Faithwire
  • Watch
  • Go!
  • Podcasts
  • Newsletter
  • Contact Us
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • SCOTUS
  • Life
  • Religious Liberty
  • News
  • Politics
  • Faith
  • Opinion

Chance the Rapper Reads Book of Galatians to 9.2 Million Fans During Religious Sabbatical

Photo credit: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for 2017 ESSENCE Festival
Photo credit: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for 2017 ESSENCE Festival
Share Tweet
By Lindsay Elizabeth
Author

December 14, 2018

Last week, Chance the Rapper announced to his 9.2 million Instagram followers that he was taking a sabbatical from his successful career to learn the Word of God.

“I’m going away to learn the Word of God which I am admittedly very unfamiliar with,” he shared.

View this post on Instagram

I’m on a plane headed out the country on my first sabbatical. I’m going away to learn the Word of God which I am admittedly very unfamiliar with. 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. 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. I’m definitely guilty of not devoting time to it. So I’m off to read and learn because the next generation of Bennett is here and I need to be able to give my nephew Charlie Matthew the knowledge and tools to FUCK YALL UP. Lol but seriously he’s the first boy of the next line and he needs his uncle to be educated. So dont bother me, ill be back soon enough, with five or more books from bible read. Oh yeah and cigarette free ????

A post shared by Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) on Dec 7, 2018 at 8:30am PST

“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 added, touching on something that resonates with many Christians.

‘I Got Faith in My Soul’: Chance the Rapper Shares Christian Faith With 7 Million Instagram Followers

The rapper added that he wanted to take time to actually learn the Bible, and not just quote Scripture when it suits his own agenda.

“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?” he wrote.

Since sharing his news to Instagram, he has continuously updated his followers with his journey, even reading the book of Galatians to his fans Wednesday night.

WATCH: Chance the Rapper Getting ‘Turntup’ With Church Kids is the Lift You Need Today

Before record the live video on Instagram, Chance tweeted out two verses from Galatians, and asked his 9.2 million followers, “Anybody wanna read thru Galatians with me?”

“It’s really short,” he added.

View this post on Instagram

Anybody wanna read thru Galatians with me? It’s really short.

A post shared by Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) on Dec 12, 2018 at 7:23am PST

On Thursday Chance shared another update to his Instagram, letting his followers know that he was on his way to the “second half” of his sabbatical, during which the rapper has stopped smoking cigarettes.

“Otw to the second half of sabbatical,” he wrote. “I read Romans, James and Galatians and I’m currently on day 4 of ZERO CIGARETTES.”

“I feel really good right now, thank u Father. #leaveitatthealter,” he added.

View this post on Instagram

Otw to the second half of sabbatical. I read Romans, James and Galatians and I’m currently on day 4 of ZERO CIGARETTES. I feel really good right now, thank u Father. #leaveitatthealter

A post shared by Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) on Dec 12, 2018 at 12:26pm PST

Latest

  • Entertainment

    ‘He Had Some Devil Qualities’: ‘Duck Dynasty’ Star’s Stunning Conversion From ‘Heathen’ to Jesus

  • Faith

    ‘God Never Gives Up on You’: Max Lucado Reveals He Fought a Secret Battle with Alcohol

  • Faith

    End Times Author on Antichrist, Tribulation, and Biggest Error Made Surrounding Book of Revelation

  • Faith

    ‘It’s Been Very Dark’: Horror, Genocide Fears in Nagorno-Karabakh as Babies Die at ‘Point of Delivery’

  • News

    Pro Golfer Opens Up About Gambling Addiction, Credits Wife as ‘Strong and Supportive Partner’


Sponsored
Sponsored

Newsletter
Signup

Recent Posts

  • ‘He Had Some Devil Qualities’: ‘Duck Dynasty’ Star’s Stunning Conversion From ‘Heathen’ to Jesus
  • ‘God Never Gives Up on You’: Max Lucado Reveals He Fought a Secret Battle with Alcohol
  • End Times Author on Antichrist, Tribulation, and Biggest Error Made Surrounding Book of Revelation
  • ‘It’s Been Very Dark’: Horror, Genocide Fears in Nagorno-Karabakh as Babies Die at ‘Point of Delivery’
  • Pro Golfer Opens Up About Gambling Addiction, Credits Wife as ‘Strong and Supportive Partner’

Archives

  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016

Categories

  • Christian Persecution
  • Coronavirus
  • Culture
  • culture
  • Entertainment
  • Faith
  • Faith
  • Family
  • George Floyd
  • Go!
  • Israel
  • Life
  • Life
  • Lifestyle
  • Media
  • Men
  • Mission Haiti
  • News
  • News
  • Opinion
  • P.O.V
  • Politics
  • Politics
  • Roe
  • Sponsored
  • Sports
  • Virtue
  • Women

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Navigation

  • Watch
  • Go!
  • Podcasts
  • Newsletter
  • Contact Us
  • Staff
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram

Subscribe to the Newsletter

Sign up to get our newsletter your inbox every day.

Newsletter Signup

Do you want to read
more articles like this?