You know, we hear the word repentance, and it's almost like taboo in the church.

You know, repentance, and you immediately think, uh-oh, everybody's going to find out the terrible thing I did. I'm going to get in trouble. I'm going to be canceled. I'm going to all, everything's going to be ruined. But in the Bible, there's a blessing, like blessings connected to it. We only think of it as, uh-oh, I'm in trouble. but with the Lord, it's like, you're literally turning from death to life.

You're literally turning from something that's hurting you to an invitation

closer to Jesus, closer to God.

Hey, friends. Welcome back to another episode of Theology. Rob. My guest today is Stephen McWhorter. Over 20 years ago,

Stephen was a meth addict and a wounded preacher's kid who had a radical encounter with Jesus.

You'll hear all about this on the podcast. Really amazing story. Today, Stephen travels the world,

leading worship, sharing his testimony and seeing many people come to Christ. His most well-known song is Come, Jesus Come, which has amassed over 100 million views and streams

across various platforms. Today, Stephen is an artist and writer with Capital Christian Music

group and Rethink Music and is the author of his first book,

Radically Restored How Knowing Jesus Heels Our Brokenness, where he tells a story, which is really,

as you'll hear.

So it's a profound story, especially his, man, how he's come to grips with forgiveness, which is something

we talked about toward the end of this podcast. So please welcome to the show for the first time,

the one and only, Stephen McWhorter. Stephen, thanks for being a guest on Theology and

Raw. I've been looking forward to this conversation.

You, for people who don't know who you are,

they must not have an Instagram account because you have absolutely blown up over the years on Instagram.

It's kind of crazy.

I don't know what's going on here.

Oh, my gosh.

I mean, you're most well-known, I guess.

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