Faces of Faith – Bill

ā€œIā€™ve never heard that before.ā€ Thatā€™s what Bill said after he attended worship the day his six-year-old grandson was baptized. ā€œThatā€ was a line which the pastor said, ā€œJesus died for all sins.ā€

Bill grew up attending Catholic schools, so he had knowledge of some of the Bible said. A section of Godā€™s Word that he knew very well was what God said about divorce. So, when Bill got divorced over 20 years ago, he thought he was doomed. For twenty-plus years Bill had been carrying around guilt and fear. But on that Sunday, he heard, ā€œJesus paid for all sins.ā€ Did that mean Jesus had paid for the sin of his divorce? Bill left his business card with me on his way out of church, saying, ā€œLetā€™s do lunch.ā€

After numerous lunches and a few coffee meetings, Bill enrolled in our Bible information class. The first words he said were, ā€œI know Iā€™m going to hell, but. . . I have some questions.ā€ By Godā€™s grace and the power of the Word, Bill no longer thinks heā€™s going to hell. Now, he cherishes free forgiveness and that Jesus died for all sins, even his.

From Joel Heckendorf, home missionary at Light of the Valleys in Reno, Nev.

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