You have 1 missed call - from God - please respond ASAP!

God is trying to get in touch with you. This is a friendly reminder to answer the call!

How do I know that God is “calling” you? God tells us so in the Bible (and certainly this has been many people’s experience who have come out of something else into Christianity). Even though my telephone analogy is obviously a new way of conceptualizing the biblical “call,” the idea that God is “calling” you is found in scripture.

“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” (Revelation 3:20)

A call to relationship with God

God’s call is first and foremost a call to relationship! Whatever previous image you had in your mind about God, perhaps as a distant authority figure who demands money and worship and correct adherence to rituals, I want you to put that all away and see what the Bible reveals of God’s character. The true and living God who created you and me is personal and relational.

God is calling you because he wants to have a relationship with you. The Bible uses a number of relationship metaphors to help us understand our interactions with God. For example, the Bible describes God as relating to us similar to a parent who adopts a child (Romans 8:15), a close friend (John 15:15), and a loving spouse (Ephesians 5:25).   

Indeed, in a sense you could say the whole purpose of life is relationship – with God and with our fellow people. Jesus explained that the first great commandment is to love God, and the second is to love our neighbours as ourselves (Matthew 22:36-40). God’s law is simply a revealed blueprint for perfect relationships with God and with each other (think of the 10 commandments each falling into one of these two categories), and sin is simply the violation of those laws (1 John 3:4) and thus a disruption of relationships.

If you look at the Bible as a grand narrative from creation to the defeat of evil, you can see God’s desire for relationship with you! It was there in the Garden of Eden when God walked and talked with his creation – that is, before we disobeyed God and hid from his presence (Genesis 3:8). It was there throughout the chronicles of ancient Israel when God led his people out of bondage and through a number of trials. It was there when God dwelt among us as a man in the form of Jesus Christ (John 1:14). And it is there in Revelation’s depiction of the eternities when God restores his kingdom and dwells among us in the heavenly city:

“And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.” (Revelation 21:3)

A call of grace

You do not have to be perfect to enter into a relationship with God. You don’t even have to be good. In fact, God knows that you and I are rebellious, filthy, and broken. And he loves us anyway. As I’ve said before, Christianity is not about joining a holy club where everyone can dress nice, behave properly, and look down their noses at everyone else. People who think that are missing the whole point of the Christian message: “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)

Jesus said, “They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” (Mark 2:17)

The amazing news is that God is calling you regardless of what you’ve done. In fact, he called you before he even created you. As the Bible says, God “hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began…” (2 Timothy 1:9)

Don’t ever think that one day you’ll clean yourself up, turn yourself around, and maybe be good enough for God. Just stop it. You don’t ever have to be good enough for God! God is good enough for you. No self-righteousness required, only the righteousness of God (Romans 10:3-4).

A call to come out of darkness into light

You may not think of yourself as living in darkness. Saul of Tarsus certainly thought he had his life all together – he was a religious man, perfect at keeping the law, born into a decent social standing. But when he came to know Jesus he said that was all DUNG (Philippians 3:3-9). Religion! Rule-keeping! Social status! Appearing like you’ve got it all together! All of it is worthless.

It didn’t matter what he looked like to the outside world. He was still a sinner. He still had a filthy heart. After he finally heard God’s call and became a Christian, Saul of Tarsus (now going by Paul) testified that “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.” (1 Timothy 1:15) Incidentally, you can read of Paul’s amazing conversion story in the Book of Acts, chapter 9 (if you don’t have a Bible, use a free online one like biblegateway.com).

And so, regardless of your social status, religion, ability to keep rules, or how good you look to everyone around you, I want to suggest that you may be just like Saul of Tarsus, myself, and every other sinner who has fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). And like all of us before encountering the transforming light of Jesus Christ, you may be in darkness.

The good news is that God is calling you out of that darkness (1 Peter 2:9), whatever it may be. You don’t have to fix what’s broken about you (you can’t, only God can) – all you need to do is surrender it to God. Drop your old idols on the ground right now and walk away. Renounce your old sins, addictions, secret rituals, and even your church if it keeps you from a saving relationship with Jesus Christ. God has so much more planned for you.

“Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.” (2 Corinthians 6:17-18)

“And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her [spiritual Babylon], my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” (Revelation 18:4)

“For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light… And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.” (Ephesians 5:8-13)

Conclusion: Answer the call

God’s call for you will be individual and personal, suited to your particular situation. But the basic pattern is the same, and is emphasized throughout the Bible. Answering God’s call is not like picking up a badge and putting it on your Boy Scout sash next to all your worldly accomplishments – it’s like picking up a cross, dying to your old self, and following Jesus Christ. This is hardly a flashy commercial for a Boxing Week sale – but it is better than that. It is Jesus’ offer of life eternal.

“He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.” (John 12:25)

“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20)

“Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.” (Ephesians 5:14)

“That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 5:21)

“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” (John 17:3)

God bless you!

Jian's "Tastes" - A Christian Perspective

Canadians are shocked by the recent allegations that a well-loved public figure may have engaged in a secret life of habitual sexual violence. Much is yet to be determined in the courts, but Canadians are struggling right now to understand, to interpret, to address what appears to be a devastating tragedy for a number of women. What these women described in their accounts is nothing short of horrifying, that any human being could treat another with such disregard and cruelty. Indeed, it is even worse when we realize that there is an untold number of women and men who have experienced similar horrors but who are afraid to speak out.

Just a week ago Canadians came together to mourn a terrible event in Ottawa – and now I sense a need for a collective mourning and reconciliation over this issue. But how? How do we make sense of this? How can we understand these women’s experiences? How can we help them and others like them? How can we even begin to address this? 

The courts will have their own way to address this, but for many Canadians like myself, that is not enough. It’s difficult to sit back and wait because we know that this is deeper than one man’s actions. We want to do something to stop/prevent this kind of thing... It may be as simple as a collective willingness to talk about such problems, help victims to understand that they are not alone, and perpetrators to understand that they cannot get away with abuse under the label of “kink” or “tastes.” The ensuing public conversations will no doubt raise a number of considerations.

A Christian Perspective

As a Christian I find myself reaching for my own set of cultural meanings as I struggle to understand and address this issue. I don’t know if this will make sense to you if you’re a non-Christian, but I really think there’s only one real solution to this problem: we need repentance, a turning to God.

We all know this issue is bigger than one man. I will go so far as to say it is bigger than the subset of people who gain pleasure from sexual violence. The problem is a widespread acceptance of sin, which all of us are guilty of allowing in our own lives. Have we not all had anger and lust in our hearts? We may not have had the will, the opportunity, or the means to put such feelings into practice (thank goodness), but I suspect we have each harboured a dark feeling of hatred, envy, rage of some sort, even if not of the same sort as this. In that sense, sadly, the man in question may not be so different from any of us. 

Rather than turn these things over to God for cleansing, however, this man harboured them. Kept them secret. Indulged in fantasies in his heart and mind, and then when that wasn’t enough for him, sought out opportunities to enact his fantasy. Up to this point I have tried to avoid using loaded words like perversion and evil, but sometimes you just have to call it as you see it. As I see it, hurting someone for pleasure is evil. We should stop lying to ourselves by saying it's simply a matter of taste.

This is where we can all benefit from the wisdom of Jesus. He gets right to the heart of the problem. Observe what Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount:

“Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.” (Matthew 5:27-28)


And on another occasion: “those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: These are the things which defile a man…” (Matthew 15:17-20)

These statements indict us all as sinners, whether we have actually carried out evil actions or not. The problem is not simply evil actions. Evil actions can only come as a result of evil desires and attitudes. If we want to get to the heart of what’s wrong in our society, we cannot just look at the tip of the iceberg; we have to recognize that the real problem is something much more internal, and more widespread than we’re often willing to admit. I’ve written more about this in another blog post here: http://eph1-17.blogspot.ca/2013/07/for-all-have-sinned.html
 
The Solution: God’s transforming power

The point of blaming the depravity of man is not to wallow in despair, but rather to identify the appropriate solution. Here’s the good news: God can transform a sinner from the inside out. 

