Hello there

[tenderhearted]

My name is Jessica.  I should have introduced myself earlier, but I got to reading a topic here and I wanted to reply.

I am a mother of three beautiful children, 2 boys and a girl, and I have been with my husband 18 years.  Please pray for his soul, he is not saved, but thankfully I have been and hopefully I will be able to get him to see Jesus.

I don't get here as often as I would like to because I do have a job, but I will come as much as I can.

Thank you for having me here.

Jessica

[Steve]

Welcome Jessica

I hope you find some fellowship here, even if posts are few and far between. Each and every one of us has a continual need to learn from the word of God and its whether we can do this with grace and seasoned with salt that is important, ultimately we will ALL stand before God and give account of beliefs held, however right or wrong they may be, the only "straightener" is the Lord Jesus Christ (Psalm 5:8).
It is burdensome to have unsaved brethren, be they spouses, fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, but while their salvation may seem almost impossible we must remember someone somewhere prayed for us when we were separated from the Lord, and here we are today still wretched sinners but saved by his grace, with God, all things are possible (Mark 10:27), I will pray for your husband and may God by his spirit speak to his heart, may the glorious gospel of Christ shine on him that he may be saved.

1 Timothy 1:15-17 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

[Valerie]

Jessica.

From one Sister to another .  It is good to have another Sister in Christ here.  This forum may be small, but it is full of God's Spirit and we have some wonderful Brothers and Sisters here.  I pray you will find solace from the ravages of the world and all its trappings, and may you grow ever closer to the Lord Jesus Christ.

I love testimonies, so if only to please me, please post yours.  I enjoy a good old cry now and then !!!

So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

Blessings to you and yours.

In Christ.

Valerie.

[George]

  Sister Jessica,

Welcome to the KJBBF&S. We hope your stay here will be both edifying and profitable.

We aren't as busy as brother Cody's Forum over at Baptist 1611, but we believe the same Book, and have the same Lord & Saviour, and deeply appreciate what the brethren over there are doing for the Lord and for each other.

We look forward to your comments and input and hope that we can be a blessing to you in some way.   


Psalms 33:4 For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.

[tenderhearted]

thank you all, and btw, how do you know George that I am on Cody's forum?  I was just wondering, I don't use the tenderhearted screen name there anymore?

[tenderhearted]

My testimony:

My parents did not go to church and still don't. I really was not raised with any church.
As far back as I can remember, I have known there is a God. I did not really understand what it was to be saved until 2005, but my salvation came when God wanted it.

All I was taught as a child was that there was heaven and hell. Heaven was for good folks and hell was for bad people. I also was told that Jesus and satan were brothers, I was not given details as to how and why, just that they were brothers. Even as a child, that did NOT sit right with me.

When I was almost 10 years of age, my father retired from the Army. A couple of months after settling in, some friends of mine and their parents invited me to go to church with them so I asked my parents and they said it was ok. It was a baptist church and not knowing anything about God or Jesus, I was excited to go. I remember one lady in particular because she had asked me what religion I was. I was a child of 10 at this time and I just told her that I was Mormon, because my parents had said they were. She told me something that completely changed my life; I was going to hell because of the Mormon Doctrine and the Book of Mormon. I never even heard of this book and I certainly never knew anything about Mormon teachings, except what my parents had told me. My parents have a KJB, with pictures of various art work done throughout the centuries and I thought that was the book the lady talking about, because of all the pictures that were in this bible.

Needless to say, I was so upset, I cried for days over it. All I knew about hell was that it was for bad people, surely I was not a bad person, not at 10 years of age. It was a couple of years later that I returned to that church. I went to Sunday school and learned a little, but never really learned about salvation. I considered myself a baptist because I was baptized in a baptist church but I was NOT saved even though I thought I was at the time. God was still watching over me, for HE knew when the time would be right for me.

I stopped going to the church because I went to tell the pastor about an experience I had, a prayer answered. With much excitement I told of it and the pastor just looked at me and turned his head and started to speak with another person, as if I did not even exist. Again, I was upset, I was a just a young girl, desperately looking for Jesus, and no one even witnessed to me.

