photo by Daniel Parlante
only you and the Lord know, you are going to
get easier with the more success you get.
obey Him on the big scale too. If you’re faithful
with a little you’ll be faithful with a lot.
marriages, and affairs, and sleeping around,
to see them be so faithful. And not only that,
So, you have to be a radical fighter against everyone can see these guys are committed.
those things. It says in the Bible you’ve got to John Cooper goes above and beyond to show
I think as believers we can often forget, we be violent with sin. If your arm causes you to that he is a man of purity and John and Seth
look on stage and John Cooper has a massive sin you should chop it off because it’s better to don’t even mess with that stuff.
influence, and you think he’s super radical have no arm and enter the Kingdom of Heaven because all of these people listen to him. And than it is to be burning in hell with all of your You know, I’ve seen Christian musicians be like,
that’s just not the case, he was radical when no limbs. Of course, that’s an extreme example, “Oh, you know, I was preaching the gospel to
one cared. When literally no one was listening but it shows you how extreme we are meant to her…” And it is just dangerous territory, stay
to his music yet and he just wanted to record be with sin. If you can be extreme and violent away, be smart, just run from sin. They have
for him. And same for Korey as well, they’re and passionate for the kingdom of heaven now, done an incredible, exceptional job, and I am
just radical people no matter who is listening. when more opportunities come, and when so proud of my band.
It’s almost like God blessed them with a bigger great expectation comes, you can be faithful platform because of that, because they were with a little, yet again you can be faithful with Sadly, I’ve seen a lot of bands not do so well
faithful with a little they’d be faithful with a lot. a lot. Being in both markets I can promise you under that kind of temptation. But to stand with
this: it is everywhere. It’s inescapable. It’s not absolute warriors and to see that they’ve gone
like you’re sheltered from it in any way. above and beyond to stay above reproach in
Being on tour with secular or Christian
musicians, being on a stage gives you a strange
those matters. I’m incredibly proud of it and I
amount of favor and it’s a lot to be trusted with. So, with Skillet one of the things we’re don’t know if I realized just how miraculous that
I hope I don’t sound too intense saying this but incredibly passionate about is accountability. was, but after eleven years I’m realizing that is
sex, drugs, Rock n’ Roll, attention, all of that We have each other’s backs. We’ve got men a rarity. Thank you Lord for letting me be a part
is kind of handed to you on a plate. If you’re and women in the band, so it’s incredible to of a band that is so passionate about these
someone that struggles with that when you just see John and Korey’s marriage just shine things, it makes me feel really proud. Because
don’t have a massive platform, it’s not going to so bright in this kind of a world full of broken I see this platform as a massive honor, I see
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