How do I know? We have extensive records of people (over several centuries, all the way from the first century to today) who have claimed that Jesus has changed their lives! Walk into a Christian church today and ask people if they have been born again, and you will undoubtedly find people who have left behind lives of alcoholism, depression, debilitating guilt, idolatry, and abuse, and instead have allowed God to transform them and give them a new life with direction and purpose. Some will likely be willing to share their testimonies with you. 

We also have God’s promise stated in the Bible:

“Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.” (Ezekiel 36:25-26)

“For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour.” (Titus 3:3-6)

Whatever you have been keeping secret from others, so afraid that anyone else will find out – lusts, pornography, hatred, bitterness, racism, greed – you can lay it all down at the foot of the cross. You don’t have to let it eat you up anymore. You don’t have to just accept that that’s just the way you are, not if you know it causes pain to you and others! Not if it keeps you from a saving relationship with Jesus Christ! God has provided us a way, through Jesus. 

Jesus said, “I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.” (John 12:46)

“For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.” (John 3:17)

Concluding remarks

The purpose of this blog post is NOT to shame anyone, to rally the morality police, to call for new legislation, or to intrude in anyone’s private lives. It’s simply to articulate one perspective on recent news and encourage people to think of what I see to be the overarching problem that allows horrendous incidents like these ones to occur. Do I expect everyone to convert to Christianity? No – you all have free will and many of you will reject everything I’m saying. But if I can help establish a connection between just ONE person and Jesus, I know that it will make the world of difference to that person. Imagine how things could have been different if Jian had become a converted Jesus-follower and repented years ago. Imagine how things could be different in your own life.

I’m going to end this post with a rather long biblical passage because I think it captures the seriousness of the recent situation, and sums up the call to set aside evil to follow Jesus. 

“Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us… 

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; …For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. 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.

For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.” (Ephesians 5:1-14)

Give your life to God, my friends. Don’t delay. Pray for the victims of abuse everywhere and commit to being supportive in whatever way you can should the opportunity arise. God bless you.

Upon this Rock...

Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do you say that I am?”

This is a question that everyone must answer for themselves. Who do you say that Jesus is?

At first the disciples tried to dodge the question by simply stating what other people thought. Some say you’re this, some say you’re that. Then Jesus asked them more directly, Who do YOU say that I am?

Peter answered, “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Jesus responded in the affirmative, saying that flesh and blood had not revealed it to him, but God did. Then Jesus said something else: “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” (for entire passage, see Matthew 16:13-20)

Upon what rock? Peter? Revelation?

A common interpretation of this verse is that Jesus was referring to Peter as the rock upon which he would build his church. Roman Catholics have used the verse to justify their tradition that Peter was the first pope, and the claim that their church alone bears apostolic authority.

I grew up with the LDS interpretation that the rock was revelation. We explained this interpretation by focusing on the preceding verse (v. 17) which says “flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.” Since we believed we were a church founded on direct revelation from God, we felt that the verse supported the sole authority of the LDS church.

As I have come to know Jesus through his word, the Bible, I believe that both of these interpretations are dangerously wrong. Of course, both Peter and revelation have their merits. But they are not the “rock” Jesus spoke of. Peter was an early Jesus-follower whose faithfulness to God provides important examples for believers today. Revelation is one of the spiritual gifts that God gives to his children (Ephesians 1:17), and without it I would not be a Christian today (read about my conversion story here: http://eph1-17.blogspot.ca/2013/05/a-journey-to-jesus-part-two.html). But again, neither of these things are the rock.

If not Peter and if not revelation, what “rock” is Jesus talking about?

The only Rock for me: Jesus

The Bible makes it clear, Jesus is the one and only Rock.

