Inspiring Convert Story-25
"The words of God enlightened me"
Edwin Chase
Canada
I WAS BORN in Barbados and, for most
of my childhood up to the age of 16, my family and I attended
the Baptist Church.
In 1973, I immigrated to Canada after
which I decided to look into other religions such as the
Pentecostal Church, Jehovah's Witnesses, Catholic
Church, and Anglican Church. My goal
was to find a religious group that teaches biblical truth.
In 1992, I was introduced to the Jehovah's
Witnesses and soon after, I started studying with them. After two
years, I was baptized and became a member of the Jehovah's
Witnesses. About five years into being a member. I became very
disturbed with regard to some of their teachings. I began to
ask questions. Sometimes, the answers I received from
the elders were contrary to what was written in the Holy Scriptures.
An example of such teaching is their claim that they are the true
religion, yet they teach that Jesus is God, a Mighty God, and
that the Father is the Almighty God. However, in the Bible, it
is written that God said that He is God and there is no one else
like Him. Another verse states that life eternal may be
attained. if one comes to know the true God and Jesus Christ whom
God has sent. I asked the elders many questions but they
told me that the Bible was not meant for me to understand.
They told that God has blessed them with the
ability to understand the biblical mysteries and
that I need to wait for their interpretations.
One day after many months of rejecting my
co-worker's invitation to their worship service, I finally
decided to attend her Church, the Church of Christ. I was expecting
to hear the same teachings as what other churches propagate but to
my surprise, it was totally different from what I have heard and
seen before. I wanted to hear more and I asked about
many unanswered questions to the Church's resident worker. He
was able to give very convincing answers to my questions
by quoting from the Bible. I was amazed how he read the words of God
to answer all my questions. At the same time, I
was enlightened about the Church. Soon after I started attending
Bible studies, again putting forward my questions to the minister.
Without hesitation, all my questions were answered.
I then found out that the Church of Christ is the
true Church, and it was God calling me. After completing my
Bible studies, I was eventually baptized in August 2000.
The Lord continues to shower His blessings upon me. Through
prayers and God's mercy, I was able to convince my best friend and
her family to study God's words.
Our Lord God always blesses His children who
pray to Him with a sincere heart. My desire is to continue being a
true and faithful servant of the Lord in the Church of Christ.
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Source: May 2005, God's Message, p.12