Comments on: Testimonies http://www.newcovenantgrace.com Boldly proclaiming GRACE to the nations!!! Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:24:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tobias Skradde http://www.newcovenantgrace.com/testimonies/comment-page-1/#comment-4857 Tobias Skradde Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:07:21 +0000 http://www.newcovenantgrace.com/testimonies/#comment-4857 Since I am growing in the grace message, I often feel like an alien. I do not attend a legalistic church but the more you grow in grace and discover your gift of righteousness you get a different perspective on things. I just want to encourage others who are on this journey to stay in love and even if your church does not preach that grace lifestyle just build a culture of grace in your own life and people will be affected. Be patient with others who are still under law and on the "earning my stand before god"-trip, you were, too and he changed the path.Glory! Today I thought about my own biography and was shocked how often I used my own efforts to glory in and thinking it was the presence god - this my sound weird but to some degree this is true, like the fading glory of Moses which had glory but it faded. I understood I was saved but I did not understand the gift of righteousness imparted to me. And sometimes this thoughts come up "is it really that simple or am I deceived?" Even if you force me, beat me, slander about me I can not go back! I can never change back my mind to the old standard of law/grace confusion and condemnation stuff. Finally I understand Paul more and more and wha he had this passion for Jesus and the gospel of grace. Since I am growing in the grace message, I often feel like an alien.
I do not attend a legalistic church but the more you grow in grace and discover your gift of righteousness you get a different perspective on things.
I just want to encourage others who are on this journey to stay in love and even if your
church does not preach that grace lifestyle just build a culture of grace in your own life and people will be affected. Be patient with others who are still under law and on the “earning my stand before god”-trip, you were, too and he changed the path.Glory!
Today I thought about my own biography and was shocked how often I used my own efforts
to glory in and thinking it was the presence god – this my sound weird but to some degree this is true, like the fading glory of Moses which had glory but it faded.
I understood I was saved but I did not understand the gift of righteousness imparted to me. And sometimes this thoughts come up “is it really that simple or am I deceived?”
Even if you force me, beat me, slander about me I can not go back! I can never change back my mind to the old standard of law/grace confusion and condemnation stuff.
Finally I understand Paul more and more and wha he had this passion for Jesus and the gospel of grace.

]]> By: Kimberly http://www.newcovenantgrace.com/testimonies/comment-page-1/#comment-4822 Kimberly Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:30:40 +0000 http://www.newcovenantgrace.com/testimonies/#comment-4822 Hello! Read your post and am so excited to see other believers walking this out. We have gone from: The bondage of tithing to the freedom of giving The bondage of legalism to the freedom of grace The bondage of hierarchy to the freedom of Spirit-led leadership and the list goes on. When we first woke up to this understanding, it wasn't easy and many labeled us traitors and back stabbers. Yet, we could no longer sit in church and by sitting be signaling that we agreed. The sons of God are awakening and I and my little family-connected to my bigger family are manifesting the works of Christ! Our site is www.gonowchurch.org We have tried to build a strong links page so that any believers that are needing to connect will find places that speak the truth and live it. We'd love to add your site as well. Thanks so much.. a reformed pastor, Kimberly Hello!

Read your post and am so excited to see other believers walking this out.

We have gone from:

The bondage of tithing to the freedom of giving
The bondage of legalism to the freedom of grace
The bondage of hierarchy to the freedom of Spirit-led leadership

and the list goes on.

When we first woke up to this understanding, it wasn’t easy and many labeled us traitors and back stabbers. Yet, we could no longer sit in church and by sitting be signaling that we agreed.

The sons of God are awakening and I and my little family-connected to my bigger family are manifesting the works of Christ!

Our site is http://www.gonowchurch.org
We have tried to build a strong links page so that any believers that are needing to connect will find places that speak the truth and live it. We’d love to add your site as well.

Thanks so much..
a reformed pastor, Kimberly

]]> By: Andre van der Merwe http://www.newcovenantgrace.com/testimonies/comment-page-1/#comment-4777 Andre van der Merwe Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:52:21 +0000 http://www.newcovenantgrace.com/testimonies/#comment-4777 After finding out she is pregnant with our 2nd baby (wooohoooo!) Nats went for her first check-up this past Monday. The doctor told her that he could unfortunately not find a heartbeat. He drew some blood to do tests and asked her to come back on Wednesday to take more blood. He could then establish if a certain hormone or something in the blood had multiplied satisfactorily within those 2 days. This morning (Thursday) he called her to come and see him about the results. He said that he had spoken to his older colleague who told him that the blood results show insufficient growth and that Nats had just had another miscarriage. He would do another scan however to confirm the blood test results... Last night (Wednesday) however, after Nats had fallen asleep during a movie, I carried her to bed and laid down next to her. Suddenly I heard clearly within my spirit the fast boom-boom-boom-boom of a baby's heartbeat. I immediately put my hand on her tummy and commanded life into her womb! Anyways, this morning the doctor nearly fell on his back when he put that scanner on Nats' tummy and heard the healthy, rhythmic beating of our baby's heart coming through the machine. The doctor's first prognosis didn't find us very well, since Nats had a miscarriage 3 months ago, with exactly the same symptoms. I knew Satan was back to try and steal from us again, but he forgot who lives inside us... Thank you Jesus. We serve a God of miracles!!! After finding out she is pregnant with our 2nd baby (wooohoooo!) Nats went for her first check-up this past Monday. The doctor told her that he could unfortunately not find a heartbeat.

