When one considers the gospel and the Christian’s “love not the world” mandate (1 John 2:15), the answer to the above question is easy. However, if our question is one of mission, then the answer may not be so easy. The mission of every believer is to make disciples. We are called to preach the good news of the cross and point people to a loving and just God who judges the world. For some of us, it means our primary focus will be the ministry of and to the Church. For others, our focus will take us primarily outside the four walls of the Church. We need both. So when does the mission become a failure? The mission becomes a failure when reaching the lost requires palatable public or pulpit positions and a muted gospel. When we look at Lecrae’s new direction, I believe we increasingly find both. Lecrae has redefined himself as a hip hop artist, shunning the category of Christian rapper. In a recent secular radio interview, after being introduced as a “Christian rapper” and asked if that was accurate, Lecrae replied, “I’m a Christian, and I’m a rapper.” Pressed to clarify, the host noted, “He’s not a Christian rapper,” and Lecrae rounded out the exchange with, “I don’t like boxes.” But critical thinking reveals that’s not altogether true. Hip hop is a musical category; it’s actually a box. So we’re naturally left to conclude that Lecrae doesn’t like certain boxes — chief among them is that of being a Christian artist. It’s important to note that Lecrae has never denied his faith. But he has watered down his display and presentations of it.over the last couple years. Nowhere in the word of God does it say we need to water down our message. In fact the opposite is seen in the apostles example. Of preaching and witnessing. Paul said in the 1 corinthians 2:2 NET For I decided to be concerned about nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. Every where the apostles went they preached the Gospel unwaterd down. When they where in jail or infront of kings or governors. The stood for christ unfilterd. I am by no means calling lecrae a sinner . He saved to be sure. But he need watch and unfilter his message about Jesus. Roman 1:16 be blessed.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 21:20:56 +0000
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