“And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.” (1 Corinthians 10:4)

“He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.” (Deuteronomy 32:4)

“The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.” (Psalm 18:2)

“Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.” (Psalm 62:1-2)

“For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 3:11)

The only rock worth building a church on is Jesus. Indeed, the only rock worth building your life on is Jesus! Not men. Not a nice organization. Not even spiritual experiences. These all may look like lovely beach-front property right now, but be warned! They are shifting sand!

Jesus said that whoever hears him and follows his teachings is like a wise man who builds his house on a rock. Whoever relies on anything else is like a foolish man who builds his house on shifting sand. When the rains come down and floods come up, the house on the sand will fall. The house on the Rock will remain standing. (Matthew 7:24-27)

Revelation is only good if it points you to the Rock

Revelation is a wonderful gift from God. Yes, even modern-day revelation. But what does your revelation tell you about Jesus? I wrote about this concept in my last blog post (http://eph1-17.blogspot.ca/2014/07/have-you-had-spiritual-experiences.html), but it bears repeating. If your church claims to have modern-day revelation, but it is confused about Jesus (maybe it teaches that he is not God or he is one of many gods)… Get out of there! You’re on shifting sand, and that house is going to fall! You have to place your faith securely on solid ground, on the one and only Rock, Jesus Christ.

I’m not talking about joining a different church. Jesus’ church is not a single 501c-3 corporation with official membership cards. It’s the body of Christ, the body of believers. And Jesus built his church on his own teachings, centred upon himself. You can be part of THAT church, that true church which Jesus spoke of, by building your life on the Rock. I’m talking about going to God directly. Going right to the Rock and trusting in him alone. That’s how you become part of the true church. I’ve addressed this subject in other blog posts: http://eph1-17.blogspot.ca/2014/01/do-you-trust-jesus-or-church.html, and http://eph1-17.blogspot.ca/2013/08/adopted-by-god.html.

Peter knew that Jesus was the true Rock

When Peter was preaching, he never once pointed to himself and asked people to submit to his authority as some kind of pope figure who could absolve sins or something like that. Rather, like all true followers of Jesus, he pointed people to Jesus! Take for example the following passage in Acts in which Peter is preaching:

“[Jesus] is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts 4:10-12)

Time for some new spiritual real estate?

Have you been building a spiritual house on something besides Jesus? Perhaps you have used all the finest materials. Perhaps you made sure to have a beautiful view of the lake, and you’ve done some nice gardening and landscaping. Doesn’t matter. If you didn’t build on Jesus Christ, you will be in trouble when the floods come. Don’t hold on to that house, no matter how beautiful it is, no matter how much time and energy you have put into it, no matter how well it has served you in the past. If it is not built on Jesus, it will fall. Don’t be in the wrong house when the floods come, my friends.

As always, put your faith in Jesus Christ alone. There is no other foundation and no other name under heaven whereby we may be saved. Read your Bible and see what it says about Jesus! Start with the Gospel of John, chapter 1, verse 1. Please feel free to ask me if you have any questions, but most importantly, ask God to give you eyes to see and ears to hear. God bless you.

Have you had Spiritual Experiences?

Do you believe that you have had a spiritual experience? A dream that was more than a dream? A vision, a prophecy, a revelation?

I think you may be right. I want to offer a Christian perspective on some of these things. Even if your spiritual experience was not a “Christian” one, I hope you can appreciate what I have to say.

First, the Bible is full of amazing spiritual experiences. Not only that, but promises that WE can and will have spiritual experiences as well.

“And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy… And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Acts 2:17-21)

What is the purpose of these spiritual experiences? Here’s my perspective. See that last part of the passage? “And it shall come to pass, that whoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved”?

Do not miss that. All of these dreams and visions and prophecies are not just to be a song and dance number, or to make you feel special, or to give you an interesting story to tell people around the campfire. They are meant to point you in a particular direction – to Jesus Christ.

Give me a sign! …Now follow the sign…

Imagine that you are lost in a desert. Every direction you look all you can see is sand, and it all looks the same. You desperately need a sign or you will soon die of dehydration. You wander around in a single direction, and then you see a sign that says “TURN AROUND, NEAREST WATER 2 KILOMETRES THE OTHER WAY.” Finally, the sign you’ve been looking for!