He drew some blood to do tests and asked her to come back on Wednesday to take more blood. He could then establish if a certain hormone or something in the blood had multiplied satisfactorily within those 2 days.

This morning (Thursday) he called her to come and see him about the results. He said that he had spoken to his older colleague who told him that the blood results show insufficient growth and that Nats had just had another miscarriage. He would do another scan however to confirm the blood test results…

Last night (Wednesday) however, after Nats had fallen asleep during a movie, I carried her to bed and laid down next to her. Suddenly I heard clearly within my spirit the fast boom-boom-boom-boom of a baby’s heartbeat. I immediately put my hand on her tummy and commanded life into her womb!

Anyways, this morning the doctor nearly fell on his back when he put that scanner on Nats’ tummy and heard the healthy, rhythmic beating of our baby’s heart coming through the machine.

The doctor’s first prognosis didn’t find us very well, since Nats had a miscarriage 3 months ago, with exactly the same symptoms.

I knew Satan was back to try and steal from us again, but he forgot who lives inside us…

Thank you Jesus.

We serve a God of miracles!!!

]]> By: Harold http://www.newcovenantgrace.com/testimonies/comment-page-1/#comment-4759 Harold Thu, 21 Oct 2010 23:11:23 +0000 http://www.newcovenantgrace.com/testimonies/#comment-4759 Thanks Keisha. I'll check out New Day. I've been going to many different churches for years and found they all say that Christians "sin" in their behaviour. This then brings many of them into comdemnation in that they then think that if they "sin" in their behaviour (often referred to as "habitual sin") once to often they lose their salvation. Hebrews 10:26 is a good example. This verse refers to the sin of unbelief in Jesus but most in churches think it refers to sin in behaviour which then leads them to think that you can lose you salvation by doing too many bad things. This type of error thinking is basically works and not grace. It's good to find other Christians who truely understand what Jesus did on the cross and live under God's grace. Thanks Keisha. I’ll check out New Day.
I’ve been going to many different churches for years and found they all say that Christians “sin” in their behaviour. This then brings many of them into comdemnation in that they then think that if they “sin” in their behaviour (often referred to as “habitual sin”) once to often they lose their salvation.

Hebrews 10:26 is a good example. This verse refers to the sin of unbelief in Jesus but most in churches think it refers to sin in behaviour which then leads them to think that you can lose you salvation by doing too many bad things. This type of error thinking is basically works and not grace.

It’s good to find other Christians who truely understand what Jesus did on the cross and live under God’s grace.

]]> By: Keisha http://www.newcovenantgrace.com/testimonies/comment-page-1/#comment-4758 Keisha Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:18:14 +0000 http://www.newcovenantgrace.com/testimonies/#comment-4758 Hi Andre, First I wanted to say to Harold, that New Day Ministries in Brisbane preaches the grace message, here is there website: www.newday.com.au My church in Adelaide http://www.mvbc.com.au/ teaches it too. Secondly I have grown up believing I was a failure so when I came to Christ and (before I came to MVBC and found this site)I found it very difficult to live under law! And wanted to quit being a Christian. I have found freedom and joy in reading these articles. It is easier to live with myself knowing that He has done it all! It is easier to follow Him knowing he doesn't condemn me and isn't angry with me. I am encouraged and my faith is strengthened. I only wish every one read them, and believed what the bible says. Hi Andre,

First I wanted to say to Harold, that New Day Ministries in Brisbane preaches the grace message, here is there website: http://www.newday.com.au

My church in Adelaide http://www.mvbc.com.au/ teaches it too.

Secondly I have grown up believing I was a failure so when I came to Christ and (before I came to MVBC and found this site)I found it very difficult to live under law! And wanted to quit being a Christian. I have found freedom and joy in reading these articles. It is easier to live with myself knowing that He has done it all! It is easier to follow Him knowing he doesn’t condemn me and isn’t angry with me. I am encouraged and my faith is strengthened. I only wish every one read them, and believed what the bible says.

]]> By: Harold http://www.newcovenantgrace.com/testimonies/comment-page-1/#comment-2934 Harold Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:16:02 +0000 http://www.newcovenantgrace.com/testimonies/#comment-2934 Hi Andre, I'm in Brisbane which is very far from the Sydney and Perth fellowships you mentioned. Thanks for their web sites though. I had no idea there were churches in Australia that understood Christians cannot sin. I had always wondered if my friends and I were the only ones. I'll check out those web sites you gave. Thanks, Harold Hi Andre,

I’m in Brisbane which is very far from the Sydney and Perth fellowships you mentioned.

