My Conversion to Christianity

On March 9, 2003, I made probably the greatest decision in my life. That was to become a Christian by being Baptized and accepting Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and Savior. What a day it was. I remember when the minister of the church (Mount Carmel Christian Church in Stone Mountain, Georgia), caught my eye while I was sitting in the pew, he gave me a thumbs up and I gave him one back with a big smile. He appeared happy as he was soon going to be converting a Conservative Jew and making him complete. I was so excited during the entire service that my heart was racing. I had to loosen my tie before taking that long, beautiful walk down the aisle to confess that the Jesus Christ is the Lord and He is the Messiah. How does a Conservative Jew take such an oath? It is easy, because it is true. I did not believe this years ago of course, but now, knowing that the way to God in Heaven is through Jesus Christ and the way to eternal life is through Jesus Christ, who would not believe this?

Born to a Conservative Jewish house in October 1964, I was circumcised and I attended Hebrew school since my early years. I thoroughly enjoyed my life as a Jew, and today, attending a Christian church, I am still reminded that not only am I a spiritual Jew, but then so are all Christians. Why? Because Jesus was born a Jew and died a Jew. He was God in human flesh. He was delivered to the earth by His Father in Heaven because the Jews needed a savior. The life of being a Jew was rough during the early days. Jesus preached a good life, the Good News and reminded the people that to be with God was to be with Him and to get to God was through Him and through Him alone. Many Jews of course could not believe this. They only saw Jesus as a rabbi, probably a "fanatical" rabbi who taught the Laws of Moses like it was meant to be taught.

Today, Easter means a great more to me then ever. It means spring time has come and all of the flowers are beginning to bloom again and all is going to be good. This is what Jesus taught. Through recognizing our sins and lifting them to Jesus, we feel better about ourselves and begin to loosen our personal grip on the sins in our life. Jesus died on the cross for us; not for Him and not for anyone else. He took the entire world and through it on his shoulders. It was He who was to take our burdens and our sins to the Father so that we can start with a clean slate.

It is also true that Christians and Jews alike were slaughtered at the hands of their enemies because of their belief in God. For centuries following Jesus' death on the cross and rising again in 3 days, Jews and Christians battled one another and at the same time would stand side-by-side against those who wanted to bring death to them.

I have this to say, no matter what your belief is, stand by it and don't let it go. Believing in something good is healthy. Depression and hate is not an answer to salvation. Having Jesus in your life makes you feel good, because when you begin to fall off the horse, Jesus lends a hand and gets you right back up again.