Coming to God

Once upon a time there was a nation which became special in the eyes of God. He chose them, led them, punished them and rewarded them, He also gave them His Word. They preserved it, but did not understand it. He gave them His Son to believe in Him, but they did not. Some of them did, though, and those few shared the Word of Gospel with others.

Years were passing, and generations came and went, and the Word of God, now complete and solid, became the written basis for His followers. But they did not know how to read it. Some knew, but many did not. Those who did not know, became very powerful and persecuted those who knew. Fortunately for those who knew they were able to escape the persecutions and settle down in the New World. And fortunately for me.

What I have been thinking of are the differences in the ways of coming to God. There are people who were born and raised having the Bible as an obvious part of their lives, and being born again is to them a natural consequence of their paradigm. They are those whose ancestors had escaped and found freedom of confession.
And there are people born and raised in the distorted truth, almost truth, having been convinced about this 'truth' all their lives. Besides, they have been indoctrinated that those others are mere heretics and to beware of them is the best thing to do.
Still another group are those deceived by liars and wolves, taught about the exclusiveness of their false faith, not allowed to even look at some other options.
And finally a very large group of people who believe in emptiness and chaos rather than in fullness and order being the origin of it all.

Christians - evangelical Christians - reformed Christians, (i. e. believing in the Doctrines of Grace), are people coming from all of those groups, and then some. They believe in the one and only Truth, but their way to it was not the same. Their experience previous to salvation differs from one another. This supplies Christianity with a much needed and broad platform for the further spreading of the Gospel.

Think of it: so many parts in the Body of Christ; all so special and unique, and all so needed. Everybody brings his own special gifts of the Spirit for the benefit of us all. It enriches us all and makes The Potter satisfied and glorified.

(if I delay,) you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of truth. Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
(1Ti 3:15-16)