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Mar 19, 2024 · Rapper Kanye West, who now goes by the name Ye, said in a recent interview that he has issues with Jesus and would rather take things into his own hands instead of giving Jesus full control
The Bible says, “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans 10:9, NKJV). No one who calls on the name of the Lord and means it will be denied. Not Kanye. Not you. Not your spouse. Not your child or grandchild. Not your best friend or sibling.
- He says he has converted to Christianity. West has told reporters that he is a Christian. “I’m definitely born again,” he told GQ earlier this year. According to The Cut, As part of his conversion, West launched weekly gatherings, dubbed “Sunday Service.”
- His running mate is a 'Biblical life coach' In his run for the highest office in the nation, West announced this month that his running mate on the ballot would be Michelle Tidball, a self-proclaimed “biblical life coach.”
- He talked about his faith at his first campaign event. Most recently, West drew headlines for his first campaign event in South Carolina in July. According to ABC News, during the rally, he told attendees that his father wanted his mother to have an abortion and West, himself, also struggled with the choice of abortion when his wife became pregnant.
- He released an album in 2019 about his faith. Last year, West was met with both praise and criticism about his album, Jesus Is King. The album marked a hardflip from his original style of rap and is gospel-centered.
Mar 13, 2021 · Kanye West's conversion to born-again Christianity resulted in "Jesus Is King" being nominated for a Christian music Grammy. Here's how he got there.
- 2 min
- Alex Heigl
- From College Dropout to Yeezus
- Looking For More
- From Yeezus to Jesus
- Be Prayerful, Not Skeptical
- Lessons For The Church
Kanye burst onto the scene in 2004 with his universally acclaimed debut album, College Dropout. Yet Kanye’s rise to stardom was soon intertwined with controversy and criticism, whether because of strange public outbursts or wildly offensive lyrics. Recently, for example, he sparked appropriate uproar by saying the slavery of African Americans for 4...
However entrenched we are within our “buffers” of hubris, fame, and fortune, the pangs of “looking for more” always haunt us. As African American author and critic Ta-Nehisi Coates writesof Kanye, “There’s nothing original in this tale and there’s ample evidence, beyond Kanye, that humans were not built to withstand the weight of celebrity.” Kanye’...
And that brings us to Jesus Is King, a remarkably worshipful collection of hip-hop psalms that captures who Kanye has become: a man solely focused on Jesus—a “Christian everything,” as he told Jimmy Kimmel. Sonically, I believe the production is Kanye at his best. He samples nostalgic, soulful records with layers of choirs and harmonies, a distinct...
Anticipating critiques from skeptics, especially in the church, Kanye raps on “Hands On”: Said I’m finna do a Gospel album / ‘What have you been hearing from the Christians?’/ They’ll be the first ones to judge me, make it feel like nobody love me. Indeed, many Christians are quick to be skeptical about claims of extraordinary conversion. Yet the S...
What can believers learn from the curious case of Kanye? Even as we shouldn’t elevate the significance of his story or claim him as some sort of new evangelical celebrity, we can fruitfully reflect on what Kanye’s conversion says about how “buffered” souls come to Christ in our secular age. We might reflect on how the triggers of sorrow and family ...
Nov 13, 2022 · Lead bishop Tazayawan Ahrayahla was raised as a Christian in Los Angeles but eventually lost faith in the church and gravitated toward Hebrew Israelite teachings after searching for answers.
Oct 30, 2019 · Kanye West’s Long, Complicated Relationship with Christianity | Christianity Today. Quick To Listen Episode 184 | 1 hr 6 min. Kanye West’s Long, Complicated Relationship with...
