Seeking_Thy_Kingdom
Puritan Board Sophomore
For a few weeks now there have been rumors of Kanye Wests conversion to Christianity, personally I was carefully optimistic. Today, his hiphop/gospel album Jesus is KING was released to mixed reviews.
I decided I wanted to give it an open minded listen, but as soon as there was any cussing I would turn it off. I have listened to it twice.
Kanye has been viewed by the secular culture as a lyrical and musical genius, even if at times self proclaimed. I have heard his music before, and to be blunt it is simply vile.
Jesus is KING is not great, I don’t like the music at all, but when his lyrics are not corny they are deeply heartfelt and personal. For example he talks about his past as being a slave to the devil, but that he is now living for Jesus. He also talks about his children and raising them in the fear of the Lord, in my opinion the words of a new man.
Listening to his album I honestly have no reason to believe that he is not a brother in Christ. Yes he is a babe still, and I hope he falls under good shepherding. He lives in a world that is run by greed, sex and utter worldliness, his future actions and especially his next album will tell if he truly is saved.
I hope we all can pray for him and his family, his conversion could draw many of his fans out of darkness. God can save anyone He pleases, even Kanye West.
Cut out all the lights, He the light
Got pulled over, see the brights
What you doin' on the street at night?
Wonder if they're gonna read your rights
Thirteenth Amendment, three strikes
Made a left when I should've made a right
Told God last time on life
Told the devil that I'm going on a strike
Told the devil when I see him, on sight
I've been working for you my whole life
Told the devil that I'm going on a strike
I've been working for you my whole life
Nothing worse than a hypocrite
Change, he ain't really different
He ain't even try to get permission
Ask for advice and they dissed him
Said I'm finna do a gospel album
What have you been hearin' from the Christians?
They'll be the first one to judge me
Make it feel like nobody love me
They'll be the first one to judge me
Feelin' like nobody love me
Told people God was my mission
What have you been hearin' from the Christians?
They'll be the first one to judge me
Make it feel like nobody love me
Make you feel alone in the dark and you'll never see the light
Man, you're never seein' home and you never see the domes
I can feel it when I write, point of livin' in the right
If they only see the wrongs, never listen to the songs
Just to listen is a fight, but you booked me for the fight
It's so hard to get along if they only see the slight
From the love of religion
What have you been hearin' from the Christians?
They'll be the first one to judge me
Make it seem like nobody love me
I'm not tryna lead you to Visas
But if I try to lead you to Jesus
We get called halfway believers
Only halfway read Ephesians
Only if they knew what I knew, uh
I was never new 'til I knew of
True and living God, Yeshua
The true and living God
(Somebody pray for me)
Kanye West - Hands On
I decided I wanted to give it an open minded listen, but as soon as there was any cussing I would turn it off. I have listened to it twice.
Kanye has been viewed by the secular culture as a lyrical and musical genius, even if at times self proclaimed. I have heard his music before, and to be blunt it is simply vile.
Jesus is KING is not great, I don’t like the music at all, but when his lyrics are not corny they are deeply heartfelt and personal. For example he talks about his past as being a slave to the devil, but that he is now living for Jesus. He also talks about his children and raising them in the fear of the Lord, in my opinion the words of a new man.
Listening to his album I honestly have no reason to believe that he is not a brother in Christ. Yes he is a babe still, and I hope he falls under good shepherding. He lives in a world that is run by greed, sex and utter worldliness, his future actions and especially his next album will tell if he truly is saved.
I hope we all can pray for him and his family, his conversion could draw many of his fans out of darkness. God can save anyone He pleases, even Kanye West.
Cut out all the lights, He the light
Got pulled over, see the brights
What you doin' on the street at night?
Wonder if they're gonna read your rights
Thirteenth Amendment, three strikes
Made a left when I should've made a right
Told God last time on life
Told the devil that I'm going on a strike
Told the devil when I see him, on sight
I've been working for you my whole life
Told the devil that I'm going on a strike
I've been working for you my whole life
Nothing worse than a hypocrite
Change, he ain't really different
He ain't even try to get permission
Ask for advice and they dissed him
Said I'm finna do a gospel album
What have you been hearin' from the Christians?
They'll be the first one to judge me
Make it feel like nobody love me
They'll be the first one to judge me
Feelin' like nobody love me
Told people God was my mission
What have you been hearin' from the Christians?
They'll be the first one to judge me
Make it feel like nobody love me
Make you feel alone in the dark and you'll never see the light
Man, you're never seein' home and you never see the domes
I can feel it when I write, point of livin' in the right
If they only see the wrongs, never listen to the songs
Just to listen is a fight, but you booked me for the fight
It's so hard to get along if they only see the slight
From the love of religion
What have you been hearin' from the Christians?
They'll be the first one to judge me
Make it seem like nobody love me
I'm not tryna lead you to Visas
But if I try to lead you to Jesus
We get called halfway believers
Only halfway read Ephesians
Only if they knew what I knew, uh
I was never new 'til I knew of
True and living God, Yeshua
The true and living God
(Somebody pray for me)
Kanye West - Hands On
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