Christian rap

Easily remembering Seventh-day Adventist Christian teaching by poetry.

Peculiar people on the narrow, gettin’ rid of ways of pharoah

I’ve written several lines of Christian rap code now, but it took a good SDA Sister to awaken me to the possibility that I could write a whole song. Moving these words thru my brain while riding the bicycle etc. gives me encouragement to stand peculiar for another day, even when it seems nobody around you cares. Jesus does😂
If anyone can put this to music that would be a blessing.
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Peculiar people on the narrow,
gettin’ rid of ways of pharoah,
scorned & laughed by friend and foe,
keepin’ eyes on the goal.

World likes them man-made doctrines,
Sunday, immortal soul, all go to heaven,
do away with God’s law,
his love’s unconditional anyhow

can’t keep,
path too steep,
I’ve done enough,
all you need is love.

Look at that little group,
cain’t even tell they all duped,
try’na make it to heaven by works,
let’s hit em where it really hurts,
in the pocketbook,
sock em to it,
keep Sunday or you lose,
the right to use,
your MONEY.

Peculiar people on the narrow,
gettin’ rid of ways of pharoah,
scorned & laughed by friend and foe,
keepin’ eyes on the goal.

simple and healthy – no meat coffee or tea,
just following the God-man from Galilee,
who didn’t work his way to heaven,
just followed the law even keepin’ out leaven.

always keep,
his commands are deep,
lookin’ to do more,
a heaven’s in store.

savin’ funds and sendin’ ’em to missions,
out we go for souls we fishin’,
bringin’ the poor inside our home,
massagin’ rich folks’ hearts of stone.
admittin’ freely our need,
of a Savior to bleed,
wash from sin’s smear,
better than money, conscience is clear.

Peculiar people on the narrow,
gettin’ rid of ways of pharoah,
scorned & laughed by friend and foe,
keepin’ eyes on the goal.

Avoiding movies no alcohol here,
pride is the biggest sin we fear,
don’t need no rolex wrapping our bones,
happy no longer keepin’ up with the Jones.

Keepin’ up with Jesus,
his love frees us,
from our guilt,
by what he spilt.

Prayin’ for our enemies,
blessin’ those who persecute,
shootin’ them a love arrow,
so they’ll repent and join these….

Peculiar people on the narrow,
gettin’ rid of ways of pharoah,
scorned & laughed by friend and foe,
keepin’ eyes on the goal.
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First Christian rap

The ancient Israelites were told by God to teach their children the truths he gave them. One of the most effective ways to do this was by using songs and poetry.

In today’s culture, a large portion of children (and adults) aren’t able to tell others what they really believe. They’ve heard many sermons, and read many books, but it just doesn’t “stick”.

Also, church has become more and more feminized, leading many young men to avoid Christianity altogether. But real Christianity is a warfare requiring the power and bravery of young men.

In this vein I became acquainted with Christian rappers. Sure, many of them are basically like secular rappers without the dirty language. Some of them give a nice, helpful message. Some give good Christian truths. And some of them are preachers on a par with David (in my opinion), giving the straight truth in a hard-hitting way that many people (especially young men) can relate to.

The first Christian rapper to get an album at #1 on the charts was Lacrae. Many of his songs are uplifting. Recently NF also got to #1, but his lyrics are hard to tell if they are even Christian sometimes. Trip Lee (an actual pastor) is the real deal. If you can watch his video “Sweet Victory” without tearing up, then you need to check your relationship with Jesus. The song “IDK” sounds like it could have been written by David himself, just updated for today’s life. Mynista, also a real minister, has faster raps, with even more intensity and hard truth. “Blood” and “Like a Sparrow” go round and round in my mind, giving me courage and strength to carry on.

Well, why should I just let others do it? Don’t I have something to tell the world too? Starting a couple of months ago, I’ve been emailing a few to those close to me. There was no feedback on them for a while, but recently 4 different people expressed their opinion, even trying their own, making me want to reach even more people with them here on this blog.

Many of the raps will be Seventh-day Adventist teachings. All comments are welcome.

Ready all Staggernauts? Here we fly!

Jesus sweatin’ blood,
drippin’ from his pores,
start usin’ it to judge,
October 22, 1844.