tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post4011825166801247640..comments2023-10-21T04:32:31.262-05:00Comments on Following Judah's Lion: Show Me Your TestimonyRick Fruehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879848568892457571noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-8454958844810645652013-04-03T20:26:59.024-05:002013-04-03T20:26:59.024-05:00Anonymous 2:48
Yes, the Lord only saves once, but...Anonymous 2:48<br /><br />Yes, the Lord only saves once, but that depends upon which church you go to.<br /><br />Some people I spoke to, or a church I went to made me feel like I wasn't saved when all along I believe I was but was being led astray. <br /><br />Can you be saved more than once, no. But the bottom line is I don't really know at which time it happened, but I am a child of God non the less.<br /><br />Context. Sorry if you misunderstood.<br /><br />your sister in Christ Jesus,<br />Cherie c.Cherie c.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-21358198786263667262013-04-03T02:48:56.604-05:002013-04-03T02:48:56.604-05:00God only saves someone once. He doesn't have m...God only saves someone once. He doesn't have multiple goes at it! God is Our peace and when we are saved we will praise Him for His peace-bringing presence.<br /><br />Christians and non Christians both sin. The good news is Christians are no longer under condemnation. As they desire fervently to trust and obey God He purifies them and they develop a hatred for sin and God empowers them to sin less and less. <br /><br />They are blessed to continue to rely on the perfect finished work of Christ!<br /><br /> Unlike Christians, non-Christians are still slaves to Satan and sin. Not only are they enslaved to sin but they are also under condemnation.<br /><br />Truly God is gracious, generous and good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-59859510067971663582013-04-02T19:43:23.110-05:002013-04-02T19:43:23.110-05:00A Third Kind of Christian
That's Me.
I am ...A Third Kind of Christian<br /><br />That's Me. <br /><br />I am sure I have a conversion story, a testimony, but I cannot really tell you when regeneration happened. Regeneration, a new heart, a new mind set, a new life in Christ.<br /><br />I do know that He is so good to me. He corrects my ways to His almost daily. I deserve anything He dishes out too. Willful disobedience is a struggle for me. How to know when it's my flesh vs. when what I need is what I need. I usually wait too long and suffer for it or I don't wait long enough and suffer for it.<br /><br />Regardless, I know who I want to be like, who I want to follow, and who if I lost, I would be truly lost and more broken hearted. Jesus, my Lord and Savior.<br /><br />Do I have a long way to go? A resounding YES! John MacAuthur says in one of his sermons that we are to stop sinning. I kinda got it, but then I didn't. But I think what was meant was to follow all the things of the Spirit as told in the Bible. It is a choice.<br /><br />We choose to love, have patience, not lie, not curse, even if we are not saved. But we understand the difference when it comes to the choice after we are born again.<br /><br />Malice, covetousness, strife, anger and the other sins, as described in Scripture are things that are easier to put down with the power of the Holy Spirit. We are given the power to leave that all behind and to understand why we do.<br /><br />I was saved at 14, again at 25, and again July of 2010. And the last time, with much more confidence than 2010, was this past fall. I truly heard the call this time. Brought about by much fear and trembling. He was not going to allow me to wonder again. Or it was when I was 14 and it has been one big correction after another all these years.<br /><br />Most have a pleasant experience, I did not. I spent three weeks living with fear and trembling. Not of people, or things, but of God. To those who are saved with a sense of peace and all things beautiful, I did not have that. The Scripture where it says the beginning of wisdom is the fear of God hit home like a freight train hitting a brick wall. I think Jonah went through something similar.<br /><br />I truly believe it saved me once and for all. It helped me realize the seriousness of salvation and how precious it really is. <br /><br />Today I struggle with a prayer life, and work can get in the way along with tv, the kids, the dogs ect. But I have no excuse not to wake early and seek Him. I must set my course on that. I want to set my course on Him. Seek Him early, and often.<br /><br />I have been dealing with a lot of health issues these past three months and I don't understand why. But I know it keeps me thinking on Jesus and God, and how I praise Him when I get relief.<br /><br />My testimony is not one that would put a smile on your face. In fact it could scare you. But God deals with each of us in the way He sees fit. If He didn't love me I would be fine and dandy, but because He does, He does not leave me alone to send myself to eternal hell, which could easily happen. Thank you Lord for saving me even if I don't exactly know when it was.