For Justin Bieber, the past few years have been defined by arrests, scandals (night club urination, confiscated monkeys) and public atte...
For Justin Bieber, the past few years have been defined by arrests, scandals (night club urination, confiscated monkeys) and public attempts to soften his image and reboot his career. Now the 21-year-old pop superstar – whose new, Kanye West-assisted LP is out November 13th – has shared the source of his redemption: Christianity.
"I just wanna honestly live like Jesus," Bieber told a Magazine in a lengthy cover story. "Not be Jesus – I could never – I don't want that to come across weird. He created a pretty awesome template of how to love people and how to be gracious and kind. If you believe it, he died for our sins."
The singer clarified that he's "not religious," as he's bothered by the "really weird stuff going on at churches" and the holier-than-thou attitude of certain Christians. But he emphasized that his life has been transformed by faith. "We have the greatest healer of all, and his name is Jesus Christ," he said. "And he really heals. This is it. It's time that we all share our voice. Whatever you believe. Share it. I'm at a point where I'm not going to hold this in."
