Jeremy Camp – Christ In Me

American singer, songwriter, and Contemporary Christian artist Jeremy Camp began his career in 2000.  He released twelve albums, including:

• Burden Me (2000)
• Stay (2002)
• Carried Me: The Worship Project (2004)
• Restored (2004)
• Beyond Measure (2006)
• Speaking Louder Than Before (2008)
• We Cry Out: The Worship Project (2010)
• Christmas: God With Us (2012)
• Reckless (2013)
• I Will Follow (2015)
• The Answer (2017)
• The Story’s Not Over (2019)

Camp received 12 awards for his work, including New Artist of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, and Special Event Album of the Year.

Also, check out my reviews of Give Me Jesus and Word of Life.

Lyrics can be found at https://genius.com/Jeremy-camp-christ-in-me-lyrics.

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1. What message does the song communicate?

Jeremy Camp was formerly a slave to his sin.  He basked into everything that the world has to offer, thinking that it will lead to happiness.  When he took hold, he realized that the world lied to him.

Camp sought Jesus so that Christ could rid him of his former life.  Laying his burdens on Jesus, Camp’s obsession is the Son of God, the source of life.  Camp warns us not to follow his former path as it leads to enslavement, which leads to death.

This song follows basic format.

Score: 10/10

2. How much of the lyrics line up with Scripture?

All the lyrics line up with Scripture.

[Verse 1]

Lines 1-3: Though the world system is alluring and seems joyful for a while, in the end, those who pursue it become slaves to their sin (John 8:34, Romans 6:6, Romans 6:20-22, and 1 Corinthians 6:12).

Line 4: While Chorus will describe the method, this line is about the result of Camp knowing Christ: freedom from his former master.  See Chorus for Scripture.

[Chorus]

Lines 1-4: Describes Camp’s process of forsaking his slavery to sin and embracing Christ, where Camp is made alive (Romans 6:1-11, Romans 7:4-6, Galatians 2:19-20, 2 Timothy 2:11, and 1 Peter 2:24).

Line 5: That is, eyes fixed on Jesus (Hebrews 12:2).

Line 6: Eternal life is found through Jesus (John 3:15-16, John 3:36, John 6:40, John 11:25-26, and 1 Timothy 1:15-16).

Lines 7 and 8: References Casper the friendly ghost.  Also, see lines 1-4.

Line 9: Repeats line 8.

[Verse 2]

Lines 1 and 2: Camp experienced his “I’ve had it” moment, relinquishing his burdens onto Christ (Matthew 11:28-30).

Line 3: Repeats Verse 1, line 4.

[Bridge]

Lines 1-3: Camp warns the rest of us to avoid the path of worldly possessions.  We will enter the process laid out in James 1:14-15, where giving into temptation ultimately leads to death.

Score: 10/10

3. How would an outsider interpret the song?

Unbelievers will immediately know that this song is Christian, based solely on the number of times Camp uses the word “Christ” (I counted 11) and that Jesus exists within Camp.  This song’s language is easy for unbelievers to comprehend, giving general comparisons to the things this world and Christ have to offer.  The world offers slavery while the Son of God grants freedom.

Score: 10/10

4. What does this song glorify?

It glorifies Jesus as the source of eternal life who saves us from our slavery to sin.

Score: 10/10

Closing Comments

Jeremy Camp’s Christ In Me is an excellent song.  Camp warns us to avoid sin and embrace Christ.  The first leads to slavery.  The second to life, bringing God glory.  Unbelievers will easily interpret similarly.

I highly recommend this song for corporate worship, especially seeker-sensitive churches looking for a simple message that doesn’t compromise the Word of God.

Final Score: 10/10

Artist Info

Track: Christ In Me (listen to the song)

Artist: Jeremy Camp

Album: I Will Follow

Genre: Rock

Release Year: 2015

Duration: 3:32

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