Alice Cooper Laments That Young People Have Rejected Jesus Christ

The legendary rocker Alice Cooper just lately spoke out to lament the truth that younger individuals have rejected Jesus Christ.

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Alice Cooper talks in regards to the significance of Jesus Christ in his life.#JesusChrist #Christianity pic.twitter.com/Ic674xiZPA

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Cooper Laments Younger Folks Rejecting Jesus 

“Most individuals I do know, younger individuals, assume Jesus Christ is a swear phrase,” mentioned Cooper, 75. “They do not know that who Jesus Christ is.”

“He’s not preached sufficient,” he continued. “Most written about character of all time in historical past, and but individuals. exit of their technique to not consider in him.”

When requested why that is, Cooper replied, “I believe it’s as a result of individuals don’t need to surrender their godship.”

“They consider the Hollywood model of ‘I do extra good than unhealthy,’” he added. “And I’m going ‘why is that?’ Devil’s obtained you proper the place he needs you.”

Take a look at Cooper’s full feedback on this within the video beneath.

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Cooper’s Robust Christian Religion

Regardless of being one of the vital well-known rock stars ever, Cooper has lengthy been open about his robust Christian religion.

“I grew up in a Christian family,” Cooper mentioned again in 1996, based on MovieGuide. “My dad was a pastor and he was an evangelist for 25 years. I used to go up and do missionary work with him with the Apaches in Arizona. My grandfather was a pastor for 75 years… My spouse’s father is a baptist pastor, so I at all times consult with myself as the actual prodigal son as a result of I went out and the Lord allowed me to do all the pieces after which simply began reeling me again in.

“Once you get on the market you notice that you just’ve had each automobile, you’ve had each home and all that, you notice that that’s not the reply, that there’s a giant huge nothing on the market on the finish of that,” he added. “Materialism doesn’t imply something. Lots of people say that there’s a giant God-shaped gap in your coronary heart and when that’s crammed, then you definately actually are glad. I believe that’s the place I’m at proper now, I’m very younger within the religion although I grew up in it.”

Cooper’s religion helped him to beat a crippling battle with dependancy after his spouse Sheryl Goddard, who he’s been married to since 1976, threatened to go away him if he didn’t stop medication and alcohol.

“After about two weeks, Sheryl had gone to Chicago and mentioned ‘I can’t watch this.’ However the cocaine was talking quite a bit louder than her,” Cooper beforehand recalled. “I seemed within the mirror and it seemed like my make-up nevertheless it was blood coming down, I believe, I may need been hallucinating.

“I flushed the rock down the bathroom and went to mattress for 3 days, and I awoke, and I referred to as her and I mentioned, ‘It’s achieved,’” he recounted. “She goes, ‘Proper, it’s a must to show it.’ That was the start of our relationship coming again. One of many offers was we begin going to church. I used to be a poster boy for all the pieces unsuitable after which after I obtained sober and got here again to the church I spotted that’s the place I belonged.”

Right here’s one other clip from my interview with Rock legend, Alice Cooper. Alice hit all-time low and was losing away from medication. His spouse Sheryl had left him and Alice realized it was time to show again to Christ. Little recognized reality about him, his father is a preacher! pic.twitter.com/ZcolPQDOct

— Greg Laurie (@greglaurie) May 20, 2019

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Cooper Reveals What Led Him To Christ

Cooper went on to disclose what led him to Christ.

“I got here to Christ due to my worry of God,” he admitted. “I completely understood that hell was not getting excessive with Jim Morrison, hell was going to be the worst place ever. In worry I got here again to the Lord however I went to a different church and that pastor preached the love of Christ, which, now you set the 2 collectively, and it was precisely proper.”

In a 2006 interview, Cooper revealed why he selected to proceed pursuing rock after discovering God.

“Christianity is principally a one-on-one relationship with Jesus,” he mentioned. “For those who’re a disciple of Jesus… [it] doesn’t say anyplace in there that I can’t be a performer. It doesn’t say something in there that I can’t be an artist.”

“I don’t do Christian rock, however I’m a Christian that does rock,” he continued.

46 years in the past at this time the Rock N Roll legend Mr. Vincent Damon Furnier higher often known as Alice Cooper married together with his love of a lifetime. On at the present time, March twentieth, 1976, Alice Cooper married with Sheryl Goddard. Congratulations to Alice and Sheryl!🥂🥰#AliceCooper #Legend #LetLoveRule pic.twitter.com/r6kQbREvYR

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It’s extremely uncommon to search out such an unapologetic Christian within the music world at this time. God bless you, Alice Cooper, and rock on!