What is a Jesus Freak? Are You One?
Where did the term Jesus Freak come from?
Jesus freak was a slanderous term they called us in the Jesus Movement of the 60s and 70s. It came from two sources. First, the secular culture we came out of–the radical counterculture of the 60s–called us Jesus Freaks. Second, the institutional church–the religious hall monitors who rejected us because of our long hair and rock music–called us Jesus Freaks.
And guess what? We didn’t care. If a freak is someone who is radically different from all others, we wanted to be freaks for Jesus.
So we embraced it.
Who were the first Jesus Freaks?
We weren’t the first Jesus Freaks. It all began with Twelve Jesus Freaks that Jesus called His disciples. They were freakishly committed to Him and abandoned themselves to His care.
Oh yeah, and one more thing, they turned the world upside down for Jesus!
Are You One?
A Jesus Freak, I mean. If you’re a Christian, you should be. When people talk about your life they should be talking about your freakish devotion to Him and your freakish faith in Him.
Yes I was back in the 70′s and recently have been convicted to return to my radical roots for Jesus. We did it once and I believe we can do it again.
I’m with you, Rob. Let’s do it again.
I’m with you Ed and Rob! I believe the Spirit will move again in a big way soon, before we are taken up!
I am in love with Jesus Christ and I smile really big because He love me back. I am unafraid, unashamed and unapologetic that I praise Him openly. I love to sing to Him and He gives me the sweetest hugs and even not so gentle spankings sometimes. But He is my Savior and I am His child. Those who don’t know Him can’t understand this and if they label me a Jesus Freak….I don’t really care. (In the words of a really cool song)
I am sick at how the Far Right has utterly taken control of institutionalized Christianity in the US. I haven’t been to church in years and have no desire to. Christians all around me seeth with contempt for the poor and praise for Romney, Bachmann, Perry, santorum and their meanspirited like. They bear no resemblence to the 1st Century Acts of The Apostles church. Your site looks real good; it looks like you folks have no no time the Conservative movement either. I am sick of what is around me.