A Testimony of SALVATION!

This is my daughter Jessica’s testimony about her friend (whose first name is Kajal) at the University of North Carolina – Charlotte, who got SAVED on
Easter Sunday, April 8, 2007.

This is aimed to touch the heart of every Christian believer and non-believer alike reading this blog.

May you be blessed by Kajal’s Story of Salvation!

Manny H Moe
Founder, The Young Pigeons Ministry

Passage of Scripture (KJV): Psalm 68:20; 2Corinthians 6:2

Psalm 68:20: “He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.”

2Corinthians 6:2: “(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)”

Kajal’s Story of Salvation:

From: Jessica
Date: 2007/04/10 Tue AM 09:06:21 EDT
To: Dad
Subject: God is good!

Hi Dad,

I just wanted to spread some good news. I have an Indian friend from School, who left me a burden after I had a conversation with her about accepting Jesus Christ about a month ago. I had asked her if she were to die today where she thought she would go. She answered with, "I know that I would go straight to hell". When she said this, I began to cry and she didn't understand why. And I continued to tell her about the Bible and the Scriptures (particularly John 3) and about being saved. She said that she had witnessed too many things and done a lot in her life that made her sure that there would not be anything to look forward to after death. She truly believed that God would not forgive her sins. But I kept telling her He forgives all sins as long as you accept him into your heart. After that night, she didn't completely understand everything I said to her.

Anyways, I have been worrying about her ever since our conversation, and have been praying for her to find God. Last night, before we got ready to go out to dinner she said she had something to tell me. She had said she went to church on Easter Sunday and was really touched by the Pastor's message. She said at the end of service, they had invitations and for some reason that she could not understand she felt something in her heart. She said she felt "weird", something that she had never felt before. She told me that she began to walk forward but that it felt like something was pushing her to go. Something had guided her towards the front. As she got to the center of the church (half way to the front) she was about to stop but the feeling in her heart just got stronger. She continued forward. Finally she found herself at the altar, but she said she doesn't even know how she got there. On Easter Sunday, she accepted the Lord and became a member of that church!

As she told me this story I began to cry. I was so happy! And I saw such a difference in her personality yesterday. Before, she was always depressed about school, family issues, and just life in general. But she had also said that when she went home that night to her family, her and her dad got in some argument again and instead of yelling back like she used to do before, she felt extra calm and spoke gently to her father even if he used harsh words to her. She said she could not stop smiling after she got saved. And I noticed she seems so much happier and NEW!

God is good!

I just wanted to tell you this because I am so happy. Please pray for her (Kajal) as well, so that she can keep growing in her faith. I'll be going to church with her later tonight. Anyways, I hope you have a wonderful day Dad! I love you!

Jessica

A Little Boy BAPTIZED!

This is a grandfather’s testimony of his 6-year old grandson’s Baptism on

November 9, 2008.

Tyler was saved on April 16, 2007.

This is aimed to touch the heart of every Christian believer and non-believer alike

reading this blog.

May you be blessed by Tyler’s Story!

Passage of Scripture (KJV): Galatians 3:26-27

Galatians 3:26: “For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.”

Galatians 3:27: “For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.”

Tyler’s Story of Baptism:

It was a Sunday (October 26, 2008) – the Lord’s Day: Tyler (a little over 2 months before he turned 6 years old at the time), together with his mom and grandma had a late start from home coming to church, and not able to get to his regular Sunday School class -- grandpa was out of town on business and not in the church with them that day. Since they were late, Tyler decided not to join his class and stayed in the pew for the worship service instead. As a behaving young man, he listened with full attention as the Pastor delivered the Message on that day. During the invitation time, the Pastor gave the invitation not only to those who want to be saved, but also to those who want to be baptized, and to those who want to be members of the Church. It was that moment when Tyler quietly asked his mom that he wanted to come forward -- he wanted to be baptized. Surprised as she was, his mom took him forward (to the Pastor) in front of the stage where the pulpit is. Tyler asked the Pastor that he wanted to be baptized.

The following week he got sick again, but this time with pneumonia. He was in bed for a few days, with recurring fever of high temperature and annoying cough. It took him on this situation until almost the middle of the next week when the fever stopped.

