Kanye West

[seanD]

If your theology causes you to view somebody professing Christ as a bad thing, then you need to change your theology.

Also -

I hear where you're coming from and for the most part you're right, which is why, like most have expressed here, I'm torn, but Matthew 7:21-23 adds a bit of confirmation to my caution.

Um, counterfeit Christianity has been around for oh, about 2000 years, my fellow futurist. Nothing new about that.

I am going to reserve thoughts on Kanye until there is or isn't more evidence of a genuine conversion.

This is true, but counterfeit Christianity throughout the ages has never had the reach, power and rapid influence of the technological social platform it has now.

[mossrose]

This is true, but counterfeit Christianity throughout the ages has never had the reach, power and rapid influence of the technological social platform it has now.

I can agree with that.

[Leonhard]

If its true, then its good.

[KingsGambit]

A post on the Christianity page on Reddit: (it's long so I'll just excerpt parts; there's some language so I won't link it, but let's have grace with regards to potential new converts!)

[Cow Poke]

A post on the Christianity page on Reddit: (it's long so I'll just excerpt parts; there's some language so I won't link it, but let's have grace with regards to potential new converts!)

This reminds me so much of my own daughter, who grew up in the Gospel, in Church, but it never seemed to catch on. In her young adult years, it appeared she looked for any excuse to rebel. Then, in the last year, it's like a total transformation - and all that love and patience and teaching wasn't wasted - it has bloomed like nobody's business.

I only hope the same for West - that this is real, that this is an awakening, that this is all about Jesus.

[Zymologist]

I haven't listened to the album and don't really care to, entirely for preference reasons, but I have several facebook friends who have listened to it and have spoken highly of the lyrical content and themes. The only real criticism I've seen of the album is something about it being theologically somewhat shallow, but it was also acknowledged that a new believer wouldn't really be expected to do anything else.

His conversion seems legit to me.

[seer]

A post on the Christianity page on Reddit: (it's long so I'll just excerpt parts; there's some language so I won't link it, but let's have grace with regards to potential new converts!)

Just wow!

[Zymologist]

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[Cow Poke]

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Now THAT is rich!!!!

[rogue06]

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[seer]

[seanD]

I can agree with that.

Plus, I wasn't necessarily saying his personal conversion wasn't real, just the fact he has a lot of influence on a very broad and wide audience in a very dark industry (an industry that is not only typically anti-Christ, but even downright bent towards evil and demonology). And because he's a new believer, and because he's in a very dark industry that might have a lot of influence on him, that influence can lead to false avenues, which would then lead to a very wide audience being led astray. It took Paul years of training after his conversion, probably because God knew how much influence he have on a very big audience.

[myth]

To be clear (since I didn't say this in my first post in this thread), I'll be very happy to see the Holy Spirit at work -- if indeed Kanye has been saved and does his part to spread the Gospel. I'm just cautious, a little paranoid, and pessimistic by nature. :P

[mossrose]

To be clear (since I didn't say this in my first post in this thread), I'll be very happy to see the Holy Spirit at work -- if indeed Kanye has been saved and does his part to spread the Gospel. I'm just cautious, a little paranoid, and pessimistic by nature. :P

I just watched a very good YouTube thingy by Justin Peters on why we should be cautious about Kanye's conversion. For some reason I am not able to copy the link to paste here, but will try to do so later when I'm on my laptop.

Or, if one of my FB friends sees the link on my page they could post it here for me.

[mossrose]