The multiplatinum Grammy Award winning artist and global phenom Justin Bieber, who says “I am a Jesus Guy” but makes sure you know he’s “not a religious man,” released a surprise faith-centered EP on Easter titled Freedom.
The EP features six brand new songs and includes collaborations with Christian and Grammy Award winning singer Tori Kelly, worship leader and Maverick City Music‘s Chandler Moore, and Churchome‘s Pastor Judah Smith–the church Justin now attends and promotes.
It isn’t abnormal for Bieber’s Instagram page to be filled with faith-based messages, quotes from pastors, a worship song, or Scripture from the Bible.
In 2017, Bieber was in a downward spiral that resulted from drugs, public meltdowns, and a 2014 DUI arrest. The singer was taken in and mentored at the time by Hillsong’s Pastor Carl Lentz where Justin rededicated his life to Christ. In 2020, Lentz was fired from Hillsong for ‘moral failure.’
In January, Bieber posted a picture of his arrest and stated that it wasn’t his “finest hour” and that at the time he was “hurting, unhappy, confused, angry, mislead, misunderstood and angry at God.” He gave all credit to God for where he is now and let his fans know that God never left him. Bieber encouraged those reading to “let your past be a reminder of how far God has brought you. Don’t allow shame to ruin your ‘today.’ Let the forgiveness of Jesus take over and watch your life blossom into all that God has designed you to be.”
