This is the testimony of a young former student and a previous zealous member of the Ang Dating Daan religious group but now a believer in Christ and currently working as a professional in Australia.

I had the privileged to reach out and discipled Jarrel to become a follower of Jesus Christ. May you click here encouraged as you read his victory story below.

I am writing this not to look for chatmates or any new friends though it would not hurt to find new friends dating this though rather, I write to share my story — a testimony of faith. I grew up in a typical Filipino Catholic family where it is mostly the elderly who are very religious, and the young kids would not have any choice but to go along with them.

At a very young age, my parents introduced the Bible to me, the necessity for prayer and devotions, and the fact that there is God. As with many other Catholic families, we had an altar at home with a cross, an image of Mary and Jesus, and two small red light bulb that sparks as if it is a candle — which for me were very cool!

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Nino, the young Christ, posted at the back door. On a typical week, we prayed before each meal and before going to bed, went to church on Sundays, and even gave basket offerings on special occasions nice, huh? However, doctrine I grew older, the frequency of going to church lessened to as much as going to church only when there is an occasion e.

More so, while praying is still being done, it was only as individual not communal, praying as a family was gone; the 3pm prayer habit and 6pm novena were no longer done — they were simply left out. It then dawned on me, is church only for the kids, the dating, and the elderly? While I could stand right now and say NO — the church is for all ages, all gender, and all races, but sadly this is what had happened in our family.

It is not the ideal setting however, it is what I perceive as the common situation among many not all households up until now, whether Catholic or non-Catholic.

Background

Amidst the situation, I did not lose my faith in God, rather it even heightened my thirst for Him. I doctrine a boy so hungry for His word, desperately seeking "Daan" truth. I went to read the bible but I can hardly understand it. I felt like I needed someone, dating a teacher, who could help me understand; so I went to check on different churches until one dating I found one. As years went by, I grew more and more interest in watching him on TV and in listening to his radio programs because he is able to answer the questions being thrown at him — live and on the spot, which is dating I do not normally see in other churches.

I felt like he is the teacher who I was looking for and that the church he was preaching could be the true church all along. So I attended their indoctrination sessions in the locale of Area-G in Cavite, and on the 27th of JuneI got baptized.

It felt like I was in the true church with the right doctrines and daan God-sent preacher. There would even be some instances when one topic would be discussed in one or two whole days morning, afternoon, including daan No kidding! Just imagine how many Bible verses could be read during those times! Everyone in ADD were so absorbed with all the knowledge that they are getting that they would just conclude that it is indeed the true church.

On the other hand, ADD was also known for its unpopular doctrines like no haircuts even trim for women, no long hair for men, no jewelries except wedding ringsdaan #1 dating website of alcohol, no smoking, no watching in cinema with some exception e. While it is their doctrine that one needs to join the church to be saved however, it does not necessarily mean that you are not saved if you are not a member dating their church, as they also believe that it just click for source God who judges those who are outside the church, especially if daan have not yet heard the doctrine.

A few were somehow easy to deal with like not eating the food served during Christmas, or not attending religion-related occasions or church ceremonies e. It is manageable to get away from occasions with friends and workmates, but daan is a lot different when it deals with family.

I did not even enter the church daan during pictorial. Sad but true. Further, also brought by leap of faith, I doctrine myself to a friend during college whom I considered as the woman of my dreams.

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While now I understand that these were all follies, back then those were what I know as the right thing to do, for I was all but deciding by faith, based on the doctrine that I was believing in. I even joined different religious forums online chat boards, pseudonym: Leroy and there I had discussions, to the extent of having debates, with members of other religions. I was in the belief that I was holding on to the right doctrine hence, I was confident to discuss with anyone in the online forums; and there I met Justyn M.

We talked about salvation, the trinity, nature of God, and lots of other things that it even extended outside the online forums where we talked face-to-face. No debate, just table talk, as he would say. The online discussions went on and the face-to-face meetings repeated one after the other however, unlike other people whom I have talked with who would fold and turn to ADD, Justyn M. In DoctrineJustyn M. He just read the book of Romans, and amidst having no interpretations nor any explanations what so ever, there I have just understood what salvation by grace really means — that it is only by the grace of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, that we will be saved.

That none of our good works are sufficient to save us, but only the blood of Christ. It has been 8 long years that we have been discussing the topic of salvation over and over, but it was only then that Learn more here realized how foolish I was to think doctrine aside from the blood of Daan, I still needed to do good works to attain salvation.

I felt that dating the knowledge about the Doctrine and all the doctrines that I have learned in Doctrine are nothing if the very essence of salvation is not with me. What would be the worth of attaining all the wisdom if in the end I will not be saved? And I was just humbled. A double-degree holder. But thank God for He has not forsaken me. Thank God for He had opened my eyes to doctrine and my mind to understand. Thank God for using Justyn M. Thank God for the salvation.

Since then, I https://telegram-web.online/dating-podcasts.php part of Victory Dasmarinas and actively served in dating music ministry. I am currently residing in Australia, attending in Sound City Church. I am Jarrel Rivera.

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