Kirk Franklin keeps it real on: Religion, Marriage, What Guys Want, and Affects of sexual sin:
Recently, I had the privilege of witnessing an amazing interview of Kirk Franklin done by my big sister in radio Ms. “Effie Rolfe”. Kirk dropped some serious, yet real knowledge on us as he usually does in his own way. He shared his heart on how religion is not enough, and that relationship with Christ needs to be most prominent. Comparing religion to a marriage, the below quote was stated:
“Just like a Marriage does not guarantee intimacy; Religion does not guarantee relationship.” Kirk noted the lack of transparency in the body of Christ as displayed to unbelievers. He shared how many outside of the church view God as a school principal with a ruler ready to crack down on them for breaking rules, but that many don’t know that God is a father. They don’t know of the grace of God that holds back his coming so that more people can be saved. Kirk referred to God holding back his coming for others to be saved as the romance of God. This is the God that the world needs to see, not a religious hard pressed rule giver. He noted that there isn’t anything at all wrong with rules, but that rules without relationship leads to rebellion.
He was asked about an article that shared regarding a decline in men wanting to be married. He shared that men want to marry their home-girl. They want to feel like they are going to have a good experience in marriage. They want to see others who are married having fun and enjoying their marriage. They want to feel the same type of fun that they feel when they are watching a game.
He moved on to the affects of sexual sin stating that he wished he had someone to share with him how sexual sin would have affected him. Because he had no one to share those types of things with him, he had to carry a lot of baggage with him as a consequence of sexual sin. Mentioning what he called, “The good ole boys club”, where prior to marriage men sleep around, he says they aren’t told that type of lifestyle doesn’t prepare a man properly for a marriage. With that mentality, he says that many men mess up the marriage that they get into, “because one woman cannot do the work of ten.”
He ended the interview answering some light-hearted questions such as: Can he cook, what would he be doing with his life if he wasn’t into music, what is happiness to him, and finally advice for artists looking to go further in their craft. Check out his latest album in stores now, “Losing My Religion.” Also, Listen to more of Effie Rolfe on her show that airs Monday – Friday from 11 a.m. – 2p.m. at www.urbanpraiseradio.org
View the Periscope video interview below:
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