
Mr. T Reminds Those Struggling ‘Believe In God. Don’t Give Up’
By Movieguide® Contributor
Actor Mr. T is sharing how his faith kept him from giving up when he was diagnosed with cancer.
“I’m diagnosed with cancer, T-cell lymphoma. This is a test of my faith,” he said while appearing on TBN. “So I got into the Bible, and I said, ‘Wow, this is a test.’ I said, ‘I can’t teach what I don’t know. I can’t lead where I don’t go.’ I said, ‘This allows me a testimony.’ And what is a testimony? The first four letters of it is ‘test.’”
He continued, “So, I can’t tell somebody about hanging in there if I get the shaking in my boots when cancer came. Sure, it hit me. Then, I said, ‘No, I got to put my faith in God.’ I said, ‘God, give me the strength to do Your will.’”
“I never said, ‘Oh, Lord, why me?’” Mr. T explained. “Why not me? Who better to give somebody hope? So now, when I run into cancer patients, I can tell them to believe in God. Don’t give up.”
Mr. T often shares his faith on social media. In one tweet, he addressed people who bring up his past in an effort to discredit his faith.
“So while some are busy bringing up my Past, I’ll be busy looking to My Future,” he wrote. “Thanking God for His Grace and His Mercy. Because ‘If Any man be in Christ He is a New Creature’!”
So while some are busy bringing up my Past, I’ll be busy looking to My Future. Thanking God for His Grace and His Mercy. Because “If Any man be in Christ He is a New Creature”!…
— Mr. T (@MrT) October 6, 2022
He has also spoken about how he came to his faith.
“Back in the day, I had money, cars. I had achieved what I wanted to achieve and then everything really stopped,” Mr. T explained. “I called on God. I said, ‘God, give me strength to do your will.’ That’s when it really hit me: What’s really real? My faith in God, that was real, because only God could save me.”
Movieguide® previously reported on Mr. T’s faith:
Matt and Laurie Crouch recently caught up with actor and wrestler Mr. T on TBN’s PRAISE to hear his perspective on living a godly life.
“I think about what I’ve been through, being in this world and whatnot. If I didn’t have God, I wouldn’t be here; I’d be in prison,” Mr. T said.
Mr. T also had a simple message for viewers who have not confessed their need for Christ. All they need to do is say, “Save Me, Jesus.”
Mr. T said, “[You] don’t have to be all elaborate and all that stuff and formal what whatnot. God wants to hear from you…God knows your heart. He is waiting on you to come to him.”