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The Book Isaiah 42:8 "I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images." I was the second born, into a staunch Roman Catholic family with six sisters and four brothers. We lived and worked on a dairy farm in central Minnesota. My parents and siblings are still extremely Catholic. We prayed the rosary. Matthew 6:7 "But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking." We always prayed the "Hail Mary" which I learned is against the Word of God. 1 Timothy 2:5 "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." We did the novenas (lighting candles and praying to and for dead people and statues) Deuteronomy 18:10-12 "There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee." Necromancer by definition is "The practice of communicating with the spirits of the dead in order to predict the future, black magic, sorcery, and divination." The American Heritage Dictionary page 834. Idol by definition is "An image used as an object of worship, a false god, a person or thing that is blindly or excessively adored, something visible but without substance." The American Heritage Dictionary page 640. Cult by definition is, "a system or community of religious worship and ritual, devoted attachment to or admiration for a person, principle etc., a group of followers." Concise Edition Webster's New World Dictionary, 1956, page 185. The book titled "United States History (in Christian Perspective) Heritage of Freedom" page 228 says, "Though cults differ greatly from each other, they all have one basic error in common, - they teach salvation by works rather than salvation by grace through faith." Transubstantiation is defined as, "the doctrine that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are transformed into the true presence of Christ, although their appearance remains the same, the conversion of one substance into another; transformation." The American Heritage Dictionary page 1289. Magic by definition is, "the art that purports to control or forecast natural events, effects, or forces by invoking the supernatural, the practice of using charms, spells, or rituals, to attempt to produce supernatural effects or to control events in nature, the charms, spells, and rituals so used, the exercise of sleight of hand or conjuring for entertainment, a mysterious quality of enchantment. Synonyms used for magic are: magic, black magic, sorcery, voodoo, witchcraft, necromancy, alchemy." The American Heritage Dictionary page 753. The arts of magic, black magic, sorcery, voodoo, witchcraft, necromancy, and alchemy is practiced in Roman Catholic churches throughout the entire world; changing according to the customs, traditions, and rituals of that particular country. Hebrews 13:8 "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever." All these things are abominations to Almighty God. Blasphemy is defined as: contemptuous or profane act, utterance, or writing concerning God. "The act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God." The American Heritage Dictionary page 186. Assumption is defined as: "The act of assuming. A statement accepted or supposed true without proof or demonstration. Presumption or arrogance. The American Heritage Dictionary page 136. The word assumption comes from the Latin word to assume. Assume is defined as: "to put on, don. To take upon oneself, undertake. To take on; adopt. To feign, affect. To take for granted; suppose." The American Heritage Dictionary page 135-136. Assumed is defined as: "Pretended; adopted; fictitious; taken for granted." The American Heritage Dictionary page 136. Assuming is defined as: "Presumptuous; pretentious; arrogant." The American Heritage Dictionary page 136. The Roman church have taken all the attributes of the one and only LORD Jesus Christ, the Messiah, The Saviour, who is alive in heaven today, and gave these attributes to his earthly mother Mary. Even Mary the mother of Jesus admitted herself she needed a saviour, because she was a sinner. Luke 1:46-47 "And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour." Romans 3:23-25 "For all have sinned, and come short of
the glory of God. Being justified freely by his grace through
the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth
to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his
righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through
the forbearance of God;" The word "all", includes everyone that was ever born, not just everyone except Mary. The only one that never sinned is Jesus, because Jesus when he was on earth he was total God and total man. It is impossible for God to sin. Just by the definitions of these ten words, the Roman Catholic church is a religious system that worships and prays to dead people and those that are still living; practices a form of magic in the changing of the bread and wine; puts their own traditions, rituals, and doctrine above the Word of God. The pope takes the place of God in the flesh and calls himself "Father" or "Holy Father" just like the Catholic priests call themselves; calls Almighty God a liar when going with the theory of evolution and anything else God has to say. Matthew 23:5-10 "But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments. And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues. And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. The Catholic church claims to be the rock of our salvation based on the one scripture found in Matthew 16:13-18. This is where Jesus is talking with his disciples about who do people say that he is (I am), Peter replies to Jesus' question with you are the Christ, the Son of the living God. Then Jesus said to Peter, "you are Peter, and upon this Rock (meaning himself Jesus), I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail. The Catholic church teaches that Peter was the rock and the first pope. How could Peter ever have been a pope when he was a Jewish man married to a Jewish woman? (Mark l:29-3l,Luke 4:36-39) The only time Peter, according to God's word ever was in Rome, was when he was imprisoned and later executed by hanging upside down on the cross by the Romans. The Catholic church is a false hope for an individual's salvation. Psalm 94:22 "But the LORD is my defense; and my God is
