Never miss a big news story again. No one talks about it. "I wouldn't presume to put words in yours. In the wake of Sampson's announcement, Brown encourages Christians everywhere not to be afraid of asking the hard questions. When former Hillsong songwriter Marty Sampson announced his faith was on "incredibly shaky ground," Skillet frontman John L. Cooper wrote a lengthy response and encouraged Christians to value truth over feelings. Let the rain fall, the sun will come up tomorrow.". "But I must ask once more, 'What Christian world has he been living in? Examining a diamond more closer reveals the quality of the diamond. Get Charisma's best content delivered right to your inbox! Earlier this week, Marty Sampson, a former worship leader with Hillsong, made waves by announcing that “I’m genuinely losing my faith, and it doesn’t bother me. ... Let's pray for Marty's repentance, restoration and more.". Leaders Reveal What They Wish They Knew at 27, Nike Created Basketball Shoes Specifically for People with Disabilities, 7 Questions to Ask Before You Throw Down Online, Your Marriage Will Be as Good as You Both Decide It Will Be, How Purity Culture Rhetoric Can Teach Men to Devalue Women, Making the Most of Any Relationship Status, What to Know About Loans and Student Debt, To Actually Get a Job, Sweat the ‘Small Stuff’, Graduate School and Seminary Application Dos and Don’ts, Energy Drinks: A Student’s Best Friend and Worst Enemy, College Is Getting More Expensive Than Ever, Getting In Shape Is Easier than You Think, The Trailer for the ‘LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special’ Is Here to Get You Into the Christmas Spirit, Liberty University Yanked John Piper’s Convocation After He Said He Wouldn’t Vote for Either Candidate, This Christian Musician Is Out to Expose the Pagan Roots Behind Big Syncopation, Beth Moore on How to Handle Your Spiritual Coming-of-Age, Jo Saxton: How to Own Your Own Voice — Not Just a Version of Someone Else’s, The Spiritual Renaissance of Matthew McConaughey, The Social Club Misfits Are Going to Make it to a Wedding or Die Trying in the Video For ‘Is That OK?’, Bruce Springsteen Has Become the First Artist to Have a Top Five Album in Six Consecutive Decades, Judah and the Lion Is Ready to Try Something Different, ‘Bad Lip Reading’s 2020 NFL Compilation Is a Masterpiece, Patrick Mahomes: I’m Glorifying Him Every Single Time I’m Out There, There’s Actually No Evidence the Super Bowl Is a Hotbed of Human Trafficking, Aaron Rodgers Has Some Interesting Thoughts About Jesus, Hell and Faith, Oh Good, Grimes Is Partnering With A.I. It started with Joshua Harris of “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” fame, and has included others like Marty Sampson of Hillsong Worship, recently Youtube stars Rhett and Link. Marty Sampson, the former worship leader and songwriter of Hillsong Church, has recently bid farewell to his Christian faith. The church has wrestled with this for 1500 years. EVERYTHING! Sampson's original response post has since been deleted, but he afterward posted another response addressing Cooper. Meanwhile my DM's are FULL of Christians telling me they are wrestling with their faith, the same questions, and commending me for being so brave in speaking out and saying what they wish they had the courage to say. Please open it and confirm your subscription. "Many. Everybody talks about it.

In his post—which has since been deleted, along with the rest of the artist's Instagram posts—he included a picture of what appears to be Samson bringing down the pillars of the Philistine temple in Judges 16. And he prays Sampson's heart would genuinely know the truth. The announcement sparked a variety of responses from Hillsong fans and Christian leaders, including a sort of open letter from columnist Michael Brown headlined “Reaching out to a Hillsong leader who is renouncing his faith.”. ", Despite leaving Christianity, Sampson says he still holds onto what he believes is good about spirituality: "Love and forgive absolutely. View Offer. We wrestle with scripture until we are transformed by the renewing of our minds. Not many. You should receieve a confirmation email shortly. Brother, you are not that unique. To think that I am trying to influence others, without even asking me if that is my intention is offensive. Destroying so much good work. Silence, and a like for my comment.

I reply to you, on your Instagram page. Done! ", He then addressed several of the original reasons Sampson cited for his current doubts: "I just read today in a renown [sic] worship leader's statement, 'How could a God of love send people to hell? Silence.

Just because you don't get the answer you want doesn't mean that we are unwilling to wrestle with it.

Prophetic messages from respected leaders & news of how God is moving throughout the world. I am so happy now, so at peace with the world. "@johnlcooper Put me on blast in front of all your followers," he says. Fall Subscription Offer: Subscribe to Charisma for Only $18 and get Steve Strang's newest book as a free gift, God, Trump, and COVID-19. It’s crazy.” (He has since deleted the post on Instagram ). I have never met you, yet you presume to know me or people like me?". ", Last week, Sampson announced on Instagram that he was "genuinely losing his faith." I've done that for the last 47-plus years, being challenged by rabbis from my earliest days as a believer and having done all my academic studies in secular institutions. The latest breaking Christian news you need to know about as soon as it happens. @lisabevere reposts. #3 FREE eCourses by CHARISMA: Click Here to view all the free courses. Not the 'I just believe it' kind of truth. Prayer, Holy Spirit, Anointing, and more. Hillsong East Coast Pastor Carl Lentz Has Been Fired for ‘Moral Failures’ [Updated], How Each Enneagram Type is Handling the Election Season, John Mulaney and Seth Meyers’ Conversation on ‘Late Night’ Got Surprisingly (and Heartwarmingly) Real, AMERICAN CRISIS: The Christmas-Hating Hooligans at Starbucks Are at It Again, Exit Polls Suggest President Trump’s White Evangelical Support Has (Mostly) Stuck Around, The Benefits of Listening to Non-Christians, God Still Has a Plan in Times of Uncertainty.

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