Recently I witnessed to two people while taking photographs of wildlife. One was a young man who had just graduated from high school. The other was a folk singer about my age who was performing for offerings at a pier near Seattle. When I mentioned my faith in Jesus Christ, both said they didn’t like religion. I replied, “I am not talking about religion; I’m talking about a personal relationship with the Creator through His Son.” The young man is from the Philippines, and I explained that men have corrupted the Bible’s gospel with human religion and tradition, and I gave the example of Roman Catholicism. I explained to him that the New Testament says nothing about masses and priests and infant baptisms and confirmations and prayers to Mary. That is vain religion. Salvation is not religion. It is to be born again through personal faith in Jesus Christ and then to walk with Him as Saviour, Lord, Father, and Friend. When I told him that I get to travel extensively and take photographs and teach and research and write books, he said that was his dream job. Many people have told me that. I urged him to read Psalm 37:4, because that verse describes the essence of the true Christian life. I am living my dream, because I surrendered my life to Christ and pursued Him; He has given me the right desires and then has fulfilled them. I urged this young man to surrender to Jesus Christ and to seek His will and never to be afraid of His will. “Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart” (Psa. 37:4). (Friday Church News Notes, July 3, 2015, www.wayoflife.org, [email protected], 866-295-4143) Comments are closed.
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