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Testimony – Chapter 3
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My testimony is actually a path God took me on over 32 years. Since that might take volumes of tomes, I am posting them in chapters in no specific order. The first two were First Church: Testimony Part 1 and Second Church: Testimony Part 2 In my late 20s and early 30s, I was married to my college sweetheart. She was Baptist and had been praying many years for me to be saved and become a Christian. Although, I was born and raised Jewish, I had veered to more of an Agnostic. (Greek; Ag= No, Gnostic= Knowledge) I hadn’t made a decision whether I believed in Christ or not. I felt like a jury member that had just been empanelled and waiting to hear the fact while not yet deciding if there was guilt or innocence. It was the beginning of June, 1993 and my wife and I had been separated for 5-6 months. We had a son 4 years old and had even started dating each other some again. I was traveling with my job and was in Franklin, GA at the courthouse. My job was marketing self-inking stamps to businesses and government offices. As I was finishing with the Superior Court Clerk, he handed me his card. On it, it said Superior Court Clerk below his name, but also said First Baptist Youth Minister. In the top right corner, was a cross. I pointed at the card and told him I would like to talk to him about that sometime. He had just spoken with his wife and told her he would be home soon for lunch since it was now 11:50. He said sure, he had been a clerk for 7 years and would be glad to talk about it sometime .I replied, “I meant the cross.” He said Oh, how can I help. I explained to him where I was in my life and that I wanted to look into what Christianity was really about (Get the facts for the jury so to speak). I told him for example, I had gone into a Bible Book Store to buy one the last weekend and saw hundreds of types of Bibles and was immediately confused. I asked him, “How can you tell what is the best type to buy.” He suggested a study Bible that made perfect sense. Then we proceeded to talk for 2 more hours. At one point, I said, “You told your wife you were on the way home, she is going to be mad.” He said that she understood things like this and the Lord’s work always comes first. When I left I felt I had met a truly good friend that I could call on in the future at anytime when I had questions. His secretary, who had returned from lunch, and heard a good part of our talking, also sent me a book by Charles Stanley that poised and answered a lot of Christian answers. I have not spoken to either in 15 years, but plan on going back there and let them know one day soon what an impact they had in being such a great example of Christian love to me (a stranger at the time) and that it had a profound impetus on being one of the nudges that helped me get where I am today. That night, 120 miles away, a truly crushing thing happened to my heart, and I read the Book of Matthew for the first time. It was the first thing I had ever read in the New Testament. More on that in Chapter 4. Christianity for Dummies: Chapter 4 : Go to Church Christianity for Dummies: Chapter 3 : Sin and Repentence Christianity for Dummies: Chapter 2 Salvation Christianity for Dummies: Prologue and Chapter 1 : Praying In the Heat of the Night: Testimony Chapter 4 Judging and Gossiping , Commitment and Covenant: For All (Part 15, 16 and End) Commitment and Covenant: For All (Part 13 and 14) , Commitment and Covenant: For Men (Part 11 and 12 ) Commitment and Covenant: For Men (Part 9 and 10 ) , Commitment and Covenant: For Women (Part 8 ) Commitment and Covenant: For Women (Part 7) , Commitment and Covenant: For Women (Part 5 & 6) Commitment and Covenant: Relationships (Part 4) , Commitment and Covenant: Relationships (Part 3) Commitment and Covenant: Relationships (Part 1 & 2) , Walk the Walk Self Esteem....and the 8-Cow Wife , I am a Christian…So What Now? Communicating According to the Scriptures , Friend vs. Spouse Christ in the cells of our body. , The Love-Hate list |
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5/6/2008 3:37 pm |
I love reading testimonies like yours as I have two Jewish friends that I pray for regularly...I have not been sure how to witness except to say that we believed in the same God, and to point out how much of the old testament is integrated into the new testament. These are physician friends of mine...one is much more open than the other and in fact has gone to a Christian church a few times; as he is getting older and putting some of his philandering ways behind him I see him seeking truth and peace more and more. The other is his business partner and his faith is an integral part of his daily life....he is not open to anything other than Judaism...just wondering if you have any suggestions on how to witness to them? Deena He is no fool if he should choose to lose the things he cannot keep to gain what he can never lose.....Jim Elliott Deena 
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5/3/2008 12:18 pm |
Thank you for your testimony, Michael. I'm anxious to read Chapter 4. God is faithful...then...now...tomorrow.  Peace,Beth In all thy ways ackowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths. Prov 3:6
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5/3/2008 11:10 am |
Well, I am really looking forward to reading Chapter 4 now Michael. God has done big things in your life as well.  Blessings!!How can we NOT praise Him - Marilyn
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