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MY BRIEF TESTIMONY!
I came OUT of the organized church since I saw much hypocrisy and worldliness, and saw my life was a pitiful example of what a true follower of Christ should be. I prayed constantly to God as I wallowed in sin, and worldliness, and I mean fornication, drunkenness, porn, great idols in my life etc., while professing to be a Christian, I was dead to God, but still was suffering under the conviction of the spirit and my conscience was heavy as to my life, and the church I was involved in. I wasn't saved, but I thought I was living like a heathen, proclaiming to be of God! What a mess I was.
I went through some very difficult times about 7 years ago, lost my high paying job, and almost ended up in the streets, I ran to God, just myself, crying out through a crisis of conviction, as I knew I was lost, and had to truly repent this time as He commanded, before He would fill me with His spirit and lead me out of my dark life. I did all I could to make amends for all my past sins and indulgence, expected nothing from God, but the wrath due to me, and forsook the dead church, as they forsook me for leaving and exposing them.
God provided for me, as I came out of much sin, I got right with Him and Him alone, got on fire for His truth, and have been led by His spirit to break down all the strongholds crippling the minds of the professed, who refuse to believe the word of God as it is written, falling for every wind of doctrine, as they remain under the doctrines of men and demons, such as original sin, imputation, penal sub, OSAS, Calvinism, etc.,,, Jesus never taught these things, those who adhere to them are still under the spirit of error, and following another gospel.
But I had to crucify my flesh, seek Gods mercy, and now remain In His will, dead to sin and alive to God, and going back to my vomit is death for me, as I truly fear God for once in my life, take Him at His word, and stay on the narrow path to life, through the power of His spirit!
Through all this turmoil in my life I learned some valuable truths, which was coming to realize that real repentance was that the sin must stop in repentance first, through a season of godly sorrow, that must take place, as you cannot bypass the godly sorrow, get saved, then hope to repent and stop after a false conversion, it doesn't work that way! The stopping of the sin came from my strong desire to STOP my disobedience towards God, and seek His mercy,(Isa 55-7) and all this was proven by my deeds,(stopping the sin) and my crisis of conviction which came when I finally realized I wasn't saved, and actually needed to do something(repent first) or suffer the consequences!
This was the great turning point in my life, as I learned much about the lies being taught as truth in the church system.
The strongholds were then released, by me realizing the truth on what real repentance is, and also realizing the church never taught this properly.
I had a choice, to continue in the church system and be deceived, or come out of her, (Rev 18-4) and fall back into her lies that we are saved in our sins, that Jesus took our place and our wrath, and substituted His righteousness for our own.
I finally learned, which was never taught in the church, that we are workers together with God(,2Co 6:1 But working together, we also call on you not to receive the grace of God in vain) in a working faith of purity and righteousness and obedience, out of a loving heart of devotion, fear, and reverence for an all holy God, who is waiting patiently for us to come out of the false system, to stand firm on the truth of repentance and faith proven by our deeds, not get saved, then try to repent, and hope to get cleared up gradually, which is a lie right out of the pit! Since I have come out of her(Babylon) the strongholds on my mind have been released, and I have been set free from my bondage's of sin and worldliness, by the power of the cross, to guide me out of the darkness and lies, and into the light, where the freedom comes from Christ, who died to put to death the works of the devil in my life.
Love in Christ,
Tommy
I came OUT of the organized church since I saw much hypocrisy and worldliness, and saw my life was a pitiful example of what a true follower of Christ should be. I prayed constantly to God as I wallowed in sin, and worldliness, and I mean fornication, drunkenness, porn, great idols in my life etc., while professing to be a Christian, I was dead to God, but still was suffering under the conviction of the spirit and my conscience was heavy as to my life, and the church I was involved in. I wasn't saved, but I thought I was living like a heathen, proclaiming to be of God! What a mess I was.
I went through some very difficult times about 7 years ago, lost my high paying job, and almost ended up in the streets, I ran to God, just myself, crying out through a crisis of conviction, as I knew I was lost, and had to truly repent this time as He commanded, before He would fill me with His spirit and lead me out of my dark life. I did all I could to make amends for all my past sins and indulgence, expected nothing from God, but the wrath due to me, and forsook the dead church, as they forsook me for leaving and exposing them.
God provided for me, as I came out of much sin, I got right with Him and Him alone, got on fire for His truth, and have been led by His spirit to break down all the strongholds crippling the minds of the professed, who refuse to believe the word of God as it is written, falling for every wind of doctrine, as they remain under the doctrines of men and demons, such as original sin, imputation, penal sub, OSAS, Calvinism, etc.,,, Jesus never taught these things, those who adhere to them are still under the spirit of error, and following another gospel.
But I had to crucify my flesh, seek Gods mercy, and now remain In His will, dead to sin and alive to God, and going back to my vomit is death for me, as I truly fear God for once in my life, take Him at His word, and stay on the narrow path to life, through the power of His spirit!
Through all this turmoil in my life I learned some valuable truths, which was coming to realize that real repentance was that the sin must stop in repentance first, through a season of godly sorrow, that must take place, as you cannot bypass the godly sorrow, get saved, then hope to repent and stop after a false conversion, it doesn't work that way! The stopping of the sin came from my strong desire to STOP my disobedience towards God, and seek His mercy,(Isa 55-7) and all this was proven by my deeds,(stopping the sin) and my crisis of conviction which came when I finally realized I wasn't saved, and actually needed to do something(repent first) or suffer the consequences!
This was the great turning point in my life, as I learned much about the lies being taught as truth in the church system.
The strongholds were then released, by me realizing the truth on what real repentance is, and also realizing the church never taught this properly.
I had a choice, to continue in the church system and be deceived, or come out of her, (Rev 18-4) and fall back into her lies that we are saved in our sins, that Jesus took our place and our wrath, and substituted His righteousness for our own.
I finally learned, which was never taught in the church, that we are workers together with God(,2Co 6:1 But working together, we also call on you not to receive the grace of God in vain) in a working faith of purity and righteousness and obedience, out of a loving heart of devotion, fear, and reverence for an all holy God, who is waiting patiently for us to come out of the false system, to stand firm on the truth of repentance and faith proven by our deeds, not get saved, then try to repent, and hope to get cleared up gradually, which is a lie right out of the pit! Since I have come out of her(Babylon) the strongholds on my mind have been released, and I have been set free from my bondage's of sin and worldliness, by the power of the cross, to guide me out of the darkness and lies, and into the light, where the freedom comes from Christ, who died to put to death the works of the devil in my life.
Love in Christ,
Tommy
