I was born a Roman catholic more than fifty years ago. I was baptized
as an infant with water sprinkled on my little forehead as had been
the practice by this church for centuries. A few years later I was
confirmed a catholic by the anointing of oil upon my forehead by the
bishop of the diocese where I lived. As I grew up, I was taught
catholic catechism. As I remember it now, it was all about mortal sin
and the fires of hell or time out in purgatory when I die if I wasn’t
a good little boy. Heaven and hell I had some idea (totally wrong as I
discovered later) but purgatory I had none whatsoever. My elders told
me it was a sort of limbo, neither here nor there sort of thing. I
couldn’t grasp the concept and so left it at that. Lord God Yahuwah
first shed a little beam of His light of truth upon me while I was yet
a teenager. At that time, a preacher man, an American named Herbert W.
Armstrong and the publisher of a magazine entitled ‘The Plain Truth’,
was warning the world of the deception of the Roman catholic church,
among other equally important issues. I read those magazines, sent to
me at no cost, with a strange eagerness to know more. Claims were
supported with biblical passages and I was urged to check for myself
what was being told. Soon, I realized something was terribly wrong
with the Catholic church. Here was a picture of Mystery Babylon. As I
was still very young and dependent upon my parents, I could not leave
that church without being frowned upon by my parents, siblings and
friends.
Meanwhile, I continued to attend mass on a weekly basis.
Sunday was the day of obligation and a mortal sin was committed if I
failed to attend. Confession to the parish priest was necessary for
the salvation of my soul, I was told. I didn’t argue as I had very
little knowledge of the Bible and what was taught I took as Gospel
truth. Years went by and at one point, in my thirties when I had
already met my future wife, I even contemplated joining a seminary
with the intention of becoming a catholic priest. I even went as far
as joining a bunch of seminarians for a week for a hands-on experience
of the life of a priest. At the end of it, I was faced with two
choices; formally enrol with seminary or marry my girlfriend who was
and still is a devout catholic. In prayer, I put forth these two
choices before Almighty Yahuwah, asking for guidance. My future wife
found herself in a bad situation. Having fallen in love with me, it
was difficult to let me go.
Not that I was leaving her for another
girl but that I was intending to become a catholic priest, a noble
intention from any catholic’s point of view. In the end, I chose her
over the priesthood. How fortunate my decision in the light of
Yahuwah’s revelation of new truth in every generation! After my
marriage, Yahuwah began to shed more light upon me. I still went to
church as usual but my heart was elsewhere. As time went by, I had
continued to researched the writings of numerous bible scholars and
discovered they said the same things about the catholic church. I
studied the Scriptures on this subject and found, to my amazement,
they were right on most counts. As such, I took to studying Luther
considering he was a great reformer. For a while I was a Lutheran at
heart. At this point in time, no one had yet seen the light of the
true Sabbath. Lutherans, too, kept Sunday as their day of obligation.
Other Protestants were also into Sunday worship. Only the Seventh Day
Adventists were keeping Saturday as their Sabbath. So I looked to them
for inspiration. By this time, the internet was fully functioning and
I found a great treasure trove of knowledge readily available.
Feasting my eyes on them, I found the writings of one Joe Crews. He
showed how the SDA was the true church of God. This was when I first
found out about Ellen G. White.
I shared this new knowledge with my
kind and lovely wife but to no avail. Still, I had not left the
catholic church due to my dear wife’s insistence that I stay put. All
this while Yahuwah had not deserted me. He knew I’ll soon come around
and see His marvelous light. Soon, I was led by Yahuwah’s Spirit to
the website of World’s Last Chance and Mr.Galal Doss. His challenge to
the world to prove Sunday was substituted for Saturday in the Bible
attracted my attention. As far as I know, up to now, no one has
succeeded. I took up the offer of the free 4-book set, read it all and
was convinced to the core of the deceptions of the catholic church.
Meanwhile, I continued checking out other websites that offered
interpretations on Revelation. I knew we were living in the end times
as prophesied by John the Apostle Evangelist. Israel’s establishment
as a state was the pointer among other indications. I kept up the
search for more truths and finally, I found myself back at World’s
Last Chance and a new truth of the Sabbath. The luni-solar calendation
as ordained by Yahuwah was the true method of determining His true
Sabbaths and New Moons and Holy Feasts. This happened only a few
months ago. I now want to keep His Sabbaths/Feasts and the luni-solar
calendar is the one I peruse. I thank Yahuwah for Mr. Galal Doss and
friends for this timely revelation of His true Sabbaths. Currently, I
am taking the online e-courses available at the site. I ask for all of
you to pray for me that I fully comprehend the teachings contained in
the courses. I am sharing all this with my wife with the hope that
she, too, will see His marvelous light in due time.
Philippines.
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