AJ's testimony

Keltys First Baptist Church
May 1, 2016
I was born into a God-fearing family. My sisters and I were brought up learning Bible verses and the lessons of the Gospel. I wasn't really a bad kid, but neither was I without sin. I spent my early life believing in God, but only later did I learn to trust Him.
One night I remember thinking about eternity, and what mine looked like. All of a sudden, I became aware that I didn't know. It wasn't a fear of Hell that compelled me, it was realizing I hadn't put my faith in Jesus Christ. I talked to my dad that night and he told me how to put my faith in Jesus Christ. I prayed, and as best as I knew how, I put my trust in Christ.
Things didn't immediately get better. I still sinned, and I still felt like a sinner. Then I realized, being saved doesn't mean you're not a sinner, it just means you're not an unbeliever. The Christian life doesn't make sin go away. However, sometimes I felt it easier to resist temptation. If not, I was able to go to God in prayer and ask for forgiveness. Sometimes, it's hard to do both.
Despite this, I can rest assured in the fact that I am a child of God, and since his Son died for us, my sins have been forgiven.
One of my favorite Bible verses is Romans 1:16, "I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes."
I am being baptized today because I am not ashamed of this gospel - the gospel that saved me.