Headlines: Selena Gomez Instagram Photo Shares Bible Verse from Genesis 12: Reveals Singer Studying Hillsong Pastor's Devotional Book - christianpost.com
Excerpt from this article:
"Amid rumors swirling about what prompted her trip last month to
rehab, Selena Gomez has posted a picture of a Bible passage on her Instagram account on Wednesday. The
singer/actress highlighted a passage from Genesis 12:2 which reads, 'I
will make you a great nation; I will bless you/ And make your name
great; And you shall be a blessing.' Along with the verse, Gomez wrote, 'He will bless me w/ great gifts,' drawing an arrow from the text to
imply she would share those blessings 'with others.'
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I've never met Selena Gomez - probably never will. We don't exactly travel in the same circles. But I feel a kinship with her, just the same, if for no other reason than we both struggle with problems of addiction (See my post: Alcoholics Anonymous in the Crosshairs!).
And I wish her the best, both with rehab, and her study of the Bible. But I have to agree with Pastors David McManus and Joey Kellett that just because a person pulls a verse out of the Bible and posts in on the Internet, that doesn't necessarily mean that verse is going to come true for them (see their podcast: Selena Gomez Quotes from the Bible).
But I'm a little more optimistic for Selena than maybe these two pastors are. At least she felt compelled to warn her 'tween' fans not to watch one of her more raunchy movies (See: Selena Gomez Warn Pre-teens Don't See Spring Breakers). At least she recognizes (unlike Miley Cyrus!), that her movies might have a negative impact on her younger fans.
But Selena is right about one thing: the Bible does talk about blessings. It talks a lot about blessings. But it also talks about curses. And if I could recommend one sermon for Selena Gomez it would be the following:
Deluded and Damned, by Dr. David P. Murray
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