the rock of my refuge." The popes changed the word of God to fit their church doctrine
whenever people would begin to question where the proof was for
their belief system. While going to the Catholic church a priest stated in a sermon that the Roman Catholic church is Israel and said Almighty God is finished with the Israelites (Jewish) people. The Catholic church puts things into church doctrine without proof and says "The pope said this under ex cathedra, meaning with the authority derived from one's office or position, The I½merican Heritage Dictionary page 472. Cathedra meaning the official chair of an office or position, as of a professor." The American Heritage Dictionary page 248. Ephesians 5:6-7 "Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them." These ten words also include praying to dead people and statues, astrology, divination, worshipping human beings (pope, yogi's, they are one and the same), venerate which is defined as to regard with respect, reverence, or deference." The American Heritage Dictionary page 1341. Worship is defined as: The reverence over and allegiance accorded a deity, idol, or sacred object. A set of ceremonies, prayers, or other religious forms by which this love is expressed. Ardent, humble devotion. The object of such devotion. Often worship. To honor and love as a deity; venerate. To love or pursue devotedly. To participate in religious rites of worship. To perform an act of worship. The American Heritage Dictionary page 1392. (In other words "venerate" means the same thing as "worship") . The Roman Catholic church consults with familiar spirits by praying to Mary and dead "saints". (Jermiah 44:17-25) Jerzniah 7:18 "The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger. The Catholic church believes the apparitions of Mary throughout the world are from God. Apparition is defined as: "A ghostly figure, specter. A sudden or unusual sight. The act of appearing, appearance. The American Heritage Dictionary page 120. 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 "For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. We accomplished the required fasts. Genesis 3:19 "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat
bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou
taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."We
went to confession to a priest, (be he the pope, priest, archbishop,
bishop, cardinal, or whatever they want to call themselves -
they are still human beings that are sinners in the eyes of A
HOLY GOD). None of them can forgive sins, ONLY JESUS CAN FORGIVE
US OF OUR SINS. Matthew 9:2 - 6, Mark 2:5 - il, John 5:6 - 14,
John 8:10 -11. John 8:34 -36 "Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever cominitteth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefor shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed." We did or said our penance (always works) . We also made sure we never missed Sunday mass, because if we did, we committed a mortal sin and were damned to hell forever. We also did the required church bazaars, made quilts, held bingo sessions to raise money for the church, visited the sick in nursing homes, helped the poor, and many other works we did so that we could look good enough to get to heaven. Everything we did in the Catholic church was of works. Grace was never considered. Ephesians 2:8-9 "For by grace are ye saved through faith;
and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works,
lest any man should boast." The definition of grace is, "a disposition to be generous or helpful; good will, mercy, clemency, a favor rendered by one who need not do so; indulgence, a temporary immunity or exemption; reprieve, divine love and protection bestowed freely upon mankind, the state of being protected or sanctified by the favor of God". The American Heritage Dictionary, page 570. Grace is undeserved, unearned, mercy, and favor from Almighty God. In other words you cannot buy grace, you cannot earn grace, you cannot work for grace, you cannot do anything to make yourself look good in the eyes of a Holy God to earn grace. Understand, the grace of God is a free gift. The only thing you can do with God's grace is: either accept his gift of grace (Jesus) or reject his gift of grace (Jesus). Romans 3:24 -28 "Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law." While I was in military basic training at San Antonio, Texas, unknowingly to me the Lord was working in my life, pulling me away from the Catholic church. I simply did not want to be a Catholic. Several of my reasons for not wanting to be Catholic anymore were: I hated saying the rosary, it was boring. (2 Timothy 2:5) I hated praying for world peace, it was stupid to me, when people could not even get along in their own families. Even Jesus when he was praying to God his Father in heaven said: John 17:9 "I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine." The church mass was boring, it would put me to sleep and it was always the same old mumbo-jumbo over and over