What does faith in Jesus really do? Everyone who has experienced the grace of God can give an answer. In our role as grassroots ministers, we often witness the impact that Jesus has had on some people.
Three believers share their personal experiences to illustrate what faith in Jesus means to them.
One brother, before he followed Jesus, liked to gamble and could not keep any money on him, so whenever he had a little money, he would take it and use it for gambling. In order to gamble, he would even take or steal money from his family, relatives, and friends. Whenever he had money on him, he would take it for gambling, and if he didn't have money, he would try to get it.
Since he had been gambling for several years, even though his wife and parents worked outside the home doing general labor jobs to earn money for the family, the whole family was still suffering and destitute. He was desperate and his family could no longer survive because of his gambling when he remembered the Jesus Christ whom his mother believed in. He decided to attend church, and he was touched by God there and confessed his sins and determined to follow Jesus. Since then, he has completely changed and has never been involved in gambling again.
Another brother told his testimony during the sermon. From his testimony, we learned that he first followed his mother's belief in another god, and then after an incident, he turned to Jesus.
Before this brother became a Christian, he had a sickness and was not cured in the hospital, and his own god could not cure him either. Even though he and his family were very pious and made vows to their god, the god seemed indifferent. When his condition was getting worse, his neighbor preached the gospel to him again, and he tried to believe in Jesus. Surprisingly, he gradually recovered from his sickness after attending church. With a passion for Jesus, he has followed Jesus with determination, becoming a volunteer preacher.
I would like to share with you another story about a sister who had a difficult marriage. She was born after the founding of the People’s Republic of China. After a little contact, you could feel that she was a sister with a strong opinion, although she wasn't big and had only spent a short time in school. However, the marriage of this sister was unhappy. It was an arranged marriage, and despite the years they had been married, she had no feelings for her husband. The general ability of her husband was weak, but he liked to point fingers at others, especially at his wife. He was always talking about her, which annoyed her. She said in her testimony that if she had not been a person of Christian faith, she would have committed suicide many times, and whenever she wanted to commit suicide, she would have thought of her Christian faith and her children. It was also because of the Christian faith that she stopped herself from doing many foolish things. Therefore, she said, "Looking back and thinking about it, I'm very thankful to have been chosen by God and to not have done foolish things."
The grace of Jesus is still there, People will receive abundant life as long as they draw near to Jesus and rely on Him.
- Tranlated by Richard Zou
信耶稣到底有什么样的作用？每一个经历到神恩典的人，都可以给出答案。作为基层服侍人员，我们经常看见耶稣在一些人身上所产生出来的作用。
以下是3个信徒的实际经历，来看信耶稣价值几何。
有一位弟兄在没有信耶稣之前，喜欢赌博，身上留不住钱，只要有一点钱，就会拿出来用于赌博。为了赌博，连家人、亲戚、朋友的钱的都会去拿或者去偷。反正身上只要有钱，就会拿去赌博，若是没有钱就会想方设法找钱。
如此数年之久，虽然妻子和他父母都在外面打工挣钱，维持家用，整个家庭仍然备受煎熬，一贫如洗。就在他们家庭因为赌博无法继续下去的时候，这位染上赌瘾的弟兄在绝望之际想起了妈妈所信仰的耶稣，主动前往教会聚会，就在那次聚会的一刹那之间，他被上帝抓住了，深刻认识到自己的不足，决志信耶稣。自此之后，真的变了，再也没有参与赌博。
有一位弟兄在讲道的时候，说起了自己的见证，从他的见证中使我们得知，他最早是随从母亲信仰的其他神，后来经过一件事情之后，才转而信的耶稣。那这位弟兄为什么会改变自己的信仰，转而信靠耶稣呢？
这位弟兄在没有信仰耶稣之前，生了一场病，在医院里没有治好，自己的神也没有治好。虽然自己及家人都非常的虔诚，也许下了厚重的愿，但所信仰的那个神好像无动于衷，不闻不问。就在自己病情越发严重，几乎到了绝望之际，邻居再次向其传福音，自己也是抱着死马当做活马医的心态，试着信了耶稣。谁知去了教会之后，自己的病就逐渐好了起来。自此之后，他便坚定跟随耶稣，为耶稣大发热心，成为了义工传道。
再说一位婚姻不理想的姊妹。有一位姊妹出生于新中国成立之后，个子不高，没读过什么书，但是稍为接触之后，就可以感受到这位姊妹是一位有主见的姊妹。然而，这位姊妹的婚姻不幸福。 他们属于包办婚姻，虽然结婚很多年了，但仿佛不存在什么样的感情。姊妹的丈夫能力较弱，但喜欢对人指指点点，对自己的妻子尤其如此，总是说个不停，使人不厌其烦。姊妹在作见证的时候说道，若不是自己是有信仰的人，不知自杀了多少次，每逢想要自杀的时候，就会想起自己的信仰及孩子。也正是因为信仰阻止自己做了很多的傻事。因此，她说：“回过头来再想想，非常感恩能被神拣选，免于做很多的傻事。”
耶稣的恩典仍在，只要有人就近祂，依靠祂，那么就会收获到许多意想不到的好处。
信耶稣的价值几何？ ——从几位信徒的实际经历说起
What does faith in Jesus really do? Everyone who has experienced the grace of God can give an answer. In our role as grassroots ministers, we often witness the impact that Jesus has had on some people.
Three believers share their personal experiences to illustrate what faith in Jesus means to them.
One brother, before he followed Jesus, liked to gamble and could not keep any money on him, so whenever he had a little money, he would take it and use it for gambling. In order to gamble, he would even take or steal money from his family, relatives, and friends. Whenever he had money on him, he would take it for gambling, and if he didn't have money, he would try to get it.
Since he had been gambling for several years, even though his wife and parents worked outside the home doing general labor jobs to earn money for the family, the whole family was still suffering and destitute. He was desperate and his family could no longer survive because of his gambling when he remembered the Jesus Christ whom his mother believed in. He decided to attend church, and he was touched by God there and confessed his sins and determined to follow Jesus. Since then, he has completely changed and has never been involved in gambling again.
Another brother told his testimony during the sermon. From his testimony, we learned that he first followed his mother's belief in another god, and then after an incident, he turned to Jesus.
Before this brother became a Christian, he had a sickness and was not cured in the hospital, and his own god could not cure him either. Even though he and his family were very pious and made vows to their god, the god seemed indifferent. When his condition was getting worse, his neighbor preached the gospel to him again, and he tried to believe in Jesus. Surprisingly, he gradually recovered from his sickness after attending church. With a passion for Jesus, he has followed Jesus with determination, becoming a volunteer preacher.
I would like to share with you another story about a sister who had a difficult marriage. She was born after the founding of the People’s Republic of China. After a little contact, you could feel that she was a sister with a strong opinion, although she wasn't big and had only spent a short time in school. However, the marriage of this sister was unhappy. It was an arranged marriage, and despite the years they had been married, she had no feelings for her husband. The general ability of her husband was weak, but he liked to point fingers at others, especially at his wife. He was always talking about her, which annoyed her. She said in her testimony that if she had not been a person of Christian faith, she would have committed suicide many times, and whenever she wanted to commit suicide, she would have thought of her Christian faith and her children. It was also because of the Christian faith that she stopped herself from doing many foolish things. Therefore, she said, "Looking back and thinking about it, I'm very thankful to have been chosen by God and to not have done foolish things."
The grace of Jesus is still there, People will receive abundant life as long as they draw near to Jesus and rely on Him.
- Tranlated by Richard Zou
Three Christians' Personal Testimonies
