Hillsong Songwriter walks away from Christ
I just read the news that Marty Sampson, a popular Hillsong songwriter, is leaving the faith. In his words, “I’m genuinely losing my faith … and it doesn’t bother me.” What I find most surprising is not him turning from his faith . People fall away all the time, and there are warnings throughout the New Testament about the dangers of apostasy. It is tragic to behold, but not a total surprise. “No One Talks About It”? What is surprising is Marty seems to feel that “no one” is talking about challenges to the Christian faith. “No one” is discussing difficult intellectual issues. “No one” is engaging the apparent contradictions or interpretative problems in the Bible. I can only ask (with sadness rather than condemnation), “Marty, what Christian world have you been living in?” He asks, “How many preachers fall? Many. No one talks about it.” Really? I can only ask (with sadness rather than condemnation), “Marty, what Christian world have you been living in?” How many artic...