This Popular Rapper is Taking a Sabbatical Just to Study the Bible

Trés Goins-Phillips : Dec 11, 2018
Faithwire.com

"I've been brought up by my family to know Christ, but I haven't taken it upon myself to really just take a couple days and read my Bible." -Chance the Rapper

(Chicago, IL)—[Faithwire.com] Chance the Rapper—whose real name is Chancelor Johnathan Bennett—is taking some time off to study the Bible, a book he admitted he is "very unfamiliar with." (Screengrab via Jimmy Fallon-YouTube/via Faithwire)

For many Christians, Chance is a household name. Many of his songs allude to faith, and in 2017, Chance told Teen Vogue, "I don't make Christian rap, but I am a Christian rapper."

Now, he's planning to take some time to get to know the God he's rapped about. Though the 25-year-old recording artist already has a daughter of his own, Chance's decision to study Scripture came after the birth of his nephew, Charlie Matthew.

"I've been brought up by my family to know Christ, but I haven't taken it upon myself to really just take a couple days and read my Bible," he wrote in a post on Instagram. "We all quote Scripture and tell each other what God likes and doesn't like, but how much time do we spend as followers of Jesus to really just read and KNOW His Word?"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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