The only problem I have with the young Christian bit is that Kanye West is not a young Christian. And I don't mean that in chronological age because though he's old, he used to be totally Christian when he first started his career and when his mother was alive. This is the same kid who put out "Jesus Walks".
I'm skeptical of everybody, but the truth is I really don't care if he's fronting. If he does it enough, he will wake up and have been born again.
He's getting more backlash now than when he was talking about F$%kin^ homosexual blondes.
I personally can't spend a lot of time dissecting West's conversion experience. I need to spend time on my walk.
No one except God really knows truly if Kanye has had a conversion experience. Is the Kardashian attachment a good look?
Not for me, but I don't have a problem with a guy who's bi-polar and an alcoholic saying: "You know what. I just want to talk about God all the time. You know what I want to give more of my money to churches."
Am I thoroughly convinced? No, I'm not, but bigger scams are being run in Christendom as we speak. Those big scams most Christians ignore and have for a long time. Those scams involve churches which have often a billion dollars in their coffers and have no problem promoting wars in which Christians and many others die.
Considering how much garbage is released every day by the Babylonian P@#0 cult everyday, it doesn't bother me if Kan-ye wants to just write songs about God.
Your observation here got me thinking about the conversion of the Westley brothers, who had identified as “Christian” for many years before they were actually Born Again...
The Conversion of the Wesley Brothers
The disappointing ‘missionary’ attempt by the Wesley brothers to serve God in America made them realise they themselves were in real need of salvation (see, John Wesley: the non-Christian).
Charles, the First!
Charles was the first to experience the new birth, the main topic about which Whitefield was now preaching. He heard Whitefield in London and records at the time, ‘Mr Whitefield [preaches] not with persuasive words of man’s wisdom, but with the demonstration of the Spirit and with power. The churches will not contain the multitudes that throng to hear him,’ (Charles Wesley Journals, Vol 1. P.79 Baker)
The brothers had been impressed with the faith of the Moravians on board ship during a storm, and John had received a surprise grilling by the Moravian leader, Augustus Spangenberg, in America. Following these encounters they began seeking them out once they had returned to England.
The Moravian Peter Bohler was leading a regular meeting in London’s Fetter Lane. Dallimore writes, ‘Charles and John were in almost daily contact with Bohler.’
He asked Charles ‘Do you hope to be saved? He replied, ‘I do!’
‘For what reason do you hope it?’ ‘Because I have used my best endeavours to serve God.’
Charles reports, ‘He shook his head, and said no more. I thought him very uncharitable, saying in my heart, ‘What, are not my endeavours sufficient ground of hope? Would he rob me of my endeavours? I have nothing else to trust to.’ (Arnold Dallimore, Charles Wesley, Crossway, p.58-59)
Power on Pentecost Sunday
Charles had discovered the vital doctrine of justification by faith in Christ alone as he read Martin Luther’s commentary on Galatians.
‘21 May was Pentecost Sunday…[and] the day of Charles Wesley’s conversion.’ Charles said he felt the Spirit of God striving with his spirit ‘till by degrees He chased away the darkness of my unbelief. I found myself convinced…I now found myself at peace with God, and rejoiced in hope of loving Christ.’
John, in his Journal records on that day, ‘I received the surprising news that my brother had found rest to his soul.’
Indeed, Charles wrote: ‘I was in a new heaven and a new earth!’ (See Dallimore, p.61-62)
John Wesley’s ‘heart strangely warmed’
Finally, three days later, at one of the Moravian meetings in Aldersgate Street, John Wesley got his breakthrough. He had already discussed Justification by faith with Peter Bohler, but this was different.
At 34 years of age (more than ten years older than Whitefield) he was finally born again.
He wrote in his journal:
‘In the evening I went very unwillingly to a society in Aldersgate Street, where one was reading Luther’s preface to the Epistle to the Romans. About a quarter before nine, while he was describing the change which God works in the heart through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warmed.
I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation; and an assurance was given to me that he had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death.’ (John Wesley Journal, May 24th 1738, Vol. 1. p.103)
https://lexloiz.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/the-conversion-of-the-wesley-brothers/
Many people who believe they are Christians are not truly in the faith as they still look for salvation by works, not through faith. The phrase “you must be born again” was not invented by Billy Graham!