I’ve been doing some reading with all my spare time as a mom of three. I recently finished reading “God without Religion” by Andrew Farley. I wish someone would have directed me to this book sooner. It simply lays out the gospel and explains it in a way we can all relate to. If you have left religion for God or even if you are still in religion, please consider reading this book!
In chapter 28 page 220 he explains double jeopardy. That in the legal system a person can’t be tried for the same crime twice. He then shows how that is what God has done for us. On page 221 he writes
“We were already put on trial, the verdict was guilty. The punishment was death, and Jesus died in our place. Now there is no punishment left, and we will never again be put on trial for our sins. If we were to be judged for our sins after Christ died for them and took them away, that’d be a case of double jeopardy. That’s not happening!”
There’s no doubt that we are sinners, because of this we must die. Because of sin we were separated from God. The good news of the gospel is that God loved us enough to send Jesus to pay the price we could not pay for ourselves. What’s so beautiful about this is Gods perfect love for us.
When you come to accept Jesus in your heart and proclaim it with your mouth that He is your Savior you are saved. (Romans 10:9-10) You will have no day of judgement at death. Your sins have been paid for in full. Grace has washed them away.
Being raised Mormon I always expected to get to heaven extremely nervous to see my life ‘movie.’ For all my repented sins to be blanked out and all the ones I might have missed still there. Would my movie be so choppy from all my sins being blanked out? Would everyone know and see how imperfect I really was? Would they all see how much more I could have done? Luckily for me, and for you, that is not how the day of judgment will look. I no longer fear that life ‘movie’ because there is none. When I stand before God, He will see Christ because Christ lives within me and has paid my debt in full. All I had to do was accept Him. All glory be to God!
The author explains it well on page 227,
“Religion tells us we’ll be judged for our sins and collect rewards for our good deeds. God tells us that Jesus was punished for our sins and that knowing Jesus himself is our great reward. One idea leads to walking on eggshells and doing good things to collect heavenly loot. The other idea leads to gratefulness for God’s grace and a new ambition in life-to know Jesus.
Which do you believe is the truth that sets us free?”
All I can say is Amen! That paragraph sums up how I lived as a Mormon and the freedom I now feel in Jesus.
His grace is enough! His dying on the cross is all I’ll ever need. He paid it all and for that I will live a life of praise to His holy name. For that I will continue to share who Jesus really is.
High brook, my name is Bob Burgess, my wife and I live in a little town called Sanger California near Fresno California, we were married in a small town Lodi California between Stockton and Sacramento. I’ve just finished watching your testimony on the exmormon files on YouTube.
And I must say what a story and praise God for what he has done in your life and bringing you and your husband out of Mormonism.
My wife is Mormon and we’ve been married going on 25 years first marriage for both of us we got married late in life. I’ve been a Christian most of my life and was baptized in a small Pentecostal Church of God in Stockton California. My wife really won’t set down with me and take a look at the tremendous problems with Mormonism. I’ve been praying over these many years that her and her family would come out of Mormonism. We have an elderly couple (actually I guess we are elderly also, I am 75 and my wife is 65) are good friends of ours they love us and we love them they go to my wife’s local Ward here in Sanger the woman was raised in the Mormon church and her husband was converted many years ago. A few days ago at our dinner table in our home I confronted the lady her name is Brenda with some of the difficulties in Mormonism most of which she was not aware of. She did not believe it at all when I told her there are over 4,000 changes in the Book of Mormon since the original 1830.
And she did not believe me when I told her that the modern-day Mormon church does not believe in what is taught in the Book of Mormon.
That most of Mormon teaching comes from the doctor and Covenants pearl of great price etc.
And I did mention also about the book of Abraham being a fraud. Normally I’m not that blunt and usually very passive with our Mormon friends but I feel like it’s time that they be shown some of these things.
But in closing I ask for your prayers to pray for my wife and her sister and brother and our friends that God will show them the truth and come out of Mormonism thank you so much Brooke. Bob Burgess
Wow, I am praying for your wife and her family, as well as your friends! I find most members are not aware of all the changes, contradictions and that the modern church actually doesn’t follow what was originally taught. Sometimes being bold and blunt is the right approach. My husband is very good at knowing when thats the right approach and delivers it well. I’m much more nervous to be so bold but I love to share my story and what I found because its my experience. They don’t have to agree with what I found but I find often they are willing to listen when I’m talking about myself.
Thank you for writing, I love to hear others stories and how God is working in their lives!
Brooke I just watched your testimony on the exmormon files. It brought tears to my eyes, that your eyes were opened to God’s amazing grace and you now know him as your personal savior. I was raised in a Christian home and have been a born again believer of Jesus Christ for many years. I became curious about Mormons, when I kept reading all these fashion blogs by LDS women. These beautiful, “put together” women, portray such a perfect life. After researching the Mormon belief, it just made me feel so sad and sorry for them. It has given me such a burden for the them. All I can picture is when they take their last breath and realize how wrong and blinded they were. I pray that your families and friends eyes will be open to the freedom and joy they too can have in Christ. Blessings to you and your husband for sharing the good news. I look forward to reading your blog!
God is good! I praise Him everyday for the mercy and grace He shows me! Thank you for your prayers, I’m still praying for my family’s eyes to be opened.