Award-winning, bestselling rapper, Lecrae believes he, and other Christians, can impact
culture simply by being engaged and demonstrating what "redemption has
done" in a Christian's life, instead of creating sub-cultures or living
life in a bubble.
A recent conversation with Ed Stetzer also touched on a comment
Lecrae previously made in response to whether he views himself as a
Christian rapper: "I am a Christian. I am a rapper. But Christian is my
faith, not my genre."
Saying he knows such a statement "goes
against the grain of cultural Christianity," Lecrae added: "We
have to be careful with terms like 'Christian' and 'Gospel.'" He
suggested that limiting those labels to simply a genre of music does a
"disservice" to the Christian message of salvation in Jesus Christ.
"Christian
is an identifying mark. It says I identify myself with Christ, I'm a
follower of Christ," he emphasized. "I'd rather you not put the tag or
the label 'Christian' on me (simply) because I say so." The rapper added
that he welcomes the title "Christian" being applied to him if his
character warrants it, but not simply because of the type of music he
creates.
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