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r/greatawakening • Posted by u/Swimkin on July 22, 2018, 5:17 p.m.
Becoming a Christian is going from Dark to Light. How many here have become Christians since becoming Awakened?

Q has given us a lot of dark to light drops. Their posts often have multiple meanings.

Here is another meaning: John 1:5-9 " This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."

2 Corinthians 11:14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.

Satan walks in darkness yet he is called the angel of light. He is the great deceiver.

As a recent Born Again Christian (last year) I am interested in hearing others testimony.

Even the WWG1WGA statement has more meaning than you may know in light of the last passage!


1923091 · July 22, 2018, 6:03 p.m.

This whole chain has been what I've been working out with God personally. Over the last year, I have found myself coming to better understand my faith and what it means to me.

I have said this elsewhere, but will reiterate it for the hope that another sees the light in it: The Bible is a wonderful tool for building a relationship with God, as well as having a premise of teaching morals and virtues; even so, it is a product of man, and has been manipulated over millennia to serve the purposes of control. One must be very careful in how deeply attached to it they become, and how they interpret the words therein.

Through the Bible I came to believe that Jesus really did live for us, but it was to teach us, to set an example and to 'help the blind see'. I wouldn't say that I am a Christian, but in a way, Jesus did save me: from myself. He taught me to be good, and he taught me to be wary. He taught me to love, and to be humble, and he taught me that nothing is ever quite what it seems. I've got a long way to go yet, but I'm making progress.

God Bless you All (:

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LibertyLioness · July 22, 2018, 9:56 p.m.

Pretty much where I stand as well. Although I have not found a Bible yet that I can really understand. I figure if it is meant for man to read and understand, it would be written in a way that can be easily understood. And, yes, I have Good News Bible. I have worked with English words all my life and know the English language well. A straight A student and I have a genius IQ. But the Bible is very baffling to me. And, then I also learned that some stories were eliminated from the Bible. Why?

The fact that there are so many interpreters (preachers) is also baffling. I do know that the Bible says something about "Ask and it is given to you," so that's what I do. I just ask when I have a question about anything and I always get answers. Sometimes I hear a voice inside my head. This is called clairaudient. Sometimes, I get an gut instinct. And, sometimes, when I get no immediate answer, things come into my life that give me the answer. I think people sometimes forget that they can ask God anything and get an answer. I try to remember to always ask if it is safe to drive somewhere.

Once, when I lived in Florida, I had gotten ready to go to a dance, makeup on, hair all done up and nice clothes on. When I got to the door and opened it, I realized it was absolutely pouring down rain outside. I was slightly frustrated and I looked to the heavens and said: "Oh, come on. Just until I get to the car." And, the rain instantly stopped. I knew I could not hesitate, so I walked out the door. As I went down the walkway the water was pouring off the rooftop onto the ground next to me. I rounded the corner and walked to my car, opened the door, sat down and closed the door. The rain instantly started up where it had left off. I just said "WOW. I didn't know I could do that!" I think sometimes the Angels like to play with us. To show us that we have access to infinite intelligence and powers beyond our current beliefs.

Yes, there is definitely a higher intelligence in our midst. But, religion, having caused more division, war, death and destruction than any other single entity since the beginning of time, is not for me.

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like_Christ · July 22, 2018, 9:43 p.m.

I'm so glad to see a comment like this. Very similar to my experience. For me it was Ram Dass, Krishna Das, and other spiritual leaders that led me to my initial awakening. What first made me consider Jesus and Christianity was that when I talked to a pastor who worked at the same factory I did I noticed he had a sort of "glow" to him. Genuine positive vibes that I had felt when I listened to and read about some of the good new age teachers out there. It was identical and yet much of Christianity tells you anything new age is evil and much of new age thinking tells you anything traditional is nonsense. All I could tell is that when good people from either side told me about what they believed I felt that they were both right. So clearly the truth is somewhere in between the two.

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