How Did Your Spiritual Journey Begin?
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"For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified."
Amen
I went back over some old posts. You came on one day asking about online pastors, I responded by giving you a backhanded insult. SMH
Thank you for overlooking that transgression, my apologies.
Worse than that, I never answered your question. I don't have three, because I would rather read or listen to old books.
But, the closest thing to an online pastor that I've ever had, was this brother right here. I believe he passed recently, but he has a bunch of teaching online.
Amen
I went back over some old posts. You came on one day asking about online pastors, I responded by giving you a backhanded insult. SMH
Thank you for overlooking that transgression, my apologies.
Worse than that, I never answered your question. I don't have three, because I would rather read or listen to old books.
But, the closest thing to an online pastor that I've ever had, was this brother right here. I believe he passed recently, but he has a bunch of teaching online.
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It's all good brother. I've learned quit a bit already from the feedback here. is 1) read the bible for yourself, because there is power in the word when you read it with your own eyes.
I was kinda like searching for God's modern day generals so to speak like Billy Graham, supremely anointed by God not to be led astray.
I was kinda like searching for God's modern day generals so to speak like Billy Graham, supremely anointed by God not to be led astray.
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My very first step towards unifying with Christ began with fear.
One day at work, back in 1968, right out of the blue, a production designer
asked me if I was prepared for Christ's return. Well; I must've been either
asleep or absent the day that the nuns in catechism talked about Jesus
coming back because that man's question was the very first time in my
whole life that I can remember somebody telling me. I was 24 and hadn't a
clue what he was talking about.
My initial reaction was alarm because I instinctively knew that were I called
on the carpet for a face-to-face with Christ, it would not go well for me
because I had a lot to answer for. I don't like being made to feel afraid so I
became indignant and demanded to know why Jesus wanted to come back.
That's when I found out for the very first time that it was in the divine plan
for Christ to rule the world.
Then the designer asked me if I was going to Heaven. Well; of course I had
no clue because Catholics honestly don't know what to expect when they
pass away. I was crossing my fingers while in the back of my mind dreading
the worst.
Then the man said: "Don't you know that Jesus died for your sins?"
Well; I had been taught in catechism that Jesus died for the sins of the
world; that much I knew; but honestly believed all along that he had been a
victim of unfortunate circumstances. It was a shock to discover that Jesus'
trip to the cross was deliberate, and that his Father was thinking of me when
His son passed away, viz: my sins were among the sins of the world that
Jesus took to the cross with him.
At that very instant-- scarcely a nanosecond --something took over in my
mind as I fully realized, to my great relief, that Heaven was no longer out of
reach, rather, well within my grasp.
Long story short; I eventually went with that man to his church and, along
with him and a couple of elders, knelt at the rail down front and prayed a
really simple, näive prayer that went something like this;
"God, I know I'm a sinner. I would like to take advantage of your son's
death"
My prayer wasn't much to brag about; but was no doubt the smartest
sixteen words I'd ever spoken up to that time.
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My very first step towards unifying with Christ began with fear.
One day at work, back in 1968, right out of the blue, a production designer
asked me if I was prepared for Christ's return. Well; I must've been either
asleep or absent the day that the nuns in catechism talked about Jesus
coming back because that man's question was the very first time in my
whole life that I can remember somebody telling me. I was 24 and hadn't a
clue what he was talking about.
My initial reaction was alarm because I instinctively knew that were I called
on the carpet for a face-to-face with Christ, it would not go well for me
because I had a lot to answer for. I don't like being made to feel afraid so I
became indignant and demanded to know why Jesus wanted to come back.
That's when I found out for the very first time that it was in the divine plan
for Christ to rule the world.
Then the designer asked me if I was going to Heaven. Well; of course I had
no clue because Catholics honestly don't know what to expect when they
pass away. I was crossing my fingers while in the back of my mind dreading
the worst.
Then the man said: "Don't you know that Jesus died for your sins?"
Well; I had been taught in catechism that Jesus died for the sins of the
world; that much I knew; but honestly believed all along that he had been a
victim of unfortunate circumstances. It was a shock to discover that Jesus'
trip to the cross was deliberate, and that his Father was thinking of me when
His son passed away, viz: my sins were among the sins of the world that
Jesus took to the cross with him.
At that very instant-- scarcely a nanosecond --something took over in my
mind as I fully realized, to my great relief, that Heaven was no longer out of
reach, rather, well within my grasp.
Long story short; I eventually went with that man to his church and, along
with him and a couple of elders, knelt at the rail down front and prayed a
really simple, näive prayer that went something like this;
"God, I know I'm a sinner. I would like to take advantage of your son's
death"
My prayer wasn't much to brag about; but was no doubt the smartest
sixteen words I'd ever spoken up to that time.
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