Actor, comedian, and newly minted Christian Russell Brand took to social media Tuesday to celebrate one month since giving his heart to Jesus Christ, saying it’s been a “big change” in his life.
"I've been a Christian a month now and it's been a big change," a visibly joyful Brand posted on X. "Not that I've entirely changed as a person, of course I haven't, but I've taken on a lot of new concepts and it changes you to accept that it's not like you're in a game show and by doing really, really good things you can get redeemed."
"No, repentance, to repent, means that you have to continually change and acknowledge that I am in a battle against myself," he added. "That I need to surrender myself to an ever-present eternal and accessible Jesus. That mercy is something that's been given to me, been granted to me, that I live with through love, not something that I can sort of win or achieve by doing good deeds."
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"When I am in doubt, I feel the instruction there is accessible and I know what I am supposed to do and when I don't do what I am supposed to do, that is even clearer,” Brand went on. “When I feel myself being selfish or inconsiderate or putting myself first or not thinking about how I can be better to other people, it is as if there is an inner illumination available to me now.”
One month as a Christian, and already… pic.twitter.com/1wBt9CJYaG
— Russell Brand (@rustyrockets) May 27, 2024
The actor said he’s “just at the beginning” and is “so excited to learn more” about what it means to walk with Jesus.
Brand was baptized about a month ago after publicly declaring he’d given his life to Christ, marking a radical change for an actor once known for vulgarity, promiscuity, and touting spiritism.
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