Greetings to All,
Like many others I have been lurking around bible-truths for a very long time without introducing myself. I also feel like I know many of you already. So I finally decided it was time to introduce myself and I found I could not log-in nor could I remember my log-in name that I used when I first joined the forum . That happens when you get my age (57).
A little background about myself. On the job I'm called a tinknocker so I thought that's a good name to use, maybe I won't forget it
. Tinknocker is a sheet metal installer. I install heating and air conditioning systems. I was raised a bible thumping southern baptist
in San Jose, Ca where I still live. You didn't think there were southern baptist in liberal Ca did you? I married my high school sweetheart, who also attended the same church, 38 years ago and we're still working on figuring it out. We have 3 children, and 6 granddaughters.(no grandsons
) We were totally involved in the church including teaching bible classes for the young marrieds in our church. Our whole life was tied to the church and the people in it.
And then it happened, about for years ago I decided I was going to read the bible from cover to cover which I had never done. (right I decided - I now know God had a plan) I came to Genesis 6:2 which says the sons of God took the daughters of man and my mind went WHOA! - WHAT the heck? I've read that verse many times and it never registered with me what that verse was saying. Well I jumped on the internet and typed in sons of God and guess what came up? If you guessed bible-truths.com you guessed correct. That night my world was rocked. Like many others as I was reading I knew instantly this was the truth. I just knew it. I went through the motions of checking out every verse and Greek word just to say I had done it, but I already knew it was the truth. I will not forget that night, or should I say morning (3:00 am) The totality of it brought me to my knees in tears(bawling really) and asking God to forgive me for blaspheming His name and His character. The burden was lifted from my shoulders - it was so real to me I felt like I could just float away. (By the way I never got past Genesis 6:2)
The next few days revealed that I had a hugh problem. My wife who had been on the path for sainthood
and was always the perfect christian by all standards of the church, did not want hear any of it. You have to understand her mother and father were founding members of our church. Her whole life she lived by the christian standards she believed was honoring God. We grew up in the 60's but she never would partake in drugs (not even light a joint much less inhale), drinking or anything that she thought would dishonor God. Look I know we dated since we were 15, That's why I married her. She's a much better person than I am! I came to realize this could destroy our marriage but I could not pretend this didn't happen. I could not continue with teaching our young marrieds bible class and within a few weeks I left the church. Well it took about 3 months before God opened my wife's eyes and ears and she also has come out of Babalon.
It's been about 4 years now and all my children have come out also. We have a bible study almost every sunday at our house but have found no other like beleivers in our area.
I've gone on long enough, but look foward to the fellowship with all of you