~Laurenda~ said:
How did you become a Christian? Do you have a testimony you could share with us?
It was a cold January night. I didn't know that I was supposed to keep the date for a birthday.
I used to belong to a works based church. I was a very "good" religious person. My husband and I were involved in it's marriage ministry. We were giving a presentation that required us to quote scripture. I hadn't had a firm Biblical foundation at all at that point in my life. My Bible reading was probably a total of about 3 pages. But that was okay, because I did as I was told in this church and I was still seen as "good" At that time I just knew I could never get into Heaven. I was taught from a little girl that there are some sins that banned you from Heaven. I was banned. I broke ALL of the 10 commandments. God didn't want me near Him. I used to pray that if I were good enough that God would put my husband into Heaven because I knew I had no chance, but it wasn't fair for my husband because he is a very good man.
By baby steps in Bible reading, and Charles Stanley's program on the radio, along with Perry Rockwood, (I had a long drive to work in the morning) I began to see that all sin separates us from God, not just the 10 I broke. But the best news was that Jesus died for all sin, not just all but the 10 I broke. For a long time I would say "Really Lord? Even me?" And sure enough, every time I asked that He used Hid word, Charles Stanley, or Perry Rockwood to answer that question the very same day. One evening I was reading a devotional that my sister-in-law gave me. It was a winter one that I was reading here and there, I'm not really good at following a set of reading like that. I beat myself up too much if I miss a day, and then I don't do it at all. Anyway, it wasn't even a Roman's road passage. It was in 1 Timothy Chp. 4
The more I read this Scripture the more I could see that I was doing was not agreeing with His word in the church I was attending. I cried. And then all this stuff went through my head. The Roman's road, and what Charles Stanley had said and Perry Rockwood. I'm saved through faith and not of works lest any man should boast (I had been boastful of my "goodness") If righteousness come from the law, then Christ is dead in vain. All my sins nailed to the cross. Cast my cares upon Him because He cares for me.
Even me. Really Lord? Yes child, even you. I asked Jesus to be my Savior.