Thank you Jesus!! People assume star power fuels new conversions, leading secular fans into church, said Turner, who has covered the allure of celebrity Christians for Vox. Even before the rise of social media, pastors were shining a spotlight on the most famous members of their flocks. But do Christian celebrities actually make good missionaries? Turner, Flory and other religion experts have their doubts.
Few young people have access to the same type of glamorous Christian megachurches that most celebrities attend, Turner said. But celebrating famous people for having this effect on their fans still rubs Wax the wrong way.
People of faith are supposed to be OK with being misunderstood or disliked, not obsess over people who make attending church seem cool. He just wants Christians to be sure to pay attention to less famous members of their religious communities, too.
Every person in your church has an interesting story to tell, Turner said. Start your day with the top stories you missed while you were sleeping. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies.
Print Subscriptions. The Grammy Award-winning singer set the record straight about not being a religious man and justified his opinion about the same in an extensive Instagram note. According to the Sorry hitmaker, "Religion makes people feel better than others because they go to 'church'", whereas he is in love with the one who created him.
Elaborating more about the same, Justin wrote, "Many people would mistake me for a religious man, which I am not. Religion points out your flaws and perpetuates discouragement". He continued, "I believe Jesus is the saviour of humanity and that his love is what changes us I believe that the brokenness of humanity pains God and that he sent an answer and provided hope in Jesus". The beloved husband of Hailey Bieber also had a piece of advice for his fellow followers as to how one can truly live on for eternity.
Justin said, "My advice is to steer clear of religion, but put your hope in the eternal one who died an excruciating death so that you and I could truly live on for eternity. This is what I believe and it has brought me extraordinary peace through the pains of this broken planet". When Bieber finally began to emerge from his bad years and to seek guidance, Smith was still there.
And Bieber noticed that, in retrospect, Smith had never asked him for anything. And so I was just attracted to a family that eats dinners together, laughs together, talks together. That sense of belonging, of care, of stability—Bieber came to recognize it as the thing he wanted but had never had.
Every decision I make is out of my own selfish ego. You put all these desires in my heart for me to sing and perform and to make music—where are these coming from? Why is this in my heart? What do you want me to do with it? What is the point of everything? What is the point of me being on this planet? And what happened, when Bieber asked for help, is that someone or something answered.
What he could be for God. But the most successes usually come out of you when you use those talents for God. I know people have said it, and in the Bible it talks about that, but I just never heard it. Or: Set these boundaries. He says that voice spoke up and it said: You are forgiven. He is careful now about his time, his routine, his schedule. He has rules.
Sets the aforementioned boundaries. Builds in breaks. We just laughed and watched funny videos. He is embracing the mundane things that make a well-ordered, even boring, life.
There is a moment in the recent Billie Eilish documentary—I encourage you to seek it out—in which Eilish and Bieber meet for the first time, at Coachella. Eilish is a lifelong fan. She is overwhelmed. Totally overwhelmed. And Bieber just stands there, radiating warmth and patience and understanding, until Eilish comes back down to earth enough to continue, and then Bieber gives her a hug.
He makes her feel safe. And Bieber was struggling then too. But he is there for her, like he tries to be now for anyone else who might possibly turn into Justin Bieber. And they have him just in the studio nonstop. He allows himself to be so open now, in daily life, that at one point when we speak, he cries. Who am I to be able to do this? Look at my past. And I always felt like I was a good encourager. I always felt like I could encourage people and that my words held weight.
He puts his head down and is silent. For 20, 30 long seconds, he says nothing. And then he picks his head up and continues, and his voice is thick and choked. But, as he does these days, he keeps going. Like some shit has probably made you not want to do things at times and not let your guard down and not do what you feel led and called to do. But you are here. You are valuable. Whatever you are saying about yourself or believing about yourself is not necessarily true.
He is trying to be less focused on the outcomes of things.
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