Justin Bieber Looking to God - The Wayward Pop Star Wanted to be Baptized by Hillsong NYC Church

Aimee Herd : Feb 7, 2014
Gina Meeks – Charisma News

"Justin is serious about his Christian faith, and after recent events, he needed to take a pause." -(unnamed source)

No doubt readers of this article (or even just the headline) will have their own opinions regarding "the Bieb" and his recent unlawful antics that left him once again in front of a camera—but this time for a mug shot. (Photo via Charisma News)

However, as 1 Corinthians 13 tells us, "Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance" (NLT of verse 7), and perhaps we shouldn't lose hope that Justin will return wholeheartedly to the Christian faith he claims to know.

After all, it's often the worst circumstances that God uses in our lives to wake us up and start us running back to Him.

Last Saturday, 19-year-old Justin Bieber and his team reportedly searched for a private pool where members of the Hillsong Church in New York City could baptize him, as a "cleansing ritual."

Unfortunately they ran out of time.

Hillsong NYC's pastor, Carl Lentz is said to be a "friend of Bieber," according to a Charisma News report. And Justin was apparently in attendance there last fall when he tweeted to Lentz, "Amazing sermon at church this morning. Love you man. I broke down today."