to pick up what I am throwing down. What was the attitude of Paul when it was him and Barnabas, Timothy and Apollos? 

The song is triumphal. Celebratory almost. I absolutely love it. The first time I heard it, the horns at the end brought a moment of clarity to me, a tear to my eye with the joy I feel knowing that Christ won. 

But now imagine you are the 5th companion with Paul and them. When you encountered a new town, or met people on the road, was the attitude triumphant? Was it hopeful? Was it excited?

Now I don't ask this as means to get an answer, but more as canvas from which to paint an understanding of my own position in relation to those around me. But not just that. Also I want to imagine the attitudes the early church took, used, adopted, fostered... and see how each of them might have played out in that environment to perhaps gain some insight into how my attitude can be in my environment.

For instance, each attitude in isolation is going to have attractants and repellants. People who will identify with the attitude of the one with the message. If the attitudes are concerted, like each of those 4 men listed above knowingly chose to present some particular attitude, then the recipients of the message may have felt the contrivity of it all. (Yes, contrivity isn't a proper english word, but it is properly conjugated.)

But more than that. Did the early church feel the same sense of triumph that this song exudes? I cannot say for sure. In my minds eye, I am blinded by the willful ignorance of God by my own generation and the power seat of the next 2 generations. 

Will being captivated by the victory and succumbing to the triumph attract anyone? Or will it only repel? Do I seek to have an attitude which I know to be purposely attractive towards the current generations, or should I only be concerned with responding to the Holy Spirit?

Again, not looking for an answer. It was just a thought I had. and wanted to share it. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed the song.