THank you for sharing this.  IT is a story far different from my own, having been brought up in the church.  ANd it leads you to a much different theology than my own.  But of course that is for you.  Your testimony is welcomed here.

The challenge you may find on this site is that there are may with a different testimony that is just as meaningful to them as yours is to you.  When the site works it is because we are willing to accept each other's stories as valid without insisting that any one story must be normative for others.  WE struggle with that many times on many issues. 

Just something to remember as we all join in the discussion together

thank you for sharring, thats is  a wonderfull testamony 

Thank you for sharing your story with us, narrowgate. It's wonderful to hear that you know Jesus.

As for me, I was baptized when I was around 3. At that time, God planted within me the faith-seed. I was washed clean by water, word, and Spirit.

Since that time God has nurtured the seed, and sustained it. I was raised in the UCC and later became a Baptist. God has led me through college, university, singleness and into marriage.

He continues to have me grow in following Christ.

Praise be to God for His wonderful salvation-gift.

thanks for your testimony!!

mine is very different as well, having grown up catholic and becoming UCC. 

i'd imagine our theologies reflect our differing experiences!!

Narrowgate thanks for sharing your testimony. I am glad that kind of theology works for you. For others it is entirely something else. Be it Echart Tolle or the Dali Lama if these people give solice to their followers more power to them. It is called different strokes for different folks or something like that.

im just waiting for Echart do die and come back from the other side, or the lama or who ever

Well bb when you find someone from your religion who has come back from the dead you let us know. If you say Jesus Christ, then show us your proof.

I know The Christ but for you that you'll have to prove for yourself

Since Buddhists "know" in the same way that you do, through faith, that the Dalai Lama has "come back from the other side" fourteen (if I remember correctly) times, it would seem that the matter is settled.  Thank you for providing us an easy measure of such a profound problem.

Of course, I somehow doubt that you will accept their belief as "proof" - please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.  But if you do not accept their proof, why should anyone accept yours?

Don't worry, blackie, I'm not expecting a deep philosophical reply. Just thought I'd offer a comment. You know me.

Be Well

David

well, there are many people who believe that elvis has come back from the dead, too...

so, on their behalf, blackbelt, i want to thank you for proving that elvis lives.

you would be mistaken, Elvis never died!

well thats just crazy talk, blackbelt.

no its not, Elvis  LIves!!!!!!!!, you dont believe me? I'll tell you what just ask me ? :) 

Quite sure I saw Elvis at a restaurant this fall - although didn't actually ask him what all had happened.

Thanks for sharing your story narrowgate.

TL

all right I WILL.

YEAH.

ok, I'm glad you ask

Elvis Lives, see that was simple

the discussion wasn't about the fact that he lives, though... i said that there are many people who believe that he came back from the dead, not that he never died in the first place.

come on, bb... don't be cruel.

LOL

return to sender :)

"Elvis is everywhere, Elvis is everything, ELvis is everybody, Elvis is still the King"

Brother Gord

i think we have found common ground