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The unashamed believers won’t stop talking about the gospel, no matter what happens to them. This has been true throughout history.

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Maximus appears to be very proud of this annotation; so much so that he linked to it from his profile. The Rap Genius community seems to agree, as this annotation has 20 upvotes as of this transcription. (***Update – 5/28/2014: – The original annotation now has 90 upvotes.)

This annotation was transcribed on 11/12/2013, 10:11 AM EST.

Original annotation is here.

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Lecrae uses the next few bars to show how people chase fulfillment through created things, but end up broken and empty.

This is a subject that Blaise Pascal touched on in The Pensees

What else does this craving, and this helplessness, proclaim but that there was once in man a true happiness, of which all that now remains is the empty print and trace?
This he tries in vain to fill with everything around him, seeking in things that are not there the help he cannot find in those that are, though none can help, since this infinite abyss can be filled only with an infinite and immutable object; in other words by God himself. -Blaise Pascal, Pensees

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Reference to Matthew 6:3. This is a warning to not be boastful about doing good, but to do it so secretly that not even your left hand knows what your right hand is up to.

http://biblehub.com/matthew/6-3.htm

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Hubris means pride. Andy knows it’s pointless to get prideful and boasting about yourself. The only thing worth big upping is Christ. 116 fam gets it.

But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. -Galatians 6:14

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Andy is white and he wears Air Jordan 11’s.

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Red bottoms typically refers to Christian Louboutin stiletto heels, which are known for having trademark red soles.

But there’s some homophone wordplay here: soul vs. sole. She’s covered in red from the blood of Jesus, down to the bottom of her soul.
Lecrae emphasizes the importance of Jesus' blood, because it wasn’t just dipped by accident, it was an active and serious act of buying her free with blood.

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Paula Deen is a southern cooking food celebrity who got in trouble for some racist comments she made.

In the Bible, light is often used as a metaphor for good, and sometimes even God, whereas darkness is associated with evil (see 1 Thessalonians 5:5, as well as the verse below).

This is also a reference to “Children of the Light” by Lecrae and Sonny D. from P.O.D on Lecrae’s Rehab.

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“13 letters” refers to the letters that Paul wrote that are included in the traditional biblical canon. It’s also the name of the 2nd album by 116 Clique, and there are also 13 letters in “Church Clothes”.

Also notice the creative wordplay over the course of the last four lines… size tens, grey 11’s, age twelve, thirteen letters.

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The “ruler” in this line is 2 things:

  1. The earthly pleasures that people let rule them.
  2. The measuring device we use to compare those earthly pleasures to the fulfillment God can provide.

We assume that this flesh and earth-filled life will satisfy our every need, but it can’t. It can’t compare to the blessings God provides for our spiritual life.

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