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express those moments of doubt and those moments of uncertainty on this record because I think in doing that, number one, with this particular generation especially, this is not the generation that is necessarily belief-oriented. They are belief-oriented, but what I mean is that they don’t like to feel like you are imposing your belief on them. Everybody likes to arrive at their own conclusion, right? seneca: Don’t tell me what to do. I can figure it out myself. Da’ Truth: Absolutely. In a climate like this, it’s wise to ask questions because people are more open to hearing your answer when they know that you’re asking the same questions. One of the things that is interesting to me is that I wonder, as I have been working on this album, even as I have watched some of the comments in response to the song that I just put out, I wonder if the church is a safe place for people to ask questions. Da’ Truth: Yeah, absolutely, but he didn’t condemn him. That wasn’t a condemnation. That’s what I’m saying. I’m saying even if you maintain ... obviously, blessed is those who can believe without seeing, but for those who need something measurable, tangible ... seneca: I need to touch this. Let me feel that hole, Jesus. Da’ Truth: You feel me? There’s no condemnation for those individuals. All throughout the Scriptures, the prophets went through moments of doubt. You’d see them really wrestling. Asaph wrestled. There are so many people that we admire today, and so many of our forefathers and patriarchs, matriarchs have gone through doubt. On this record, I take people on that journey where I’m just talking out loud. I remember, I was in Tacoma, Washington, one time and I was on tour and I looked to my left and the grass was literally as green as you can imagine. It rains a lot out there. seneca: Okay. Da’ Truth: On the lawn was the checkered thing with the basket filled with fruit and sandwiches, and on the bench was a mother gingerly brushing through her daughter’s hair, talking to her. A little farther over, a father was throwing a Frisbee to the dog. seneca: You’re talking about paradise over here! Da’ Truth: You feel me? The sun was shining. Nothing could go wrong. Everybody was kind and I literally had a moment, even with my understanding of depravity, my understanding of how the Bible diagnoses human nature, even with all of those categories, I had a moment where I said, “Why do these people need Jesus?” seneca: You’re going deep on me right here. You have 22 PAGE | ICONIC MAGAZINE me scratching my head. Da’ Truth: Now, watch this. That question would make sense for people if what you believe about salvation is that Jesus came to make bad people good. seneca: Okay. Da’ Truth: Right? If you believe Jesus came to make bad people good, then it would make sense when you see a culture filled with what we would deem as good people. It would make sense to ask that question, but it’s not until you come to understand that Jesus didn’t just come to make bad people good, but that He came to bring dead people to life. That’s a different category, so now that answers my question. My point is this: I still went through - and I don’t want to hide the fact that I went through that moment of “Why do these people need Jesus?” Because if I wouldn’t have asked that question, I would have never landed on “because He came to bring dead people to life, not make bad people nice.” seneca: He just broke it down. Wait, do I got money? I need to collect some ... everybody give me $10 real quick. We need to raise up funds right quick. Da’ Truth: I think it’s important that we have an understanding of what they believe and the source from which they draw their belief systems because I’d love to be able to say in Surah 3 X and X, the Quran says that the honorable Elijah Mohammed is X X X. These were the final words of the honorable Elijah Mohammed and