Exactly 1 year, 6 months, and 3 weeks after Tyler was saved – he was baptized by Youth Pastor Jason Little at the Beacon Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC on November 9, 2008.

What a great joy seeing a very young and intelligent boy to realize the importance of Baptism in his Christian life. In his own mind, without being ashamed but with great courage, he made his own decision to come forward and ask to be baptized. Courage and obedience: these are two important elements for every Christian to keep in their person when walking by faith, with Christ.

If a young boy (like Tyler) could decide for his own in professing his courage and obedience to follow Christ, should it be difficult for an adult to do the same? After all, adults should be more intelligent than a 6-year old boy.

Jesus shows us a clear example of professing His courage and obedience to His Father in Heaven in Matthew 3:13-17, when he came forward to be baptized in the Jordan River. Tyler has followed the example that Jesus did. If God is well pleased during the Baptism of Christ, we can be sure that God is also pleased when Tyler was baptized.

This testimony was proudly written by Manny H. Moe (Tyler’s grandfather, and founder of The Young Pigeons Ministry).

A Testimony from my Daughter on Father’s Day 2006

Passage of Scripture (KJV): Proverbs 22:6

Proverbs 22:6: “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

This is my daughter’s testimony on Father’s Day / June 19, 2006.
This is aimed to touch the heart of every father reading this blog.
May you be blessed by Vanessa’s Testimony!
Learn for yourself first the Word of God -- then share it to your children.
Happy Father’s Day!

Father's Day Testimony from a Daughter

From: Vanessa
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 2:21 AM
To: Dad
Subject: Father’s Day

Hi Dad,

I went to church today but I went by myself -- my boyfriend had to work. They were talking about Deuteronomy 6:1-6 since it was Father's Day. It was talking about how a goof father should learn for himself the word of God and then spread it to his children. I just wanted to say thank you for introducing God to me. It is because of you that I am going to heaven and that I got saved. To see where my life was headed before and where it is now is so amazing and that is proof that there is a God. Really before I didn't think I had a purpose and now I am working, doing a good job at work actually making a difference. The pastor was also talking about how a good father always 24/7 talks to their children about God. Well there was a time before when I knew who God was and thought I knew him but then I knew the difference and felt the difference finally when I got saved. I am glad I got saved to and I want you to know that you are a big part of me getting saved. Because I always saw you and mom reading the bible and turning to God every time there was a problem and I started doing the same myself because you guys set an example.. (before I got saved)... and then one day I just realized what I was missing in my heart and that was surrendering my whole life to Jesus. I just want to tell you that before it may not seemed like I appreciated you when I was a teenager being bad and not listening. But now I am glad you never let me hang out with friends as much and always talked about God and made us go to church because now I realize that you did it all for the good reasons. And while you are still alive I want you to know that I appreciate you as a father and I thought about you all day today while they were describing what a good father is at church. I am lucky I have a family like ours. I mean I know we have our ups and downs with our family but 99.9% of it is good because we all have an unconditional love for each other like God has for his children. And I want you to know that I love you and am so very thankful that I have a dad like you. I always brag about my family to my friends and my boyfriend and I always tell them how loving our family is. I love you and mom very much and just to say again I appreciate everything you two did for me when I was a teenager and how you implemented God all through my life. I am so happy I have him in my heart and that I am saved. You and mom gave me a gift no one else could ever give me and I will keep that with me until I leave this earth. I love you dad and Happy Father's Day!

Vanessa

A Little Boy SAVED!

This is a grandfather’s testimony of his grandson’s Salvation on April 16, 2007.
His name is Tyler, who turned 5 in December 31, 2007.
This is aimed to touch the heart of every unsaved individual reading this blog.
May you be blessed by Tyler’s Story!

Passage of Scripture (KJV): 2 Timothy 3:15

2 Timothy 3:15: “And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”

Tyler’s Story of Salvation:

It was the evening of April 16, 2007 (Monday) when Tyler accepted the Lord Jesus Christ in his heart—he was 4 years and 4 months old at the time. This is the true story of his Salvation:

Tyler became sick with a stomach virus around the middle of the previous week. He was continuously throwing up through out the weekend. It was a rough weekend, indeed. When Monday came, April 16th, I—his Lolo (grandpa) Manny—decided not to work simply to watch and spend time with him, and make sure he was okay. Through out the day, his tired, sick body visibly showed a lack of enthusiasm in his toys. It was unusual that he was not even interested in his trains, which are his favorites. After spending the day in constant prayer, he started feeling better that Monday afternoon.

