The invitation that started my conversion

[Xeno.of.athens]

Long ago, before I know much about the scriptures, before I knew the difference between a Calvinist and an Arminian, before I had heard much of Jesus Christ, I heard this invitation in a short presentation by one of Jehovah's witnesses. He used "The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures" in his reading, I shall forego using the translation because it is not well received by Christians on the whole nor by me specifically. I shall quote from the Knox Bible, a Catholic translation produced by Ronald A Knox.
Matthew 11:

25 At that time Jesus said openly, Father, who art Lord of heaven and earth, I give thee praise that thou hast hidden all this from the wise and the prudent, and revealed it to little children.​

26 Be it so, Father, since this finds favour in thy sight.​

27 My Father has entrusted everything into my hands; none knows the Son truly except the Father, and none knows the Father truly except the Son, and those to whom it is the Son’s good pleasure to reveal him.​

28 Come to me, all you that labour and are burdened; I will give you rest.​

29 Take my yoke upon yourselves, and learn from me; I am gentle and humble of heart; and you shall find rest for your souls.​

30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.​

In retrospect the immediate source of the invitation is unusual, the content was slightly askew, yet the Holy Spirit spoke in the words as God promised he would and I am glad that he did.

Was there an incident like this for you, with a passage from the scriptures starting the process of your conversion to Christ?

 

[BobRyan]

Was there an incident like this for you, with a passage from the scriptures starting the process of your conversion to Christ?

I was raised in a Christian home - I heard the gospel from my earliest memories and was always encouraged to follow Christ. I did the same with my children. Even before they could read - showing them bible pictures and stories and praying with them to accept Christ as Lord and Saviour.

I know plenty of other people who were not raised that way and who came to Christ in their teens or after they were an adult for a number of years.

 

[Clare73]

Long ago, before I know much about the scriptures, before I knew the difference between a Calvinist and an Arminian, before I had heard much of Jesus Christ, I heard this invitation in a short presentation by one of Jehovah's witnesses. He used "The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures" in his reading, I shall forego using the translation because it is not well received by Christians on the whole nor by me specifically. I shall quote from the Knox Bible, a Catholic translation produced by Ronald A Knox.
Matthew 11:

25 At that time Jesus said openly, Father, who art Lord of heaven and earth, I give thee praise that thou hast hidden all this from the wise and the prudent, and revealed it to little children.​

26 Be it so, Father, since this finds favour in thy sight.​

27 My Father has entrusted everything into my hands; none knows the Son truly except the Father, and none knows the Father truly except the Son, and those to whom it is the Son’s good pleasure to reveal him.​

28 Come to me, all you that labour and are burdened; I will give you rest.​

29 Take my yoke upon yourselves, and learn from me; I am gentle and humble of heart; and you shall find rest for your souls.​

30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.​

In retrospect the immediate source of the invitation is unusual, the content was slightly askew, yet the Holy Spirit spoke in the words as God promised he would and I am glad that he did.

Was there an incident like this for you, with a passage from the scriptures starting the process of your conversion to Christ?

To make a long story short, Lev 18:30, 19:4, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 25, 28, 30, 32, 34, 37 were the occasion of the powerful, breath-taking, spirit-infilling, mind-transforming new birth.