again. Hebrew 10:10-14 "By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right had of God; From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. I hated trying to remember which sins I did were venial sins and which sins were mortal sins, i.e. white lies and little lies and big lies, it was all so stupid to me, constantly giving a laundry list for sins which never seemed to change. I found out in the Bible that sin is sin. There is no greater sin or lesser sin. Sin does not have any particular color, or rank. Plain and simple: Sin is sin in the eyes of a Holy God. I hated saying the "Hail Mary" and "The Apostles Creed". Sometimes we would say the long version of the Apostles Creed for whatever particular reasons such as: its a high mass or this is the one you say with the rosary. Then we would say the shorter version because its a low mass. I never could figure out what the difference was between a high mass and a low mass. To this very day I still do not know the difference between them. Several major questions I always had concerning the Catholic church were: "Why all the statues? Why all the kneeling and praying to a statue? Could the statues see me and hear me? I wanted to know why we had to bow down to the pope, because as far as I understood, he was a human being and not God. I also had many questions concerning the doctrine and forgiving of sins?" I found out the answer to these, questions in: Exodus 20:3-6 "Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy GOD am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that me; And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments." Psalm 115:4-8 "Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but walk not: neither speak they through their throat. They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them." I found out that the popes in Rome, a long time ago changed
the original ten commandment of Almighty God. The popes did this
to keep the sales up for the buying and selling of statues, graven
images, and much more undesirable information. The Catholic church
has too much confusion, too much tradition, too many rules, too
much of man's own doctrine and man's own righteousness, it completely
boggles the mind. 2 Kings 23:4 - 6 "And the king commanded Hilkiah the
high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers
of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all
the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for
all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem
in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.
And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah
had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities
of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also
that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and
to the planets, and to all the host of heaven. And he brought
out the grove from the house of the LORD, without Jerusalem,
unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and
stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon
the graves of the children of the people. Deuteronomy 17:2-5 "If there be found among you, within
any of the gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman,
that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God,
in transgressing his covenant, And hath gone and served other
gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of
the host of heaven, which I have not commanded; And it be told
thee, and thou hast heard of it, and inquired diligently, and,
behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination
is wrought in Israel: Then shalt thou bring forth that man or
that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy
gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with
stones, till they die." John 14:1 - 6 "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe
in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions:
if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place
for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come
again, and receive you unto myself: that where I am, there ye
may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. Thomas
saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how
can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the
truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." In 1987, I divorced and received custody of our daughter.
In 1988, almost a year after my divorce, I moved in with a man
who was also recently divorced, who had full custody of his three
children, whom I am now married to. In October 1989, I met Martha
Helton. She was the area's Avon lady, since I did like some of
the Avon products, I began ordering from her. Unknown to me,
Satan had sent in a false prophet who began sharing bits and
pieces of scripture with me. After Martha had been sharing her
doctrine with me for two years, I decided I wanted to go to heaven.
I prayed the sinner's prayer without a repentant heart. In my
mind I thought I was saved because I prayed that prayer. Due
to the fact that I prayed without a repentant heart, looking
back I can now see there was no change in my life. I had no peace,
no joy, no comfort, no love, only misery, confusion, turmoil,
and destruction. (2 Corinthians 11:13 -15) I finally came to the decision where I wanted nothing to do
with Christianity. At this point the Lord showed me, Martha was
not of him. She was in fact a false prophet that was sent in
as an angel of light. Colossians 2:18 "Let no man beguile
you of your reward in You see their was no good fruit in Martha's life either, just
a lot of arguing, fighting, anger, sadness, death, and destruction.