Around six o’clock that Monday evening, he was silently watching television upstairs in the master bedroom of the house. As I interrupted his television time, I approached Tyler for a prayer and Bible study. I asked him to turn the TV off, which he politely obeyed. I sat down on the side of the bed, while he was leaning his back against layers of pillows. As we studied the Bible together, I decided to run him through the Gospel of Christ. I explained to him very slowly, and in a most basic way I could think of, the reason why Jesus died on the Cross, and how He died. He listened very carefully and attentively as I explained the Gospel to him. To average boys of his age, comprehension may be a little problem, but Tyler was so intelligent that he was interacting with me real well, as he asked questions from time to time. He was like a young adult listening as I explained to him very slowly the Story of Christ, and the 5-steps to go to Heaven. I read to him the relevant Scriptures including Romans 3:10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23a; Romans 5:28; Romans 6:23b; Romans 10:9-10; and Romans 10:13. I gave him basic examples that he could understand as I explained the Scriptures. After I explained to him the death of Christ, and how people can be saved and go to Heaven—he asked me a question, “Lolo, can I be saved and go to Heaven?” Then, I said, “Yes, of course! But you need to pray and confess to Jesus as it is written in the Bible (then I read to him Romans 10:9 again).” He followed up saying, “Lolo, I want to be saved now so I can go to Heaven when I die…can you please help me pray to Jesus?” I saw seriousness in his heart, so I asked him to kneel down with me on the side of the bed, and we prayed together for his Salvation. He repeated the prayer after me, with our heads bowed and eyes closed, as we asked Jesus for his Salvation.

When we finished praying, I explained to him that he has been born again and saved by the blood of Christ, and that he has become a true child of God. I made sure he understood that he has now a place in Heaven. Tyler was born again on April 16, 2007.

One year later from the time he was saved, Tyler has been growing in Spirit and becoming very blessed, week after week. April 16, 2008 was his first year of rebirth. Tyler has been enjoying his weekly Sunday School and Kids Worship Service at the Beacon Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC, where he is getting truly blessed with good character, good heart, thankful and prayerful habits, desire to memorize Bible verses, desire to pray for the Salvation of others, and desire to study the Bible with the family members.

Tyler is becoming a true picture of a born-again Christian boy, who is also gifted of many things, including talents in music. He started playing piano (with good, pleasant rhythm) at the age of 4, without any formal training. Now that he is 5, he can play the piano much better. He is truly amazing, that even experienced pianists are impressed of his talent. They thought Tyler is truly gifted. As grandparents, we are very proud of him! No doubt, God will use him in the future.

Absolutely, Tyler is a fruit of the seed his grandfather planted in 1996, when he accepted Christ in his heart. God is amazingly good, all the time!

If a little boy (like Tyler) could easily understand the Gospel of Christ, and did not hesitate to accept Christ in his heart – how easy should it be for an adult, who is much more mature mentally, to understand the reality of Christ. Thus, if you are an adult who hasn’t been saved by the blood of Christ by accepting Him as your Lord and Saviour, perhaps you may want to be like Tyler. Be a child! Accept Christ now, and let Him drive your life!

Remember what the Bible says in 2 Timothy 3:15: “And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”

This testimony was written by Manny H. Moe (Tyler’s grandfather, and founder of The Young Pigeons Ministry).

Challenge #7 – Understand the Teaching of the LORD’s Prayer!

Passage of Scripture (KJV): Matthew 6:5-13

Matthew 6:5: And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Matthew 6:6: But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Matthew 6:7: But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

Matthew 6:8: Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

Matthew 6:9: After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

Matthew 6:10: Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

Matthew 6:11: Give us this day our daily bread.