Thanks for their web sites though. I had no idea there were churches in Australia that understood Christians cannot sin. I had always wondered if my friends and I were the only ones.

I’ll check out those web sites you gave.

Thanks,

Harold

]]> By: Andre van der Merwe http://www.newcovenantgrace.com/testimonies/comment-page-1/#comment-2929 Andre van der Merwe Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:25:03 +0000 http://www.newcovenantgrace.com/testimonies/#comment-2929 Hi Harold Thank for your comment! Whereabouts in Australia are you located? In Perth you can go to http://www.freedomlife.org.au/ In Sydney you can go to http://www.jubilee.org.au/ These churches relate directly with Rob Rufus from Hong Kong - one of the pioneers of the Grace message. In Grace Andre Hi Harold

Thank for your comment! Whereabouts in Australia are you located?

In Perth you can go to http://www.freedomlife.org.au/
In Sydney you can go to http://www.jubilee.org.au/

These churches relate directly with Rob Rufus from Hong Kong – one of the pioneers of the Grace message.

In Grace
Andre

]]> By: Harold http://www.newcovenantgrace.com/testimonies/comment-page-1/#comment-2904 Harold Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:16:00 +0000 http://www.newcovenantgrace.com/testimonies/#comment-2904 Here in Australia we don't have churches such as yours. I visit various churches here and they all teach aspects of the law, claiming that Christians sin, tithing, etc. Apart from a few of my friends it seemed like the great majority of professing Christians were at odds with us. It's good to find others who also understand that we are under God's grace. Here in Australia we don’t have churches such as yours. I visit various churches here and they all teach aspects of the law, claiming that Christians sin, tithing, etc.
Apart from a few of my friends it seemed like the great majority of professing Christians were at odds with us.
It’s good to find others who also understand that we are under God’s grace.

]]> By: Fred Berry http://www.newcovenantgrace.com/testimonies/comment-page-1/#comment-1364 Fred Berry Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:19:23 +0000 http://www.newcovenantgrace.com/testimonies/#comment-1364 Andre, regardless of what is going on around you,no matter what others are trying to involve you with, stay the course my Brother. Gods hand is upon You at just the right time in His Big plan. Some times we get so caught up in our work it seems simple to us, we tend think everyone understands what we understand , the way we understand it , but they don't . Our Father has anointed You for this time with His message of Grace. Jesus is setting people free who have been miserable for years trying to be something Christ never intended us to be. I'm afraid some have probably given up . I was so worn out , beat up I didn't know what to do . Our Saviour has delivered me and used You an available vessel to do it. Stay at the feet of Jesus and do not be distracted as I'm sure the evil one will try to do. I have not posted a testimony as of yet and I apologize, if you would like to post this in anyway You want please feel free to do so. God Bless, Fred T. Berry Andre, regardless of what is going on around you,no matter what others are trying to involve you with, stay the course my Brother. Gods hand is upon You at just the right time in His Big plan. Some times we get so caught up in our work it seems simple to us, we tend think everyone understands what we understand , the way we understand it , but they don’t . Our Father has anointed You for this time with His message of Grace. Jesus is setting people free who have been miserable for years trying to be something Christ never intended us to be. I’m afraid some have probably given up . I was so worn out , beat up I didn’t know what to do . Our Saviour has delivered me and used You an available vessel to do it. Stay at the feet of Jesus and do not be distracted as I’m sure the evil one will try to do. I have not posted a testimony as of yet and I apologize, if you would like to post this in anyway You want please feel free to do so.
God Bless,

Fred T. Berry

]]> By: Roger Stark http://www.newcovenantgrace.com/testimonies/comment-page-1/#comment-1359 Roger Stark Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:56:10 +0000 http://www.newcovenantgrace.com/testimonies/#comment-1359 Thank you for your website, I have been searching for a community of Grace believers since 1995. I have finally found one in this website. We birthed Grace Ministries International of Jacksonville in 1999, we also have a church called Grace Church of Avondale, our website is www.gcajax.com. We are reaching multitudes with the Gospel of Grace. Your blogs, articles and websites have become a major asset in my ministry. The theology of grace must be proclaimed, if anyone is interested in beginning a School of Grace Training/Theology, please contact me at 1-904-387-0418 ex 102. May the grace of God be proclaimed throughout the earth. Thank you for your website, I have been searching for a community of Grace believers since 1995. I have finally found one in this website. We birthed Grace Ministries International of Jacksonville in 1999, we also have a church called Grace Church of Avondale, our website is http://www.gcajax.com. We are reaching multitudes with the Gospel of Grace. Your blogs, articles and websites have become a major asset in my ministry. The theology of grace must be proclaimed, if anyone is interested in beginning a School of Grace Training/Theology, please contact me at 1-904-387-0418 ex 102. May the grace of God be proclaimed throughout the earth.

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