[vpintheak]

We will know them by their fruits. Let’s see what kind of life change he has. I pray it’s real.

[ansel12]

Hillsong NYC Pastor Carl Lentz Talks About Homosexuality in the Church

http://www.breathecast.com/articles/hillsong-nyc-pastor-carl-lentz-talks-about-homosexuality-in-the-church-video-16191/

[GeronL]

oh please. what a joke.

did he piss in the baptismal font?

[Mastador1]

Sorry but I buy this as much as I believe bathhouse barry is a Christian, heterosexual and an American.

[aquila48]

If only he had done that singing Rap, no apology would be needed.

[2ndDivisionVet]

I guess he and his posse are too young to realize that we’ve all seen this a hundred times before. Even Jane Fonda tried it one time, as I recall.

[Little Pig]

The 21st century equivalent of an “indulgence”, and therefore not a heartfelt gesture. This was a “liberal apology” i.e. an admission that he’s sorry he got caught doing something bad (not that he’s sorry he did it, just sorry someone found out), and thinks this will make everything “all better”, like buying “carbon credits” somehow magically erases a lib’s 21st-century lifestyle “excesses”.

[avenir]

I get the negative remarks, but like to think it’s possible for someone to escape the prison of fame and call on the name of The Lord.

[icwhatudo]

Get caught CURRENTLY doing drugs and sleeping with prostitutes...with no potential hit on record sales-no need for any change.

Old video comes out with racist jokes...with potential for lost record sales-got to find religion.

[RginTN]

I feel sorry this young man’s family turned him over to bottom feeders in the music industry. Guess they sought wealth over decency like Miley Cyrus & her parents.

[HiTech RedNeck]

This seems kind of wrong, as a baptism is supposed to be an open profession of faith... I guess it had an audience of one, the pastor, but it’s better to have a group of people watching.

[dynachrome]

From #3. Looks like Bieber joined a typical liberal feel good church.

“However, Apprising Ministries’ Pastor Ken Silva expressed his views regarding Lentz’s popularity in a new interview.
“This is typical of the cult of celebrity megachurch pastor because to grow their little kingdoms they cannot risk offending anyone,” said Pastor Silva, according to Charisma News. “As Christians we must love precious LGBT souls, for whom Christ died, enough to tell them the truth. Pastor Carl, it is not unloving to tell someone the truth; however, it is actually hateful to withhold it from them.”

[AnnaZ]

Three years ago, Bieber (and his dad) had "Yeshua" tattooed on him in Hebrew, in Israel.

To all the detractors, here's one of my favorite scriptures, from Philippians 2:12: "work out your own salvation with fear and trembling." Earlier, in the same chapter, Paul writes: " Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves..."

I'd also like to bring up the parable of the workers. And Romans 3:23... "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."

I could find more examples. But I'm sad that I have to bother. It's attitudes like those seen here that caused me to stop posting on this forum a couple of years ago. I see that my return will probably be short-lived.

[opus86]

The Biebs, I think, knows he’s headed in the wrong direction and quite probably wants to at least make things better, if not right. My big concern isn’t Bieber’s sincerity but the guidance he gets from Carl Lentz. Based on interviews I’ve seen I’m not sure Mr. Lentz instructs people - from the pulpit - in the things they need to hear from the Bible.