Three different responses:

1) Stay with the sign. You get so excited that you finally got a sign. You dance, you sing, you shout. You kiss the sign! What a wonderful sign! You are so happy that you finally got a sign that you sit there and just hug the sign. And you die of thirst.

2) Ignore or misread the meaning of the sign. You are so glad to see the sign, thinking it probably means that there are people nearby. And you keep walking past the sign in the same direction you were going. And you go deeper into the desert. And you die of thirst.

3) Obey the sign. You are delighted about the sign, and you resolve not to keep going the wrong direction. You turn around and go where the sign told you to go. You get water. You get help. You live.

This is a silly analogy but I hope it illustrates what I am trying to say. Some people could experience amazing visions or dreams from God, and not do anything with it. They just have a nice story to tell or it helps them feel good. They just stay with the sign in the desert and never actually go to the water. They will die of thirst in the desert, despite the amazing sign right in front of them.

Others ignore the spiritual experience or misread it. They keep going in the direction they are going. They too will die of thirst because they will not heed the sign’s instructions.  

Jesus taught a similar concept: “they are they which testify of me. And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.” (John 5:39-40) Jesus was referring specifically to people reading scriptures which testify of him, but I think it’s appropriate to consider what other things point to Jesus and apply the same principle. If you read the Bible (which points to Jesus) and you don’t come to Jesus, you are lost. If you have a spiritual experience (which points to Jesus) and you don’t come to Jesus, you are lost!

Jesus used the metaphor of water in reference to himself. “But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.” (John 4:14)

Are all spiritual experiences from God?

No. The Bible is very clear that some spiritual experiences are deceptive. The Bible speaks of “lying wonders” (2 Thess. 2:9-10; see also Matthew 24:24) and warns that even Satan can appear in the form of an angel and evil people can appear as ministers of righteousness (2 Corinthians 11:13-15).

How can we know if a spiritual experience is good or bad?

“And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.” (Isaiah 8:19-20)

“But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.” (Galatians 1:8)

Think about the message of your spiritual experience. Does it contradict the Bible? Does it contradict “this word” that Isaiah spoke about? Does it contradict the gospel “which we have preached unto you” that Paul spoke about? Then do not listen to it!

For example, if you had a dream that said Jesus was just a man, notice that the Bible says he is God (John 8:58) and disregard the dream. If you had a vision which said that Jesus is just one way of many ways to God, notice that the Bible says Jesus is the only way (John 14:6) and disregard the vision. If you had a good feeling that someone alive today is a prophet, but they teach something contrary to the Bible, disregard that good feeling. (My Mormon friends and family, for more on this topic with specific reference to Mormonism, please see a past blog post: http://eph1-17.blogspot.ca/2013/06/the-bible-and-mormons.html)

Let the Bible be your standard for assessing the validity of your spiritual experiences. As you know, I believe I’ve had (and continue to have) spiritual experiences. If any of them ever contradicted the Bible, I would have no choice but to rebuke them in the name of Jesus and cling to God’s truth. In fact, the main reason I was convinced my dreams were more than dreams is because they pointed to and were verified by the Bible.

Why won’t God give me a sign?

Maybe you haven’t had a spiritual experience. Jesus has something to say to you as well. He told a parable about a man who passed away and wanted his brothers to know the truth about God before they died. He met Abraham in the afterlife and begged him to send a spirit to warn them. Here was how Jesus concluded that cautionary story…

“Then he [the man who passed away] said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:

For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.

And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.” (Luke 16:27-31)

You have Moses and the prophets. You have the first century apostles. You have the words of Jesus Christ himself. If you haven’t bothered to listen to God with all of that sitting in front of you, why would a spiritual experience change your mind?

I believe that God will give you the proof you require. Sometimes that means a spiritual experience. Sometimes it means just opening your eyes and looking at what’s right in front of your face.

Come to Jesus, my friends. Feel free to ask if you have any questions. God bless you!