"For each sad sinner, still buried in the grave of sin, the words contain a gospel,-glad tidings of great joy. The empty tomb of Jesus gives forth a voice which reaches to the very ends of the earth. Everlasting life through Him who died and rose again; forgiveness and righteousness and reconciliation through the accepted work of the great Substitute, finished on the cross, but sealed and attested by resurrection; peace with God through Him who left the tomb. and went up to the Father's right hand, as at once the maker and the giver of peace;-all this we preach... without---condition or restriction, to a world lying in wickedness, that each condemned one may hear and live! Through this Man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins! Take the free pardon now; and in taking it, exchange at once, without one moment's delay or uncertainty, life for death, liberty for bondage, Sonship for alienation, joy for sorrow,-a hope that maketh not ashamed, for heaviness here and eternal despair hereafter. He is risen, sinner, He is risen!"
If I am not mistaken, in one of the prior FreeRepublic formats there was an item that gave the number of times each post had been viewed.
Lack of response to your post does not necessarily mean either lack of interest or lack of readers.
As a former Roman Catholic who is now a Born Again Washed in the Blood of the Lamb Christian, I belief you.
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I, too, had an "experience" - when I accepted Jesus Christ as Savior. The weight of sin was lifted, the flood of forgiveness washed through my heart, mind, soul, and body. The ocean of God's love flooded my being. And, yes, the sky was brighter and the colors all around clearer, and the bird's songs more cheerful than ever before in my life. The gift of tongues was never mine but the gifts of discernment and teaching were. Where I was led was into the Bible, immersed in God's Word, and a poor vessel through which it was poured out into the lives of people in my Bible class. Only the Holy Spirit quickening His Word could have had the effect that was had on the lives of those who studied along with me in that class.
I bear no ill will towards those who are into the "Holy Spirit" anointing, filling ministry or life. I simply say that God's Word is our anchor and in it I have found the blessings and grounding and light that are needed to walk in the world. Apart from the Holy Spirit, none of us who claim to be "born again" are. But, by His grace and infilling, we ARE born again, and walk according to the riches of His grace.
There are believers in every group of Christians - and there are those who think they are Christians in every group but are still dead in their sins. God alone knows the truth about each individual. Ours is not to judge that but to be vessels of His life in a hurting, dying world. We are all "wounded healers" carrying the treasure in our frail, broken, vessels.
Again, God's blessings on you and may He lead you and me and all of us who call upon His name into the life of following after the Holy Spirit's leading, through which all the world will be blessed!