Matthew 6:12: And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

Matthew 6:13: And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Challenge:

Many Christians (nominal or real) have misunderstood the true meaning of PRAYER. Some thought that prayer is merely talking to God, or merely asking God about something. The Catholics thought that prayer is reciting the Rosary, which is not only useless, but also against the Biblical Doctrine. Matthew 6:7 says, “But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.” Rosary is very CLEARLY “vain repetitions.” One man thought that as long as you have a good intent on what you ask God for, it is prayer. Wrong! People are being misled by their wrong understanding of the Biblical Doctrine. This challenge not only intends to correct this misunderstanding, but also hope to give a clear direction on “how to pray” straight from the Bible.

In any circumstance, the main foundation of our prayer must be based on what Jesus teaches in Matthew 6:5-13: the Lord’s Prayer.

The book titled “Answers” by Keith Piper defines “prayer” as follows:

• Prayer is asking specific things from God and receiving them.
• Prayer is worship addressed to the Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, and in the power of the Holy Spirit.
• Prayer is having two-way fellowship with God.
• Prayer is NOT just talking TO God, but WITH God.

In order for us to understand the true foundation of PRAYER, as it was taught by the Lord Jesus Christ – I have broken down the Lord’s Prayer for easy understanding.

PART I.

Our Father which art in heaven,

• The very key in any prayer is SALVATION, as prayer is ALWAYS toward OUR FATHER. We cannot call Him FATHER unless we are His Child.
• Salvation gives us genuine BELIEF that OUR FATHER is in primarily in HEAVEN, where we will spend eternity when we die.
• Even CHRIST (the SON of GOD) called onto HIS FATHER, as HE said, “ABBA, FATHER” while praying at the Garden of Gethsemane before He was arrested. (Mark 14:36)
• No one has the right to call Him FATHER unless he was a Child of God. The Bible says in Galatians 3:26: “For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.” Only when you accept Christ that you will be a Child of God, then you can earn the right to call OUR FATHER in HEAVEN.

Hallowed be thy name.

• “Hallowed” (adjective) means “Holy,” “Consecrated,” “Sacred,” “Revered” – it points toward GOD’s Name. Holy is HIS NAME! Whether it points to JEHOVAH, YAHWEH, ELOHIM, etc. – HIS NAME is indeed HOLY!
• This is a phrase of EXALTATION of God.
• Lifting up the NAME of OUR FATHER is indeed an important element of every prayer because HE is HOLY!

Thy kingdom come.

• Again, this line also relates to SALVATION. The New Testament has mentioned several times that being SAVED (being BORN AGAIN) through the GRACE of GOD by FAITH of accepting CHRIST is our ONLY WAY to the KINGDOM of GOD, which is in HEAVEN.
• John 3:3 says: "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
• Matthew 6:33 says: "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
• To me, Matthew 6:33 is very clearly saying that ALL the things we ask for will not be given to us if we don’t seek the Kingdom of God and His righteousness FIRST.

Thy will be done in earth,

• “Believing completely (totally)” is the key phrase here. Logically speaking, acceptance of Christ in Salvation proves our total belief in GOD (OUR FATHER) as our SALVATION is from HIM through CHRIST.
• Believing in OUR FATHER’s will and believing His GODness make us believe that HIS WILL be done in earth where we’re at. OUR FATHER is a POWERFUL God. HE can do everything HE wishes, even the most impossible things all combined.
• As we pray, we always need to keep in mind that it must be HIS WILL and not OURS that we must respect. We must keep our FAITH that HE knows BEST. No matter what, HE is GOD!

as it is in heaven.

• If we totally believe the WILL of OUR FATHER in earth, we must also believe that HIS WILL in earth is exactly the same as IN HEAVEN.
• Again, this line also relates to SALVATION. Only when we are SAVED that we will believe in HEAVEN.
• This also means that we should RELY to the WILL of OUR FATHER, as His WILL here in earth is the same as in HEAVEN.

PART II.

Give us this day our daily bread.

• Prayer is a DAILY chore, as a minimum.
• Daily bread is not just food that we eat. It includes ALL our needs (materials and spiritual). Specifying our need when we pray is an important teaching of our Lord, although OUR FATHER knows what things we have need of before we ask Him (Matthew 6:8).
• Asking OUR FATHER what we need on a daily basis is what Christ expects us to do.

