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Tributes continue to pour in for Brad Arnold, lead singer of the rock band 3 Doors Down, who died Saturday after a battle with kidney cancer.<\/p>\n
The 47-year-old\u2019s passing was announced in a statement by the band, with the ensemble noting Arnold died after a \u201ccourageous\u201d battle with the disease.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbove all, he was a devoted husband to Jennifer, and his kindness, humor, and generosity touched everyone fortunate enough to know him,\u201d the statement read, in part. \u201cThose closest to him will remember not only his talent, but his warmth, humility, faith, and deep love for his family and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n
As CBN News reported last year, Arnold asked for prayer after revealing he was battling stage-four cancer. He took to his Instagram account to reveal he had been diagnosed with clear cell renal cell carcinoma, which he discovered after falling ill and seeking treatment at a hospital.<\/p>\n
\u201cGot some not-so-good news for you today,\u201d he said in a video, noting the disease has spread. \u201c[It] had metastasized into my lungs, and that\u2019s stage four, and that\u2019s not real good.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite the difficult diagnosis, Arnold, an outspoken Christian, said he was trusting in the Lord \u2014 something unsurprising considering his devout Christian faith.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe serve a mighty God, and He can overcome anything,\u201d he said. \u201cSo I have no fear. I really sincerely am not scared of it at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Arnold apologized for cancelling a summer tour for 3 Doors Down and asked fans for prayer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d love for you to lift me up in prayer,\u201d he said, concluding by telling his followers, \u201cGod loves you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Listen to the latest\u00a0episode\u00a0of \u201cQuick Start\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Arnold had become known for sharing the Gospel during concerts.<\/p>\n In August 2024, before belting out the band\u2019s song \u201cAway From the Sun\u201d at a show, Arnold\u00a0told the audience\u00a0he started feeling compelled two years ago to share an important message with fans during his performances.<\/p>\n He then asked for just a few moments to tell the thousands gathered that God loves them,\u00a0according to PennLive.com.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like I can identify with this song more than most of our songs,\u201d he said during the moving monologue, calling \u201cAway From the Sun\u201d his favorite of the band\u2019s ballads. \u201cThis world\u2019s surrounded by a message we\u2019ll never be good enough, we\u2019ll never be strong enough, we\u2019ll never be beautiful enough, we\u2019ll never be rich enough.\u201d<\/p>\n Arnold wasn\u2019t done there, calling out a \u201clie\u201d he\u00a0believes\u00a0is perpetuated on social media and in other facets of life: that we\u2019ll never be truly loved and that we\u2019ll never \u201cwin.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMy friends, I just want to take a second to tell you \u2014 that\u2019s an absolute lie,\u201d he\u00a0said. \u201cYou are loved. You are enough, and you will win. Not only can you win, but you will win. You\u2019ll always be enough for one reason, and that\u2019s because Jesus Christ loves you.\u201d<\/p>\n Other online videos and posts show Arnold was no stranger to sharing his faith on stage, with the singer offering similar statements during other 3 Doors Down shows.<\/p>\n He was also vocal about his faith on social media.<\/p>\n \u201cMany prayers for all the kids headed back to school,\u201d he wrote in a past Instagram post, sharing an image with text from Deuteronomy 31:6. The verse reads, \u201cThe Lord your God goes with you.\u201d<\/p>\n Pray for Arnold\u2019s family and loved ones as they mourn this loss.<\/p>\n As the number of voices facing big-tech censorship continues to grow, please sign up for\u00a0Faithwire\u2019s daily newsletter\u00a0and download the\u00a0CBN News app\u00a0to stay up-to-date with the latest news from a distinctly Christian perspective.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tributes continue to pour in for Brad Arnold, lead singer of the rock band 3 Doors Down, who died Saturday after a battle with kidney cancer. The 47-year-old\u2019s passing was announced in a statement by the band, with the ensemble noting Arnold died after a \u201ccourageous\u201d battle with the disease. \u201cAbove all, he was a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[5933,5932,1737,1702,5931,182,1234,56],"class_list":["post-18313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jesus","tag-arnolds","tag-brad","tag-death","tag-doors","tag-frontman","tag-god","tag-heres","tag-prayer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}