James 3:16-17 "For where envying and strife is, there
is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from
above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated,
full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without
hypocrisy." I then asked Martha to lay hands on me and she did. As Martha started to pray, I felt something go right through me, and I became so cold. I started to tremble and shake, my teeth started to chatter and I could hardly speak. From that day on I was always freezing, no matter what the temperature. These body chills continued until the LORD Jesus set me free March 4, 1997. The second incident happened to my eldest daughter, who was saved at this time. In 1991, my daughter and I went to Martha's house to visit her. Martha began to share with us, how God was using her (Martha) to fight his battles. This is when Martha told my daughter that the spirit of Joshua (she lost him during childbirth) was following her, because of my daughter's sins in her life before she became born again. I then asked Martha what could be done to stop this from continuing. Martha told me, the only way it would stop is by casting the spirits away from my daughter into herself. Martha sent me to get a bucket. I placed the bucket in front of my daughter. As Martha laid hands on my daughter she prayed in "a tongue". As Martha prayed, my daughter began to vomit a greenish colored slime into the bucket. My daughter and I had unknowingly opened ourselves up to an occultist who was invoking demons. Matthew 7:15-20 "Beware of false prophets, which come
to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns,
or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good
fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree
cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring
forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit
is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits
ye shall know them." 2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ,
he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all
things are become new." During the past six years (1991-1997), I made sure I never skipped a day of reading the Word of God. The knowledge I learned as a result of diligently reading, researching, studying, memorizing scripture. I learned about how Jesus shed blood for me, died, for me, and how only he could forgive sins. I also learned what the word resurrected really meant. It means Jesus is really alive, he can hear you, and he can answer you. I was also making enormous changes in my life, receiving all kinds of various Christian newsletters, correspondence, reading the writings of other Christian authors, listening to only Christian music that praised the LORD JESUS. This is also when I found out all the information about the cults and the Catholic church that I never even knew. I always had so many questions, but could never get any answers. The more I learned about the wickedness and deceivement of the Catholic church, the angrier I would get. I became so angry about all of this, I could not even be civil to another Catholic. It was as if I was blaming them. Yet the poor Catholics I happened to meet were as ignorant about all of this as I was. After researching, verifying, and learning all this information concerning the Catholic church. I truly believe the Catholic religious system is the largest cult in the entire world. Romans 3:19-20 "Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin." I watched Martha pray in the name of Jesus, ask for specific
healings for my youngest daughter, and I would see it happen
with my own eyes. All these supposed miracles going on in front
of me. Over the course of these past six years, two children left
home, because I was in control and basically forced them to be
obedient, grounded them for long periods of time, would embarrass
them in front of their friends, and so on. I was emotionally
and mentally destroying another one, by ignoring her and acting
as though she did not exist. One child totally hated me, and
did not have any trouble making sure I knew it, I basically ignored
her. The youngest just kept on loving me through it all, yet
in the last year, she became more and more rebellious. Now she
does whatever she wants, when she wants, how she wants, and doesn't
care what anyone else says. My husband was hiding away in the
bedroom to stay away from all the arguments. I become very religious,
although I didn't think I was. I would hate it when people would
say to me, gosh you're so religious. My whole life was falling apart at the very seams. There was
no joy, no happiness, no love, no guidance, no peace, only hatred,
anger, mom in control, and plenty of confusion, turmoil, misery,
and destruction. During these six years, the Lord had brought into my life
a true child of his own. She would share with me the many things
going on in my life that they were not of Almighty God, according
to his Word. From late January 1997 and forward, I began to pray
earnestly to God in the name of Jesus, to change my heart according
to his will, to change my manner of speech, to change my phony
life, to show me how to love, teach and guide my children according
to his will. I did not know how to love my children. I did not
know how to guide them. I did not know how teach to them. I did
not even know how to speak to them. I could not handle all this
commotion, confusion, and turmoil any longer. I began crying
out to Almighty God for help. At the same time I asked God to
remove all the phoniness from me. I knew I was a phony and if
I knew it, Almighty God knew me even better than I knew myself,
and he knew I was a phony too. Everything I saw was evil in my
children. Nothing, no matter how hard they tried to please me
was ever good enough for roe. I had to have my children be absolutely
perfect in the flesh. During this time my Christian friend was earnestly praying for me and seeking God's Word for my life. She would share with me Galatians 5:22 -23. She would share with me how there was no good fruit in my life, only corrupt fruit (Matthew 7:15 -20). The last time I spoke to her, I told her I thought Almighty God was giving me Psalm 37 to read and pray about, and she said "Praise God". Yes, God did give me Psalm 37 to read, but it took me two whole days to finally get to reading it. I did not truly understand what God was trying to show me, so God showed our eldest daughter. Our daughter was afraid and scared stiff of me. Yet very boldly and lovingly she told me the things in my life that were deep dark secrets to everyone except God and me. This is when I really began to see how God was truly looking at me. My heart was not only wicked and evil, but I was spreading myself like a green bay tree, devouring and destroying everything in its path. I was forcing my children to sin. This broke my heart. Yet God was not finished with me. He showed me through those around me, my own jealousy, hatred, wickedness, anger, and all those things that were horrible. Colossians 3:5, 8 -9 "Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds." Now I was beginning to understand why I had so much trouble
with all these things during the past six years. I never got
rid of them in the first place. As time went on I got lonelier
and lonelier, with no one to talk with. I began crying out to
Almighty God in earnest, because I did not want to be alone.
