My life without Christ was empty and meaningless. I didn't grow up in any religion or with any interest in God. I turned to Christ at age 29 after a guy moved in next door to me who was a born-again Christian. We became friends, and he could see that I wasn't happy or doing well in life, and he knew it was because I was a sinner without Christ. He invited me to his church, and I started reading the bible for the first time in my life. I learned about how God loved us so much that He sent Jesus here to experience our emotions so that He could understand what we go through, and how He was the perfect sacrifice on the cross so that His blood could wash away our sins, and if we believed in Him and turned to Him, we would be able to live with him for eternity.
After learning all that Christ had went through for us, I couldn't believe I had been carelessly living a life of sin. I turned to Him and repented, and now am dedicated to living a life serving Him rather than me.
2006-11-23 10:42:54
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answered by ? 6
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Hello Fong D.. :)
I used to be an Atheist..I was going to commit suicide, but when my brother came to get my children to go with him to church he asked me to go to with him, I told him I was not dressed, but he said he would wait..I cursed at the Pastor and told him he was a Jesus Freak (I hated Christians) all the Pastor did was tell me he loved me and Jesus did to..Yeh right.. :(
The following Sunday I went back to the Church, to curse some more at the Pastor, but before I could say anything, he asked who wanted to be baptized that afternoon, my hand went right into the air..so I was baptized right behind a little Church, where as a young child, I would make fun of all the goody goodies, that went there on Sunday..
I asked Jesus into my heart, I did not feel any different that day. I even smoke a joint on the way home..
But the next day I no longer had any doubt..I was quoting the Bible..(I never even had read it before)..My heart felt clean, as though I was white as snow..I was drug free..my old life which I thought was exciting, compared nothing to the unspeakable joy I was feeling..I saw everything differently, in a New light..I understood what other Christians meant when they told me that they Loved me..
God bestowed down upon me, His Love for my ten year old little girl, whom I could not Love on my own..the emptiness was gone and His Love took it's place..Well Glory..Alleluia..Amen
I also found out what it means to be a believer in Christ..you think that your friends, will see the change in your life..and they do..but it is not something that they want, they no longer wanted to be my friend, they made fun of me, because I no longer swore..smoked pot etc.. :(
For Whom the Son hath set Free is Free Indeed.. :)
But Praise the Lord, by the grace of God go I..I will Love them and keep them all in my prayers, until I go home to Glory.. :)
Great Question.. :)
I pray you and your loved ones had a Blessed Thanksgiving Day.. :)
In Jesus Most Precious Name..
With Love..In Christ.. :)
2006-11-23 10:39:04
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answered by EyeLovesJesus 6
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I was raised Catholic, but as I got older I realized that there were some issues I had with the Catholic ways. I had a friend who use to read tarot cards and I became facinated by them. To make a long story short, I started to practice wicca, using tarot cards, doing candle spells, using stones and pentagrams for protection, etc.
During all this, my life was slowly falling apart, fighting in my family all the time, problems at work, and just everything that could possibly go wrong did go wrong.
My husbands family are all Christians and one day my brother-in-law invited me to goto a friends house with him. I went and when I was there I was givien a Bible and talked to about how my lifestyle and practice was destroying my life and my after life. After my husbands whole family did alot of talking to me, I started to realize that they were right. I then started to go to Bible study with them. I repented all my sins to God and accepted Jesus into my life as my saviour. From then on I became a born again Christian. I have burned all my wicca books and tarot cards and have never looked back at that again, as I realize that it was the work of satan and that satan was turning me away from God and that was why my life was so bad. I also realized that there is no stone or spell that can save me from the power of satan, as only God can do that.
This is how I turned to Christ and got my faith back, by their teaching me, and I love my in-laws for everything they have done for me.
2006-11-23 10:45:46
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answered by Dakota Lynn Takes Gun 6
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My Personal Testimoney
I grew up in a Christian home. And went to church with my parents growing up but I knew that I wasn't a believe in Christ. I didn't become a Christian Until my 9th grade year in High School.
My life with out Christ:
was lonely, frustrating, life was never in order, it was hard for me to make friends and to socialize with people. Afterwards it was easy in time for me to make friends and to socialize with people. and I always had a friend in Christ and He always provided me with a friend and he helped me to get my life in order and he helped me to not get so frusterated as much or at all.
Why I turned to Christ & How I received Christ: I went to a youth group high school camp and heard someone speak about Jesus Christ and heard The speaker talk about how Christ is someone that is always with you and will never leave you (And is very true to this day).
Who helped me come to faith in Christ:
At the end of the speaker's teaching he asked those who would like to come to faith in Christ to come forwad and that is when I knew with out a doubt that I would like to Come to faith in Christ. So I guess it was the Guest Speaker That helped me come to faith in Christ.
2006-11-23 10:41:47
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answered by jrealitytv 6
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well before coming to christ i was in a dark room of ignorance. i was alsways wondering if there was a God. i mean we sire think there is one. but budists are so sure there is a budih. well i was totally lost. i felt annoyed. i didn't know how i was supposed to live. but then i read the bible, said prayers every night and went to church every sunday. now whenever i think of God i fell a very strong unexplainable relationship and knowalge. hope this helps!
2006-11-23 10:36:03
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answered by Anonymous
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My brother who was a Jehovah's Witness showed me using the bible that the year 1914 was the year Jesus was made King by Jehovah to Judge earth. Right after Jesus became King, Jesus (Michael) expelled Satan and his demons from heaven down to earth, and that is the year World War I started. That biblical phrophecy was really amazing to me, so since then I have believed in the bible. But I'm not a christian because I don't really follow the bible and I don't attend christian meetings. But I still defend the faith sometimes. But that does not make me a christian because I don't practice everything christians supposed to do.
2006-11-23 10:41:10
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answered by sfumato1002 3
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I've been raised in a Christian home, but when I was 10 yrs. old, I realized that I was(am) a sinner and that I needed Jesus to wash away my sins. I asked my Mom about it, and she just told me to ask Jesus to take me to Heaven when I die... I did and my life has never been the same!
2006-11-23 10:34:02
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answered by Spudders 2
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Christ was forced on me by parents and grand parents. When i learned about other faiths and looked at science. I realized that my hero is Copernicus not Jesus. Religion is man made institution and the only one that claims it is not.
2006-11-23 10:39:09
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answered by Anonymous
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im sorry bible is just a fictional story made up by humans. so there is no such thing as chirst. now dont kill yourself because the truth is out.
2006-11-23 10:33:25
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answered by Peter W 2
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I do not believe in anything I cannot see, or feel, or cannot be scientifically proven. There is your short story.
2006-11-23 10:34:06
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answered by Anonymous
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