<br /><br />In case you are not sure either, go to the page referenced above and read this man's testimony. It sounds a lot like me and maybe you too. All I know is that life is not the same, I am not the same and no matter what, He is my all and all.<br /><br />Love to all my brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus,<br />Cherie c.Cherie c.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-86975500672290980062013-04-02T19:30:38.581-05:002013-04-02T19:30:38.581-05:00My godly grandmother taught me about the Lord thru...My godly grandmother taught me about the Lord thru her words and deeds, took me to church and the Lord begin to speak to my heart, when I got into difficulties I would pray for Him to help me. I thought about God and what heaven was like. When I was eight or nine, while attending a church service I felt compelled to walk down to the pulpit area and accept Christ as my Lord and Savior and I was baptized! My family became very disfunctional after my grandmother died when I was ten, she was the anchor for the family. I felt so frighten and alone, the Lord watched over me and kept me safe and I felt an assurance that God was always with me. Psalm 27:10 has been so true for me, He has carried me when I had no one. I've sinned and have made many mistakes during my life but God is faithful and forgiving. I am still a work in progress. I thank God for saving me and praise Him for His goodness and abundant mercies.Evelyn Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-35648728486312405592013-04-02T07:24:24.204-05:002013-04-02T07:24:24.204-05:00Thanks to other commenters for sharing your testim...Thanks to other commenters for sharing your testimonies too. <br /><br />We are all different, yet fall into snares and traps of different kinds that kept us from the truth.<br /><br />My testimony isn't too dramatic. Just a shy fearful person that became a yes-man to everyone, preferring not to create waves, because of the strict dominance of a mentally disturbed mother. But, the Lord followed me, tugged at me, knocked and if he hadn't, I don't know where I'd be today. <br /><br />Despite our many different personalities, whether rebels or not, we all had sin and now we are redeemed, thank the Lord Jesus. <br /><br />When I think of all the trouble we've overcome from our pasts, it's worth the misery just to be called out by the Lord unto salvation. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-61334772851331523452013-04-02T07:13:14.400-05:002013-04-02T07:13:14.400-05:00Thank you for sharing that incredible testimony. ...Thank you for sharing that incredible testimony. It's so easy to give up and think that we can't reach criminals and law-breakers and rebels, but the truth is, it IS always possible. It's done every new day. I love to hear about those, who were cast off as unredeemable by the world, receive a new heart and salvation through Jesus Christ. <br /><br />Praise God!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-58943125120246571552013-04-01T20:32:35.220-05:002013-04-01T20:32:35.220-05:00My life has been one filled with sin. I was never ...My life has been one filled with sin. I was never a confident person, and got myself into much trouble. I caused my parents a lot of heartache. At 18, I became a thief breaking into people's homes, and schools ...although I was a thief for years before that. I was arrested and saw the inside of a jail several times and a women's prison, where I spent a day and night, while the judge decided what to do with me. I ended up living on the streets when I was 19 for about four or five months.<br /><br />In my early 20's I joined a cult, not realizing what it was as I was too busy thinking I had found something unique from Christianity. I believed I was in 'the true church'. Obviously I wasn't and spent 21 years trapped in a false 'church'...afraid to leave for fear of the lake of fire. I was married in that church, and after 18 years decided to leave the marriage for someone else-a woman. I continued living sinfully, not caring and did what I wanted. About five or six years later, I suddenly realized that I had never been a christian to begin with. I was relieved because I had thought I turned my back on God completely and it was too late. In the summer of 2007 JESUS saved my life; the life of an undeserving sinner. This is my testimony.Lorenanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27942026.post-29124712006943963792013-04-01T20:17:28.220-05:002013-04-01T20:17:28.220-05:00One thing I (by God's grace) have become keenl...One thing I (by God's grace) have become keenly aware of in the past few years is a person's testimony. Yes, I have a testimony of my initial conversion, but for me that isn't sufficient by itself. In Revelation we read that they overcame by the blood of the Lamb and their testimony. If I have a living daily walk with Jesus, my testimonies are continuous not just my conversion experience. It gives people a perspective and hope that transcends the years and shows them a Jesus that is alive and speaking to His sheep. Your a blessing brother! Continue to share the light He has given you. AMENLeast Brothernoreply@blogger.com