I knew that I had sinned against him, and that I needed his forgiveness
and his salvation. How could I have known or understood any of
this except by God's wonderful, never-ending, amazing grace?
On the morning of 4 March 1997, I finally gave my Christian friend
a call, and I shared with her the things in my life that Almighty
God was showing me through Psalm 37. I did not trust God. God showed be how wicked and evil I was, by being in control
and spreading myself over everything I possibly could. In doing
this I was also destroying everyone and everything around me.
My friend shared with me the scriptures that God was showing
her concerning me. I saw through these scriptures, I was not
truly born again as I thought I was. Jeremiah 17:10 "I the Lord search the heart, I try the
reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according
to the fruit of his doings." Every time I read these words in the Bible, I never wanted
to be one of those that the LORD cast from him. I always applied
them to someone else around me, but never me. I turned to my
husband before he left for work and asked him to go before the
Lord, and pray for the needs in my life. After he finished reading, he anointed me with oil and began to pray for my deliverance. I came before the LORD with a broken and repentant heart, believing on the LORD Jesus and the blood and the cross for the forgiveness of my sins. This is when I realized I had been mocking God all my life, and I never, never, meant to do this. I asked Jesus to forgive me and save me, and be my Redeemer and Savior. During this time my husband kept saying your free, your free, your free. Then I asked my husband to pray in Jesus' name against all the wickedness Martha cursed me and the family with. He did, and after it was all finished, I asked the LORD Jesus if I was truly his child. He showed me and gave me the understanding that I needed. My heart and my mind were filled with such an overwhelming peace. I realized I had never known peace in my entire life until the Prince of Peace (Jesus) came into my heart and washed me in his blood, made me whiter than snow, forgave me all my sins, and made me a new child of his. My children and my grandchildren noticed something different immediately. How I thank God for visiting me and for saving me by his amazing grace. Jeremiah 50:31b "for thy day is come, the time that I
will visit thee." The next morning, I walked into the kitchen and looked at the plaque on the wall which said, "Trust in the LORD" and knew in my head and heart, now I really can trust God. Then Almighty God by his Holy Ghost gave me Psalm 34 to read and assured my heart that now I am truly his child. Psalm 34:1-22 1. I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise
shall continually be in my My husband came walking out of the
bedroom into the kitchen and said, this is what God showed me,
and began to read. After he finished reading, he anointed me with oil and began to pray for my deliverance. I came before the LORD with a broken and repentant heart, believing on the LORD Jesus and the blood and the cross for the forgiveness of my sins. This is when I realized I had been mocking God all my life, and I never, never, meant to do this. I asked Jesus to forgive me and save me, and be my Redeemer and Savior. During this time my husband kept saying your free, your free, your free. Then I asked my husband to pray in Jesus' name against all the wickedness Martha cursed me and the family with. He did, and after it was all finished, I asked the LORD Jesus if I was truly his child. He showed me and gave me the understanding that I needed. My heart and my mind were filled with such an overwhelming peace. I realized I had never known peace in my entire life until the Prince of Peace (Jesus) came into my heart and washed me in his blood, made me whiter than snow, forgave me all my sins, and made me a new child of his. My children and my grandchildren noticed something different immediately. How I thank God for visiting me and for saving me by his amazing grace. Jeremiah 50:31b "for thy day is come, the time that I
will visit thee." I am now 40 years old. Thirty -four of those years, I spent
in bondage to the Roman Catholic church. For the next six years,
although I was no longer following Roman Catholic doctrine, I
was still in bondage to deception. Through all of this by God's
amazing grace, I became born again on March 4, 1997. I have never
known such a peace that surpasses all understanding, a love and
joy that overflows my soul, and the freedom and contentment knowing
that I will spend eternity with my LORD. John 6:37 "All
that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh
to me I will in no wise cast out." 1 John 2:25 "And this is the promise that he hath promised
us, even eternal life." The LORD God impressed upon my heart these verses as I finished
typing my testimony. In Him My Dear Catholic, If you would like to have the blessed assurance of spending eternity with the LORD Jesus Christ just say this prayer and mean it in your heart: "Dear Lord, I know that I am a sinner and I am sorry for my sins, I have a desire in my heart to turn away from sin and to turn my life over to you. I believe you died on the cross for my sins and I receive you now as my personal Lord and Saviour. In Jesus name, I pray, Amen." NO COPYRIGHT: Please feel free to make copies and share with
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