Amazing song by the theologically lyrical, Lecrae:
Lecrae
Jesus was a rebel, a renegade, outlaw/ A sanctified troublemaker but He never sinned, naw/ and He lived His life by a different set of Rules/ the culture ain’t approve/so you know they had they had to bruise em/ that’s the way they do/ man, they swear they so gangsta but everyones the same/ everybody do the same stuff/ tattoos, piercing/ smokin’ up and drinking/ money and sex plus them extravagant weekends/man if that’s the high life/ I’ll puff puff pass that/ you leave evaporated like you missing a gas cap/ I guess I’m passed that/ I am in rebellion/ I’d rather have a dollar in my pocket than a mill-ion/ I’m scared to worship money, and my wants over Elyon/ I’ll remain a rebel while the rest of them just carry on/this is what I live fo/ this the hill I’m buried on/ if Jesus is the truth/ that means one of us is VERY wrong/ think about it
No glory in me/ all glory to the King on the throne (Jesus)/ you either love Him or leave Him alone but you can’t do both/ yeah, I know you heard that once in song/ I pray you hear 10 mo fo ya gone/ hey listen up, holmes/ stage is the corner/ crowd is the streets/ And I rap the bread of life cause they dyin’ to eat/
I’m a rebel you know the kind that die in the street/Cause you refuse to conform, won’t eat the kings meat yeah/ Christ rebelled by shunning the cultured/ He eatin’ with sinners/ givin Pharasies ulcers/ He never got married, He was broke and plus homeless/yeah that’s the God I roll wit/ ya boy gotta wife and no I neva cheated/ I’m prayin for humility whenever I get heated/ forget about the drugs/ rebel against pornography/ this ain’t how it oughta be, homie/ this is how it’s gotta be/ A rebel
It's really an interesting point of view, if you think about it. The world's message is "stand out, be different, be yourself." But if you read the fine print what it really says is "stand out to what WE say is different, be yourself only if it doesn't affect me, conform." Not quite the same. There is a line that's not listed above for some reason, that says: "Everyone is sining, so it's no longer rebellion to sin." Novel idea...
True rebellion in our culture today is following God and living sacrificially for Him.
True rebellion in our culture today is following God and living sacrificially for Him.
Visit "Reach Records" -www.reachrecords.com- where I snagged the lyrics, and even if rap/hip hop isn't your style, you can read through their songs and still get the message.