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

• Forgiving: How forgiving are you?
• Before you ask for forgiveness from God, make sure you have forgiven others, even those who had done wrong to you. No matter how serious it is.
• Think about this and ask your own self this question: How could God forgive me, if I myself could not forgive others?

And lead us not into temptation,

• CHRIST knows what we are made of. We are made of flesh. We can always be tempted. This is why we must always ask God to keep us away from any temptation.
• Temptation leads to sin.
• We should strive to remain holy, as God is Holy.

but deliver us from evil:

• CHRIST knows the works of the devil: to kill, to steal; and to destroy.
• This is also why the Bible teaches us the whole Armour of God: The Bible says in Ephesians 6:13: "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."

PART III.

For thine is the kingdom,

• This part should always remind us that God owns the Kingdom, the Heaven, which we all have to have the desire of going when we leave the world we now live in (that is, when we die).
• The question we should ask ourselves is, “Where shall we go when we die?” There are only two possible places where our soul could go when we die: Heaven or Hell
• John 3:3 very clearly indicates that our only way to go to Heaven is Salvation to Christ. We need to be born again to go to Heaven. Otherwise, Hell is the only alternative…not Purgatory that many Catholics claim. Purgatory is not in the Bible.
• Catholics defend purgatory by quoting 2 Maccabees 12:40-45 (an Apocrypha book from the Douay-Rheims Bible, which is the Catholic Bible) where a “sin offering” is offering for dead soldiers who had committed the sin of idolatry. This not only contradicts the Bible, but also contradicts the Catholic teaching, because idolatry is a mortal sin that would confine a person to hell. The Book of Maccabees has never been regarded as inspired by Jews or Christians.

and the power,

• Psalms 147:5: Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

and the glory,

• Psalms 24:10: Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.

for ever.

• Eternity – John 3:16 – relates (again) to Salvation first, then everlasting life. Very clearly, it says “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

PART IV.

Amen.

• Affirmation of the truth of statement
• Confirmation of belief
• How could one affirm the truth if he has not accepted Christ. The Bible says in John 14:6: Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
• To affirm the truth requires believing in Christ through Salvation Only, and not believing through religion and tradition. To be saved, one must follow Roman 10:9, which says “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.”
• Be saved now: ADMIT your sins; CONFESS your sins with your mouth to Christ; BELIEVE and ACCEPT CHRIST in your heart as your Saviour and Lord; and then say -- “Amen.”
  

Simple Explanation: Why God Allows Pain and Suffering?

***** This article was sent to me by a Christian friend *****

This is one of the best explanations of why God allows pain and suffering that I have seen. It's an explanation all people will understand.

A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about so many things and various subjects.

When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said: "I don't believe that God exists."

"Why do you say that?" asked the customer.

"Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God doesn't exist. Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children? If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain. I can't imagine a loving a God who would allow all of these things."

The customer thought for a moment, but didn't respond because he didn't want to start an argument. The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop. Just after he left the barbershop, he saw a man in the street with long, stringy, dirty hair and an untrimmed beard. He looked dirty and unkempt.

The customer turned back and entered the barber shop again and he said to the barber: "You know what? Barbers do not exist."

"How can you say that?" asked the surprised barber. "I am here, and I am a barber. And I just worked on you!"

"No!" the customer exclaimed. "Barbers don't exist because if they did, there would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards, like that man outside."

"Ah, but barbers DO exist! What happens is, people do not come to me."

"Exactly!"- affirmed the customer. "That's the point! God, too, DOES exist! What happens, is, people don't go to Him and do not look for Him! That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world."

BE BLESSED & BE A Blessing !

Challenge #6 – The ONLY TRUE Salvation is Jesus Christ!

Passage of Scripture (KJV): Acts 4:12

Acts 4:12: Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Challenge:

As we look around the globe today, we can see the many different religions: Christianity (as others claim Christianity as religion); Islam; secular, nonreligious agnosticism and atheism; Hinduism; Chinese traditional; primal-indigenous; African traditional and diasporic; Buddhism; Sikhism; Jainism; Baha’i Faith; Spiritism; Shintoism; Unitarian-Universalism; Scientology; and many others. For one who is really curious to find out the real truth, a good way to start is ask the question, “Why?” But if you are one of the many spiritually ignorant people in the planet earth, you may either not care at all because you are happy on the religion you and your forefathers inherited without even knowing the real truth, or you may think that there may be so many religions in the world, but all worship the same God. You may think you are correct, if the latter is what you believe in. But the fact of the matter is -- you are as wrong as that of a lost soul with similar belief, so please consider yourself lost as well.

