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"The Christ" by NewSpring Worship: Answering the Call to Confess


NewSpring Worship's new release, called "The Christ", invites us to answer Jesus' timeless question: "Who do you say that I am?" The song takes us to the scene of Mark 8:29, where Jesus and His disciples were on their way to Caesarea Philippi, and He asked His disciples: "Who do men say that I am?" After the disciples answered, Jesus turned the question around and made it personal… He asked them: "But what about you? Who do you say I am?' Peter answered, 'You are the Messiah.'"

NewSpring Worship - The ChristTom, one of the members of NewSpring Worship shared: "… we want that to be a confession of every individual in our church and outside of our church. And we want that to be a confession of everybody." That's the heart of the song. Ask yourself, if you had been there together with the other disciples on that road with Jesus, what would your answer be to His question, "Who do you say that I am?"

With this song, you have the opportunity to not just speak, but sing the declaration, your answer back to him, "You are the Christ, the son of the living God." This is a declaration that is meant to echo through your heart and every corner of your life.

The lyrics of the song remind us how amazing His love and grace are for us, "A love so high, yet runs so deep // I am amazed the feet of God would walk these streets." His sacrifice for us was immense, "His hands were pierced // His body crushed." He did it for us, and He showed us that His words weren't empty promises, "He is risen and He is alive."

The chorus repeats a familiar declaration, a declaration that is repeated by Christians across the world and the angels in the Heavens: "He is the Christ // The Son of the living God // The Holy Anointed One // Jesus." These words are proclaimed to the world. As Tad shared in his backstory, for the chorus they chose the words "He is the Christ" over "You are the Christ," because "we're telling the world, we're telling everybody, He is the Christ, it is Jesus."

May you sing with this song, and may your life also answer His question the same way.

(Related scripture: Mark 8:29; Acts 4:11-12; Isaiah 53:5)

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