I gave up, after all, what did I learn? What did I have to rely on? I did not even really know that we could talk to God, that was why I was so excited about telling the pastor.

A few years later, a friend of mine got me to go to her church. I was 13 and it was a Pentecostal church. I went to the Wednesday night youth program and it was a pretty good service. Then, I went to the Sunday morning service and heard for the first time, this speaking in tongues and it scared me, terribly. I went against my own instincts and thought where is the class that teaches that kind of prayer? Never got an answer, no one even bothered to tell me how one spoke in tongues. I did not even know that it was called speaking in tongues until my sister in law came to service with me and told me. Amazing, a Pentecostal church that did not even tell me what it was. I became weary of the church and began to get involved with boys and other teenage endeavors. I had overheard a woman terribly gossiping about me one night so I quit going there. Praise God for this.

I spent the next 21 years just kind of thinking of God on my own terms, sadly, making HIM in my image. Then, believe it or not, some Mormons had knocked on my door and witnessed to me. I actually learned what Jesus had done for me, they actually witnessed to me. Even though I did not get involved with any church, I started to pursue Jesus. A year or two later, some Jehovah Witness' came to my door and I actually did a study with them. I understood what they were saying, but I knew something was terribly wrong with their teachings.

A friend of mine talked me into trying church one more time, and that is where I was attending and on one particular Sunday,  the sermon at church was on Acts and about Paul. I had just recently gotten the internet and found a message board forum that was for the members of my internet service. I saw a link to the religion message board, but I never checked it out previously, but that Sunday, I did. I saw the Christianity board linked with the religion one, so I clicked it open. There was a study on Acts and I was so hungry for some knowledge of God.  I was intrigued at what I was reading, and that is where I learned about the KJB and the truth it beholds. I was saved shortly after wards and it was the greatest moment of my life.

A person that I owe much gratitude to is that lady that told me I was going to hell. It was not because of the Mormon issue, it was because she told me where I was headed. I did not understand it at the time it happened, but I do now, and I thank her. She started a path for me that ultimately led me to Jesus. Amen

[Valerie]

Sister Jessica.

Praise God for that lady indeed, who witnessed to you about hell.  I am afraid to say there are not too many people who will tell you are heading for hell if you are not saved and washed in the precious blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.
When I was a child, many, many years ago, I was raised in an era when people did preach on hell, and as a child it is very frightening, but good at the same time, as it makes you sit up and listen.  I am so glad the Lord re-entered your life, it makes no difference how, just as long as HE found you wanting.  
Thank you for sharing your testimony, it helps in getting to know folk, and I like a good cry now and then.  Any testimony is a good testimony as it shows we have one to give. Praise God.
If you have any special prayer requests please post them, we are big on prayer here, especially me I check other forums for prayer requests as well, as I pray all day long.
Once again welcome and may our Lord watch over you.

In Christ.

Valerie.
p.s I think George knows you from AV1611 forums perhaps. I know you from reading Cody's forum and AV1611, and Brother Atlas's forum.

[George]

  Sister Jessica,

Thank you for sharing your testimony. I am always amazed at the varied ways people come to know the Lord; but in the end the written word of God and the Holy Spirit play the major part in our salvation - even if we are not fully aware of their influence at the time.

When brother Steve and I started this Forum in August of last year I gave my testimony at the time, so I won't repeat it now.

I visit brother Cody's Forum (Baptist 1611) nearly every day and I recognized you from there. I also visit brother William's Forum (AV Bible Believers Fellowship) nearly every day, and I firmly believe that both of those Forums uphold the King James Bible and are honoring to God, and so I don't hesitate recommending them to the brethren. {Most so-called "Bible Forums" or "Christian Forums" on the net are a waste of precious time.}

If you get a chance - check out the Symposium & Depository Sections of this Forum, they might be a blessing to you.

1 Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.

[tenderhearted]

thanks everyone.  I like reading the stuff here, I really do.

I love Cody's forum as well, it is a great place.