{"id":15141,"date":"2020-04-27T12:13:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T16:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=15141"},"modified":"2020-04-27T12:14:14","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T16:14:14","slug":"kanye-west-im-christian-and-my-opinion-is-based-on-the-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2020\/04\/kanye-west-im-christian-and-my-opinion-is-based-on-the-word.html","title":{"rendered":"Kanye West: &#8220;I&#8217;m Christian&#8230;And My Opinion is Based on the Word&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2019\/08\/kanye-west-marcus-linder.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14373\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2019\/08\/kanye-west-marcus-linder-300x199.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Non-believers quickly label Christians as judgmental and sinful. They will say that Christians should keep quiet and to themselves. Even some other Christians believe this. Kanye West, though, is reminding Christians to stay loud and speak out.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with GQ magazine, West said: &#8220;I feel that we all have sin, and when certain sins are worn more on our sleeves, it\u2019s easier for Christians who are not Christ, but are human beings, to be able to channel judgment at what they see in front of them. The other thing is, if anyone claims to be Christian, they\u2019re accepting accountability to other Christians.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He continued, &#8220;But people don\u2019t realize that Christians are loud. That we have a right to righteous anger. That Jesus flipped tables. They think that all of a sudden you believe in Christ, so we\u2019re not even supposed to speak up. And if we speak up, people will say, \u2018Oh, you\u2019re being judgmental.\u2019 And it\u2019s like, \u2018Oh, now, because I\u2019m Christian, I don\u2019t even have an opinion anymore?\u2019 I\u2019m Christian and I still have an opinion. But my opinion is based on the Word.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>West believes we all should hold each other accountable. We can do so without passing negative judgment on each other, but instead, help each other reach our spiritual goals. None of us are perfect, and West himself is a born-again Christian.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo live inside of sin, it\u2019s going to cost you more than you can pay,\u201d West added. \u201cYou don\u2019t want to continue to sin with no repentance. I understand that people feel that I\u2019ve made some cultural sins. But the only real sins are the sins against God, and you don\u2019t want to continue to sin against God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>West puts together popular &#8220;Sunday Service&#8221; gatherings each week, and he hopes they are places of support and non-judgment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel that the church that most people grew up in as kids had a negative environment. The greatest thing for me, as someone who\u2019s given their life to Christ, is knowing that other people have that as an anchor and a form of healing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Non-believers quickly label Christians as judgmental and sinful. They will say that Christians should keep quiet and to themselves. Even some other Christians believe this. Kanye West, though, is reminding Christians to stay loud and speak out. 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