Testimonies

On July 17, we will receive new members at Tenth. One of the pleasurable tasks I have is to edit the testimonies to be read at public reception. I am about half way through and here are some exerpts:

Rick had no conviction of being saved, worried about committing mortal sin, and fearing that God would lose patience with him. At Tenth, he learned of the hope that through God’s Son he could be saved from sin.

During high school, he attended church, describing himself as religious and moral but without a God-centered life and God-given repentance. From his love of science and philosophy, he contemplated the meaning of life, and after reading Psalm 19, saw the greatness of God, understanding that he stood under God’s judgment and would spend eternity apart from him—who is pure delight and wonder—without Christ.

Bob became an angry, addictive college freshman. He became a new person when he acknowledged his sin and trusted in Christ.

She then lived on her own terms for many years. After experiencing personal failures that left her feeling empty and alone, she realized that she needed a relationship with God and his Son in the front of her life to guide her. As she says, “I placed my life in the hands of Jesus Christ, who has saved me by dying on the cross for my sins and by this has assured my salvation.”