Even in the Christian world, we see that there are so many different groups (small, medium, large), who claim that they are Christians – but ask them if they are saved or not, or talk to them about Salvation or any thing about the Bible and they stay as far away as possible from you. They are like melting candles when the word “Bible” is mentioned. They dread Bible Study. They always thought that one who brings the Bible to them has always the intention of taking them away from their religion. They thought Christianity is simply “believing in Christ by name” based on their old tradition, but their words and actions are truly not Christ-like at all. The fact of the matter is, the devils also believe (James 2:19), except that they also tremble. I was in exactly the same boat before I got saved in August 25, 1996. I thought I knew Christ as a Catholic. I used to go to church, but living and talking the carnal way. Then later on, I found out that Christianity is not merely a matter of believing in Christ. I learned that it is not enough to simply say “I believe.” True Christianity requires personal relationship with Christ, in which personal relationship drives interaction with Christ. Interaction includes communication, obedience and reward, disobedience and discipline, covenant and faithfulness between the person and the Lord Jesus Christ. It requires full focus in Christ, which creates conviction. No conviction, no Christ. Thus, what really matters is not a religion, but a relationship after acceptance of Christ as Saviour and Lord through faith by the grace of God. The Bible says in Ephesians 2:8: “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:” But the real question is: Are you saved?

It may be impossible to live a perfect life in this world as the Apostle Paul and many other Apostles dealt with the same struggles we have now, but having a personal relationship with Christ on a daily basis and knowing that a genuinely saved or born-again Christian is indwelt by the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:11; 1 John 4:15; Romans 10:9) could be the most assuring and joyful experience from a human perspective, the fact that God is with His child every second, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, now and forever. God will never leave, nor forsake His child. The Bible says in Hebrews 13:5: “…for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”

The fact that you are reading this challenge could be a sign that you are searching for the truth. Welcome to our humble blogspot! If you are indeed searching for the truth, then our sincere personal prayer for you is that you may be touched by the power of the Holy Ghost as you read through this article (and perhaps the other ones below), that you may decide to receive God’s free gift of Salvation.

If you are already a saved Christian, we also want to welcome you and ask that you would help us pray for the Salvation of those whom God is calling to receive His gift.

The Passage of Scripture above, Acts 4:12 is only a crystal-clear indication that the only TRUE Salvation is JESUS CHRIST. No other name under heaven could save a lost soul: no religion; no tradition; no cult. Only Jesus Christ could save a lost soul. Jesus said in John 14: 6: “…I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

Therefore, if you are not certain that you are going to Heaven if you die today – NOW is the time to forget your religion for a minute. NOW is the time to focus your faith in Christ, and accept Him as your Lord and Saviour of your soul. Put an end in your sins. Repent and allow Jesus to pay all your sins in FULL. Now is the time to break the strongholds of Satan in your life, regardless of your tradition and past religion for many years. Allow yourself to be born again. Jesus says in John 3:3: “…Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Accept the Gift of God now (Ephesians 2:8). You don’t have to dig the entire depth of the Bible to be saved. That’s not the measure of your Salvation. Instead, it is only knee-deep. No matter how bad your past was, all you have to do is drop on your knees and pray to God with pure sincerity in your heart, cry out to Him if you so desire. Confess your sins to God, and accept Christ that you may be saved. The Bible says in Romans 10:9: “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” Romans 10:10 also says: “For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Lastly, Romans 10:13 says: “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

My dear friend, your courage to face Jesus now could benefit not just yourself, but your entire family as well. By accepting Christ -- you are simply avoiding to burn your own soul in hell (Luke 16:23-31).

On the same note, it is completely up to you if you want to keep whatever religion you have if it is truly dear in your heart, and if you think it makes sense at all – but all I am asking you is: Follow Jesus! The ONLY TRUE Salvation is Jesus Christ!

May the blessing of the Lord be with you!