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Praise God that He broke through our pride and spread like a virus despite our inoculation to the true gospel. And praise Him that he used a dispensational device to reach you and me that raised the point of our need to know Him.

Thank you for sharing.

Rob

I went forward at a revival meeting the night after my parents had gone forward to join the church. The ‘Thief in the Night’ had the same exact effect on me, and I became a real Christ-follower right after you, on my 15th birthday, March 31, 1977.

What is terrifying, as you mentioned, is that there are many who have been gently innoculated with the appearance of the Gospel, but not saved by the reality of the Gospel.

Please lurk, or even comment! Our stories are similiar in many respects. The internet is a tool, given to us by our Heavenly Father to be used for His good. It is indeed sad and a commentary of our times that some have used it for ill. But it is not too late. It can and will be used for good. Not that my message will be always positive (there is no good spin for human sin) it will be encouraging and uplifting.

Thank you for the affirmation.

Rob

Thank you for the positive nature of this article and your devotional. I will be “lurking” in the background, coming back to read often!

I, too, have grown weary of the negative blogs and commenters online. I, too, shut down my previous blog because I had grown so tired of the entire blogging world. A few weeks ago, God began to convict my spirit about blogging again. I love to write. I love to share from my heart (I guess too many years serving as a pastor does that to a person!). So, I’ve started a new blog. This one will not talk about SBC issues, politics, or people I am angry with! My sole purpose will be to encourage the few people who land on the blog, however they might arrive there.

May God increase your tribe and your positive message! May this become the norm for bloggers and not the exception!

I find my story similiar to many Southern Baptists I have met. Including many who today are no longer attend services and live for themselves. They are counting on that “life insurance policy” they recieved.

Ray Comfort’s “Way of the Master” is a great resource. I would recommend it to all as a training tool, as well as an eye opener to those who were like ourselves.

Rob

Thank you for sharing your story. I found it eerily similar to my own.

I too was raised in the church. I tell people that I had a “drug problem” as a child because my parents “drug” me to church each time the doors were opened. Add to that the fact that my Grandfather was a Southern Baptist Pastor for 40 years, and I had a well-rounded Christian upbringing.

For me, that childhood conversion came at age 7 and was mainly driven by the desire to participate in the Lord’s Supper. So, I walked an aisle, prayed a prayer and got “wet in the baptistery” and felt I had my “fire insurance” (as my Granddaddy called it) all paid up. I then spent the next 25-30 years living the way I wanted to.

Then, I heard about “Way of the Master” and Ray Comfort’s sermon “Hells Best Kept Secret”, and my whole world was rocked. For the first time I really understood what sin was, what repentance meant and what salvation by grace alone through Christ alone was really all about. It was at that point that I fell on my face before Jesus Christ, asked forgiveness for my myriad of sins, repented of my self and placed my faith and trust in Him.

To this day, my biggest regret in life is that I wasted almost 30 years that I could have been living in the freedom and light of His grace and making an impact for His kingdom.

Jeff