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Reason for believing
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If Not For Grace
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Christianity hinged on one thing for me. Did Jesus rise from the dead.
I dedicded that was a yes or no question. There was no doubt He existed, No doubt he suffered death on the cross.
After study of more texts than just the Bible..I came to the conclusion He did, which lead me to the conclusion He must be who He said He was...the rest is minuta..
I dedicded that was a yes or no question. There was no doubt He existed, No doubt he suffered death on the cross.
After study of more texts than just the Bible..I came to the conclusion He did, which lead me to the conclusion He must be who He said He was...the rest is minuta..
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When no matter how hard I tried to succeed on my own through 15 years of depression I just kept hitting rock bottom and God pulled me out of it.
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All of these. Particularly cannot seem to walk away and I have tried and tried. If you want to know my testimony AND are mentally stable PM me. However it can be triggering and LONG. Which is why you should be mentally stable to read it.
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My reason for becoming a Christian was because of an experience.
My reason for renouncing my faith was because that is all it ever was. An emotional experience founded on no sort of rationality or scientific evidence.
My reason for renouncing my faith was because that is all it ever was. An emotional experience founded on no sort of rationality or scientific evidence.
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One of the most compelling things that brought me to believe was the 70 sevens prophecy in Daniel 9. You can read about it in the book "The Coming Prince" by Sir Robert Anderson. The short version can be seen here: http://www.khouse.org/articles/2004/552/ Note that this is a very specific prophecy, with a very specific prediction of when it would come to pass. Jesus fulfilled this prophecy exactly as predicted.
What has kept me since my salvation, more than anything else, has been God's Holy Spirit indwelling me, cleansing my heart, leading and guiding me... just as promised.
What has kept me since my salvation, more than anything else, has been God's Holy Spirit indwelling me, cleansing my heart, leading and guiding me... just as promised.
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Dear SPB1987. You were given a number of good reasons. May I join?
Jesus tells a Lawyer in Matthew 22: 35-40: " The first and great Commandment is: Love God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. The second is like it: Love thy neighbour as thyself." Then Jesus tells us this important fact: " On these two Commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets." Two Commandments to Love and have Charity towards each other.
Perhaps not too easy for us to follow, but it is what God wants from us. How can Love for God and neighbour grow, if we don`t even try to follow God`s two Commandments to LOVE? God is Love, and God wants our Love freely given, and NO conditions tagged on, God made us in His image and God is our Heavenly Father.
Jesus will give us His Love and Joy, and the Holy Spirit will empower us with His Love, also. Jesus told us to " ask and ye shall receive." Then we thank God and share all Love and Joy with our neighbour: all we know and all we meet, friend and not friend. ( Matthew 7: 7-8) Then we thank God and share all Love and Joy with our neighbour. We keep asking God and thanking God, and sharing all Love and Joy with all around us. People will treat us as we treat people. Love is a strong weapon, and Love will overcome all enmity and wrong behaviour. People will know whom we represent, and we will be sign-posts to God/Jesus. We might stumble or forget at times, but then we get up and carry on kindly and always with friendly words and helpful hands or words.
Love is a Christian`s great weapon, and Love will always bring Peace and Joy.
Jesus our Saviour will help and guide us: JESUS IS THE WAY. I do not only believe that, I have seen it work wonderfully on many occasions.
I say this with love, SPB1987. Greetings from Emmy, your sister in Christ.
Jesus tells a Lawyer in Matthew 22: 35-40: " The first and great Commandment is: Love God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. The second is like it: Love thy neighbour as thyself." Then Jesus tells us this important fact: " On these two Commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets." Two Commandments to Love and have Charity towards each other.
Perhaps not too easy for us to follow, but it is what God wants from us. How can Love for God and neighbour grow, if we don`t even try to follow God`s two Commandments to LOVE? God is Love, and God wants our Love freely given, and NO conditions tagged on, God made us in His image and God is our Heavenly Father.
Jesus will give us His Love and Joy, and the Holy Spirit will empower us with His Love, also. Jesus told us to " ask and ye shall receive." Then we thank God and share all Love and Joy with our neighbour: all we know and all we meet, friend and not friend. ( Matthew 7: 7-8) Then we thank God and share all Love and Joy with our neighbour. We keep asking God and thanking God, and sharing all Love and Joy with all around us. People will treat us as we treat people. Love is a strong weapon, and Love will overcome all enmity and wrong behaviour. People will know whom we represent, and we will be sign-posts to God/Jesus. We might stumble or forget at times, but then we get up and carry on kindly and always with friendly words and helpful hands or words.
Love is a Christian`s great weapon, and Love will always bring Peace and Joy.
Jesus our Saviour will help and guide us: JESUS IS THE WAY. I do not only believe that, I have seen it work wonderfully on many occasions.
I say this with love, SPB1987. Greetings from Emmy, your sister in Christ.
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What do you mean by "triggering"? Do you mean it is extremely startling/disturbing?
If it contains very difficult times then you have my empathy.
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I'm interested in the story also.
I would like to understand why some Christians are happy in their life change and others return to their former beliefs.
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