Justin Bieber reportedly scoured New York City over the weekend for a private pool where he could be baptized through Hillsong NYC church, led by his close friend Pastor Carl Lentz.”Justin and his team spent time on Saturday searching for a place with a pool where they could conduct a baptism for him, a cleansing ritual, with the Hillsong Church. But they couldn’t find a place in time,” one person, among “multiple sources,” told the New York Post’s.
The publication reports a second source as saying, “Justin is serious about his Christian faith, and after recent events, he needed to take a pause.”
Bieber, reportedly in NYC on Saturday for Maxim magazine’s Super Bowl party, was apparently unsuccessful in finding a place to be baptized.
Baptism, either through sprinkling of water or full immersion, is observed by Christians who choose to publicly show their belief in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. The religious ritual is also cast as one “dying” to a life of sin and being “resurrected” to a new life based on following Christ.
Bieber, 19, has visited Hillsong NYC in the past, most recently in September, when he tweeted how he “broke down” after hearing an “amazing sermon” by the megachurch’s pastor, Carl Lentz, also a friend of the Canadian singer.
After everything Justin has been through in the past days, can the Canadian singer be seeking repentance through Christ? If he is… that’s the first step in the right part, hopefully, he will keep up!
