Lecrae Explains Why He Almost Left The Christian Faith - Will Maule Hello Christian

Christian Rapper Lecrae

Lecrae Explains Why He Almost Left The Christian Faith

Sep 05, 2017 by Will Maule  Hello Christian

Christian rapper Lecrae has been very honest about his struggles with the Christian faith, much of which comes down to the behaviour of certain Christians, and his confusion with how to reconcile this with the teaching of Christ. But what other factors were at play when Lecrae thought about leaving the faith? 

"Gandhi said it, 'it's not Christ I have a problem with, it's his people,'" the rapper explains. "That was my struggle. I felt so much abuse from organized religion, just because I'm walking in a direction that a lot of them couldn't fathom and can't understand." 

"It really drove me away. Sometimes you throw the baby out with the bathwater. Instead of running away from just the people, you run away from the whole idea of it."

"It's like a person in an abusive relationship, they just like 'I'm done with relationships.'"

Then, Lecrae took a trip to Egypt and quickly realized that God was bigger than all the critical voices. 

"I got to see a 3,000 civilization that weathered storms, and people's faith was intact through all that," he says. "It just made me realize that it's bigger than me, it's bigger than America."

Watch Lecrae talk more on this below. 

'God's Not Dead 2' Puts Faith on Trial - TREVOR PACELLI/MOVIEGUIDE, CHARISMA NEWS

Melissa Joan Hart is a teacher who stands trial in 'God's Not Dead 2' (YouTube)

'God's Not Dead 2' Puts Faith on Trial

11/6/2015 TREVOR PACELLI/MOVIEGUIDE  charisma news

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Does it ever seem like the speaking voices of the church have become vanquished because of how prejudiced most of the world is? It has become a pressing issue in America within the past century; people get beaten, raped, murdered, arrested and abandoned due to issues on freedom of speech and religion. Now director Harold Cronk asks the world, "What's really at risk here?"

In 2014, God's Not Dead made a successful run in theaters, earning over $60 million at the box office. This movie finally offered the needed inspiration and hope to all those who felt like they didn't have the voice nor the courage to stand up against the seemingly more powerful authority. It gave that little push forward that the public needed, as told through a seemingly ordinary college student who was not afraid to take a stand for Christ against the educational system.

Now in Cronk's sequel, God's Not Dead 2, he transports the matter from the classroom to the courtroom, a move that Newsboy Duncan Phillips says, "was a very natural progression in that sense." 

In this sequel, a high school teacher compares the teachings of Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. to those of Jesus, an association that quickly causes the nation to erupt from hearing the Lord's name muttered in an educational setting.

The actress portraying this teacher, Melissa Joan Hart, compares this role to that of a great skin care line that she wanted to share with everyone, and ultimately argues, "Why wouldn't I do that with something that I found that brings me joy and comfort and peace?"

Much like Pure Flix Production's previous hit, God's Not Dead 2 asks further complicated questions that challenge one's faith in Christ our Father, such as: "Would you be willing to put God above the law and risk losing everything for His sake?"

The most common answer would probably be no, but Jesus never accepted that answer, even though it meant execution on a cross. It is a tough thing, which is why God's Not Dead 2 is going to be exactly the push that everyone needs to pursue shining the light of Christ towards all tribes and nations. God's Not Dead 2 opens everywhere on April 1, 2016.

This article originally appeared on movieguide.org. 

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