** PC We have an UPDATE **

So literally as I've started replying, that same dude texted me back after some time just responding to the reaction that I mentioned in my OP. He was actually encouraging, as he wished me peace as I attempted to process things.

I also took Bill3's advice also by telling my friend that church was typically not a topic that I preferred discussing with others, but also because I was a bit irritable when I last texted him I also apologized for letting things slip off my tongue just out of bitterness.

Hope this works!