SAVED Con tinued The blessed Holy Spirit of God came upon me one day as I was driv ing my car to work. Although I did not hear a voice I knew I was in the presence of God. An absolute heart conviction overwhelmed me that the Bible was the Word of God. It is not a book written by men about God but a book written by God. The Bi ble is not a book by men seeking a lost God but a book about God seeking lost men. I could therefore believe every word in the Bible be cause it was God’s declaration to men. Immediately I cried aloud with great joy and enthusiasm, “Well, praise the Lord — I’m a sinner!” This so utterly surprised me that I was dumbfounded. Why did I say a thing like that? It was absolutely contrary to thirty years of indoc trination, fo r Christian Science teaches that there is no sin. As I searched my heart and mind for an answer the Scripture came: “ For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23). And again the conviction came that no matter how good a life I could lead under the influence and practice of the high moral concepts of Christian Science, this would not make me worthy to stand before a holy God. A holy God! I realized my utter hopelessness; I was lost. When I realized my lost condition before a holy God, the Holy Spirit of God again spoke to my heart and said, “ It’s true, but Jesus Christ of Nazareth went to the cross two thou sand years ago and paid the debt for you. God has said, ‘The wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eter nal life through Jesus Christ our Lord’ [Rom. 6:23]. God cannot for give your sins just because you are a sinner. He knew your lost condi tion and because He requires a sacri fice He sent His only-begotten Son to die the death on the cross for you. And if you will accept God’s plan for your salvation, His life for your life, you shall be saved.” I cried out, “ I accept Jesus and Him crucified as the payment for my sins. I don’t understand it, but I accept this if it’s true.” Oh, the joy that overflowed me as I met Je sus as my personal Saviour! Like Thomas, I bowed my knee and cried out to Jesus, “My Lord and my God” (John 20:28). When I opened up my heart to Christ and said, “ Jesus, I accept You for all the Bible declares You to be,” He introduced me to the Father and my joy became complete. For Jesus declared, “ I am the way, the (Concluded on next page)
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