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Tale of a New Disciple: Tahnee's Testimony
By Tahnee Alexandra Gerard As I sit back and look at the life changing events that I have gone through these past five months I am amazed. I can remember attending my first Bible Talk at Georgia State University. Bible Talk, in my opinion then, was okay. What I remember most was the talk that I had later on with Christina Maldonado and Angela Hansberry. They asked me if I was saved and cheekily, I said “yes.” The next question they asked me was, how did I know? I quickly said that I had accepted the Lord as my personal savior. What about baptism? I was just as quick to respond that I had just been baptized and that I felt that baptism is a way of showing to others that you are saved. They had the audacity to ask me if I could show them some scriptures to back that statement. I, of course, said I could but the scriptures were in my baptism class booklet and I would have to show them the scriptures later. In spite of what I felt that day I kept coming to Bible Talk and eventually started to study out the Bible. As I did so, I realized how much that I didn’t know. I was reading my Bible. I used to read my Bible before but for the first time I was ACTIVELY doing so. I asked questions if I didn’t understand, I began to see how it related to me, and I started to apply it to my life. The Bible says that the Word is living and active. That statement is so true. I claimed to love God all my life and never once did my actions show that I did. I claimed that I love Him so much but I didn’t want to make any sacrifice for Him. When I finally understood the magnitude of His sacrifice for me and what He had put me on this earth to do I had to change. How could I be set apart if I looked, talked, and acted like everyone else? October 31st was my baptism. I was overjoyed to say that JESUS IS LORD. I can say that I am a work in progress but what a progress it has been. My life now is so much more meaningful. I have a goal and everyday I try to persevere in order to finish this race. Watch Tahnee's Baptism |
