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 comparable to baptism at beginning, first communion, affirmation, and so on.
Nevertheless I used to be at all times a non-believer atheist. All my life I’ve believed in purpose and science to find reality. I at all times actively sought reality by studying books, scientific articles, and searching for data continually to see if I might keep on the frontier of data. 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 mates who’re scientists and work within the blockchain trade (I work within the blockchain trade). Though I’m not a scientist, I’m an lively member of this group and we talk about all issues pertaining to physics, chemistry, biology, historical past, anthropology, pc science, faith, and so on. In a approach, we’re all looking for reality continually.
One of many members of the group is essentially the most rigorous when it comes to the scientific methodology, however on the similar time he’s a really sturdy Christian. This was a contradiction in my thoughts as, for me, to be an individual who believes in science and purpose should imply to reject faith and any notions of “God” or the supernatural. For me all these items have been myths.
When the COVID disaster began in 2020 we have been very engaged within the group attempting to determine the reality in regards to 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 every 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 part was an train in management and coercion by governments and worldwide companies. In fact 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 “purpose” collapsed. I might now see the collusion between trade, 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 thus lengthy.
Within the meantime, whereas locked up in my dwelling, 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 superb 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. Learning American historical past, its nationwide group, the structure, its ancestry, cultural influences, its founding, and so on. However, I didn’t discover any “secret sauce”.
In some unspecified time in the future I spotted that beneath the Structure was widespread regulation, and customary regulation was primarily based on the Bible. I had additionally identified from earlier historic analysis that America was largely colonized by protestant Christians escaping non secular 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 may 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 Ebook of Mark was the primary one written chronologically, I searched and located a video with an English actor who learn the Ebook of Mark in St. Paul’s Cathedral and began listening to it. After I completed listening to it, I began watching a video of the Ebook of Matthew learn by the identical actor. This was kind of in August of 2022. I used to be 54 years outdated.
I feel I used to be solely at the start of the video of the Ebook of Matthew that in the future 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’t see the dominion of God.”
