Singer Korede Bello has talked candidly about his Christian beliefs, offering perspectives on Christ’s resurrection and his own conversion from Islam to Christianity.
Bello emphasised that Christ’s sacrifice is complete in a recent Instagram video, challenging the obsession with Jesus’ crucifixion.
Does Jesus still deserve to be crucified? Know that I am a Christian and that Christ has already died on my behalf before you crucify me. That is unnecessary because he has already been crucified. Never once did Jesus say, “Remember me on the cross.” Do I mean that the cross is unimportant? “No,” he explained.
The singer explained that his reflection came during a moment of prayer when he realised that Jesus is no longer on the cross but seated beside God the Father.
He’s no longer on the cross, I realised as I was praying and gazing at it. I picture myself sitting next to the Father when I think of Jesus. I’m there,” Bello remarked.
Citing the apostle Paul, he emphasised that the resurrection is essential to the Christian faith, saying, “If Christ has not risen, then your faith is futile.”
Bello added that he was raised as a Muslim but converted to Christianity after independently studying the Bible. “I wasn’t a Christian at birth. I was a Muslim from birth. He said, “I had to start with the Bible myself—not for religious reasons, but for personal reasons.”
The musician worried that a lot of Christians are still too preoccupied with the cross instead of the risen Christ. Christ, who has risen and is standing next to the Father, is the source of our identity and faith. When we pray, we do so via a person who is neither here on Earth nor in heaven. Our sins were carried on the cross; we no longer have that identity. He remarked, “Remaining there is like repeatedly nailing Christ.”
Recalling Jesus’ teaching that “People will know you’re my followers by the love you have for each other,” Bello urged Christians to prioritise love as the true sign of Christian identity.
Additionally, he emphasised that communion is the genuine act of remembrance, commemorating Christ’s victory and sacrifice.
