Happy New Year! Although this greeting is a few days late, I wanted to start with that since it’s been over a year since my last post. Upon reflecting on my journey, I realized that I have not yet shared my story in any kind of meaningful way on this blog. I had previously shared my testimony on my old blog, but even if I had access to it, I would prefer to share updated version. Over the past few years, I have experienced significant growth and many changes. Here is a little bit about me and my beliefs.
I’m a born-again Christian believer, which means that I recognize the gospel message that Christ died for me while I was still a sinner and called me/regenerated me to have faith, repent of my sins, and be sanctified through the work of the Holy Spirit, who now indwells me. I was raised in the Roman Catholic church, though my mom constantly spoke about the core tenets of a more protestant faith, which seemed to cement a foundation. When I was 11 years old, we left the Catholic church, and we began occasionally attending an Evangelical Free church, and any pursuit of God became a side venture for me.
In my late 20s, I had a sudden urge to find a church for community. I didn’t understand why I felt this urge, but I sought out a church near my town and began attending. I wound up in a seeker sensitive/prosperity gospel/Word of Faith church in 2009. In 2011, I providentially heard the true gospel of Christ preached and the Lord graciously saved me. I continued in hyper-charismatic deception through 2020, even after leaving that church in 2017, and attending an Evangelical Free church from 2018-2020. Unfortunately, that church also included a lot of NAR and hyper-charismatic beliefs, along with some prophetic ministries. In my time at both churches, I was involved in deliverance ministry and some wonky political stuff. (Think Qanon and Greg Locke during his political rage preaching days).
In late 2019, God began convicting me that something was off with my beliefs, but I didn’t know what, so I started searching. I was introduced to Mike Winger’s YouTube ministry and heard exegetical, verse-by-verse preaching for the first time in my life. As I listened to Mike’s teachings and interviews, I took note of a documentary series that he repeatedly referred to called American Gospel. Once I watched the first two documentaries, the puzzle pieces began falling into place. All of the things I was being convicted of, but couldn’t make sense of, suddenly clicked and I understood how deceived I’d been, and I eventually recognized how much I had contributed to the deception of others. There was no turning back.
Since then, I have repented and become reformed in my theology, and the Lord graciously led my family to a Baptist Church where the pastors and many of the elders hold to Reformed (particular Baptist) Theology. Within this theology, I adhere to the 1689 London Baptist Confession, the 5 Solas, the sovereignty of God, Calvinistic Soteriology, Covenant Theology, and partial preterist Amillennialism, among others. Covenant theology includes the three main covenants covered in all of scripture: 1) The covenant of redemption where God the Father, Son and Spirit made a covenant to redeem creation. 2) The covenant of the law which Christ fulfilled to bring about the redemption. 3) The covenant of grace which is what we have received because of Christ fulfilling the law to bring about the redemption. I’ve also linked to some good explanations for each of the theological concepts listed above.
I know this is a brief post for such a long period of time, but I wanted to put it out there for anyone who is searching as I was, or who may feel stuck, knowing that something is off, but not knowing what it is. If that’s you, I hope you’ll take time to click on the links above to read and listen through the content I’ve linked to. It can feel like a difficult journey, but it’s more than worth it to get to know who God truly is through His Word and solid, biblical theology! There are Facebook groups out there to support you through this season as well, so if you’re looking for a group of like-minded believers, please reach out to me on my contact page. And if you’re looking for a solid church in your area, I am more than happy to send you a list of church finder sites as well.
God bless and have a wonderful 2025!
Robin 💜
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