The DaVinci Myth vs. The Gospel Truth - Online Christian Library

THE DA VINCI MYTH VS THE GOSPEL TRUTH
My conversion to Christ and all the conversions
mentioned above are similar to the healing of the blind
man that we find in John 9. Jesus encountered a man
blind from birth, and He gave him the gift of sight. The
healing was done on the Sabbath, so it caused a controversy
among the Jews, to whom a violation of the
Sabbath was an egregious offense. Some thought Him a
sinner, since He healed on the Sabbath; others asked
how could He do this apart from the power of God.
When they asked the formerly blind man about this,
he gave them a beautiful straightforward testimony:
“Whether He is a sinner or not, I do not know. One thing
I do know: Though I was blind, now I see.” Every true
Christian can echo that last sentiment: “though I was
blind, now I see.”
Through the years I have seen hundreds, even thousands,
come to Christ at the church where I serve as senior
pastor. All of them have a story to tell of one kind or
another. Some are more dramatic than others, but as
long as they truly come to Jesus Christ, they are on their
way to Heaven. I think of a man whose whole family
rejoiced when he was converted. His daughter told my
wife: “I have a new daddy, and I like him better than the
old one.”
Of course, the finest testimonies are from those who
grow up in Christian homes and love and serve the Lord
faithfully all of their lives, without ever going the path of
the Prodigal Son. It doesn’t matter how you come to
Christ; what matters is that you come to Christ.
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