Ex. Terrorist on fire for Jesus starts Church in Germany

[Carl Emerson]

Radical conversion in prison...

Check him out !!!

 

[The Liturgist]

Radical conversion in prison...

Check him out !!!

Strange, YouTube age-restricted that video. Usually they do not age restrict videos of a purely religious character.

 

[Carl Emerson]

Strange, YouTube age-restricted that video. Usually they do not age restrict videos of a purely religious character.

Mmmm... I guess there was a lot more than religion in there...

 

[1Tonne]

What is the name of the video?

 

[Carl Emerson]

Former Hezbollah Fighter Recalls Encounter with Jesus: 'God Didn't Design Us to Hate'​

 

[1Tonne]

I watched this and it brought tears to my eyes. I am not a Hezbollah fighter, but I have had a very similar experience that brought me to Christ. I had persecuted Christians when I was young. Even my parents. I have also been involved with a terrible atrocity where I helped hang a person. I was an awful person and I often look back with tears. But one day, when I was a young man, I did something that pushed the limits too far, and from this, I died. Or at least I thought I died, and God showed me a vision while I was dead. What I saw was my own judgement day. I had to answer for everything I did. And then, at the end of all this, I crawled in before a man. I did not look at Him, but I knew that He was all-powerful, all-knowing and wise, but He was also just. This man spoke to me in a soft voice for a short time. I cannot remember what He said, but the next moment, I was alive.
This is one of the reasons I go out and share the Gospel. I know the fear I had when facing God and I do not want others to face that. I was terrified beyond expression.
God gave His son in our place. So, we need to tell others of this great sacrifice.

 

[Carl Emerson]

I watched this and it brought tears to my eyes. I am not a Hezbollah fighter, but I have had a very similar experience that brought me to Christ. I had persecuted Christians when I was young. Even my parents. I have also been involved with a terrible atrocity where I helped hang a person. I was an awful person and I often look back with tears. But one day, when I was a young man, I did something that pushed the limits too far, and from this, I died. Or at least I thought I died, and God showed me a vision while I was dead. What I saw was my own judgement day. I had to answer for everything I did. And then, at the end of all this, I crawled in before a man. I did not look at Him, but I knew that He was all-powerful, all-knowing and wise, but He was also just. This man spoke to me in a soft voice for a short time. I cannot remember what He said, but the next moment, I was alive.
This is one of the reasons I go out and share the Gospel. I know the fear I had when facing God and I do not want others to face that. I was terrified beyond expression.
God gave His son in our place. So, we need to tell others of this great sacrifice.

You have a precious revelation that is rather rare...

I had a face to face with Jesus at about 8 years of age yet my life was shipwrecked after that.

His great love gave me a second chance, so I am deeply conscious of His great grace.

The Fear of Him is now a friend that keeps us from ever falling away again and gives us a rare focus on being committed to His way for us.

 

[Carl Emerson]

The guy is genuine - I emailed Him and expressed encouragement.

 

[Carl Emerson]

He has several Youtube video's well worth checking out.

His primary focus now is building a community of believers around him to support the task of reaching Jews and Arabs for Jesus.

 

[Carl Emerson]

I like the fact that he hasn't been drawn into the celebrity culture but is working out his salvation with fear and trembling - he shall see fruit.

 

[Inhocsigno]

Greetings Carl,
Thank you for bringing this wonderful story to our attention! We had heard of many similar cases among Syrian, Turkish and Iraqi converts over the past decade but this one particular stands out. This is one of the bases we have been using to focus so many of our missionary efforts in Europe including with our North American-origin missions there, the conversions of such individuals are one of our most significant achievements as they are often among the most fervent in spreading the faith further. Not only with new or restored European churches, but also in bringing the Gospel to their brethren back in their own homelands in North Africa and the Middle East. This has been one of most effective vehicles for successful evangelism efforts.

 

[Carl Emerson]

Interesting that like Torben Sondergard , such high profile believers attract character assassination - great testimony and dig a little on google and claims of some sort of impropriety are inevitable...