Testimony:
I’m Donald McIntyre, a member of Liberty Church since October of 2022.
I used to be born in Costa Rica and raised in Argentina. These are Catholic nations so I used to be raised as a Catholic, went to catechism, and thru all of the rituals resembling baptism at delivery, first communion, affirmation, and so forth.
Nevertheless I used to be at all times a non-believer atheist. All my life I’ve believed in cause and science to find reality. I at all times actively sought reality by studying books, scientific articles, and looking for information consistently to see if I might keep on the frontier of information. For me it was only a matter of time and analysis till man would work out issues.
Since kind of 2016 I’ve been a part of an electronic mail group with pals who’re scientists and work within the blockchain business (I work within the blockchain business). Though I’m not a scientist, I’m an energetic member of this group and we talk about all issues pertaining to physics, chemistry, biology, historical past, anthropology, laptop science, faith, and so forth. In a means, we’re all trying to find reality consistently.
One of many members of the group is essentially the most rigorous by way of the scientific methodology, however on the similar time he’s a really robust Christian. This was a contradiction in my thoughts as, for me, to be an individual who believes in science and cause should imply to reject faith and any notions of “God” or the supernatural. For me all this stuff have been myths.
When the COVID disaster began in 2020 we have been very engaged within the group attempting to determine the reality concerning the virus and its potential penalties. In March of 2020 we have been alarmed by the prospects and have been aligned with authorities measures. Nevertheless, after just a few weeks of doing our analysis and modeling eventualities we had already realized that it was a chilly, that each one authorities measures have been ineffective, that the individuals who wanted safety have been solely the aged, that society ought to stay open, and that every little thing was an train in management and coercion by governments and worldwide companies. After all the riots incited on the time and the contradicting orders to politically favored and disfavored teams was particularly maddening.
My perception in “the science” and “cause” collapsed. I might now see the collusion between business, academia, and authorities. And, the generalized assault on Western Tradition.
From then on I turned a skeptical particular person, conscious of how we had all been manipulated for therefore lengthy.
Within the meantime, whereas locked up in my house, in our electronic mail group we began to debate why some cultures have been extra profitable than others. For me America has at all times been essentially the most wonderful and profitable nation within the historical past of man.
Nevertheless, our evaluation and analysis didn’t give us many solutions, so I began to dig deeper into the query “Why Is America so profitable?”.
I went peeling the layers. Finding out American historical past, its nationwide group, the structure, its ancestry, cultural influences, its founding, and so forth. However, I didn’t discover any “secret sauce”.
Sooner or later I noticed that beneath the Structure was frequent regulation, and customary regulation was primarily based on the Bible. I had additionally recognized from earlier historic analysis that America was largely colonized by protestant Christians escaping spiritual oppression within the UK and Europe.
So, with the concept Christianity was the supply of this advantage and greatness of America I began to check Christianity. First I studied the lifetime of Jesus from an atheist historic perspective. Then I studied the historical past of the Church and the construction of the Bible. Then, I studied the lifetime of Peter and Paul. Nevertheless, I didn’t discover the supply or the factor that might make America so completely different and distinctive. So, at this level I needed to begin studying the Bible to see if I discovered something or any reply.
As a result of in accordance with “students”, I had learn that the Guide of Mark was the primary one written chronologically, I searched and located a video with an English actor who learn the Guide of Mark in St. Paul’s Cathedral and began listening to it. Once I completed listening to it, I began watching a video of the Guide of Matthew learn by the identical actor. This was kind of in August of 2022. I used to be 54 years previous.
I feel I used to be solely initially of the video of the Guide of Matthew that someday in August of 2022 I stated “God?”. I used to be alone in my condominium. This was the second I used to be born once more as I had lastly discovered reality.
Therefore, I can verify that John 3:3 is true:
Jesus answered and stated to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, until one is born once more, he can not see the dominion of God.”
