Since this is a website dedicated to individuals’ interpretations of particular songs, I’ll try to keep my comments to the song itself and DC Talk in general., leaving Religion, Evolution , and textbook definitions of words aside.
The song is simply the three singers/song writers’ declaration of their faith. At the time it was written the term ’Jesus Freak’ was used to insult Christians. The guys simply took and made it a positive thing saying “yeah, we are Jesus Freaks and we don’t see anything wrong with that”. The song doesn’t condone bombing abortion clinics or the persecution of others for following other religions or et cetera. It simply states that they choose to follow a particular religion, Christianity, and are not ashamed of it.
Now as far as DC Talk as a band is concerned, with my personal beliefs aside, I’ve seen nothing but love and compassion pour out of these guys for as long as I can remember (Their first album I heard was Nu Thang released in 1990). Though yes, some people misuse the label of “Christian” and shed a bad light on a very large group of people, Toby, Michael, and Kevin, set a very positive example for young Christians or non-Christians observing the religion.
Since this is a website dedicated to individuals’ interpretations of particular songs, I’ll try to keep my comments to the song itself and DC Talk in general., leaving Religion, Evolution , and textbook definitions of words aside.
The song is simply the three singers/song writers’ declaration of their faith. At the time it was written the term ’Jesus Freak’ was used to insult Christians. The guys simply took and made it a positive thing saying “yeah, we are Jesus Freaks and we don’t see anything wrong with that”. The song doesn’t condone bombing abortion clinics or the persecution of others for following other religions or et cetera. It simply states that they choose to follow a particular religion, Christianity, and are not ashamed of it.