#christian testimony

[spiritualclaymore]

💛 ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴜᴍʙʟʀ | ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴍᴇ!

This post will include some information about me and a short testimony. Thanks for checking out my blog!

💛 ᴀʀᴛɪsᴛ & ᴡʀɪᴛᴇʀ

Howdy! I'm a Christian artist from the southern US who enjoys creating stories & characters that glorify God and share the gospel! 🔥⚔️ ✝️ I like anime and various comic styles. I'm currently working on my own style. I’ve enjoyed creating various OC's of humans, animals, anthro, and hybrid varieties!

sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ: I can be found just about anywhere and have compiled everything on my carrd. I am also accepting commissions, my carrd will have more information. I may compile and post commission information on tumblr in the future, Lord willing.

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💛 ғᴏʀᴍᴇʀ ʀᴏʟᴇᴘʟᴀʏᴇʀ sᴀᴠᴇᴅ ʙʏ ɢʀᴀᴄᴇ

It's surreal to be here after taking a long hiatus around 2021. I'm used to having "missing e", a dozen extensions, and all of my pretty post formatting. It seems tumblr has tidied things up to make formatting easier. Back then, I used to copy/paste blank spaces, pretty symbols and emojis, indent all of my paragraphs, and then use a bunch of key commands to select and make my font size small and neat! Haha! I don't have any problems with people who do that, it was a style choice for writers and roleplayers.

“The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness.” Romans 1:18

jaegerbombed | warpathpanther | blacklightburns | rubmyrosary

(CONTENT WARNING: above blog archives have explicit and/or adult content and are TESTIMONIES of what I used to write, portray, and how i lived my life. the last one is referring to a satanic voodoo cult character and I do not endorse the rosary/catholicism.)

I was part of the tumblr roleplay community and many other rp communities across the internet, including Gaiaonline, jcink, and proboards. I was doing this hobby for about 16 years before I started to take my faith seriously in 2021. To clarify faith, I was never really a believer or follower of Christ until I was BORN AGAIN in January 2023! Hallelujah! Note: I am not saying Christians cannot role play or enjoy writing as a way to develop characters, stories, etc. As long as it's not used to write content that would make you sin and it's not becoming an obsession.

Before that, I hyperfixated on horror genre, supernatural and horror anime, tv series, including video games, movies, stories, and more. I had gender dysphoria, went by 'khan', or 'khanivore'. I internalized a lot of it and would act out by doing drag king stuff and drag cosplay IRL.

I idolized playing hypermasculine male characters in the roleplay communities I was a part of. I saw many friendships made, torn apart, and savagely destroyed due to the toxicity of the community. Without Christ, people unhealthily hyperfixate on their idols and become jealous of other people writing better, portraying a certain character better, seeking all types of 'shipping' relationships that don't go well.

Wrote hundreds of thousands of words portraying s*xual fantasies with males & females. I obsessed over becoming male characters; thinking their thoughts, living their lives, not my own. I became oppressed by demons while playing songs that made me think of these characters, obsessively studied their dialogues and did some crazy forms of method acting. These characters had their own birthdays & astrology signs that I celebrated.

I had deep loneliness & despair, a void within me, & I filled it with video games, p**nography, alcohol, cosplay & role playing. When the convention was over, I felt like my heart was being burned alive & there was nothing to fill that void. I had insomnia from late nights living my double life. I was hateful, rude, condescending, competitive, swore all the time, & angry.

But JESUS set me free! He had been knocking on the door of my heart. I did not seek Him, I wanted to live in my filth, I loved my sin. But HE sought after me & my heart slowly softened. My eyes began to open. I don’t share this testimony to glorify myself; don’t want the wrong attention, nor things my old self would have gloated over. I share this testimony of where I WAS, to show where JESUS SET ME FREE!

Seek Jesus - He isn’t religion, He’s a real person, the son of God, who was sent to die for our sins. Someone who wants a relationship with you. He wants to set you free from pain. He can give you answers & true identity; not the CULTure.

“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.” Romans 8:1-2

[gramarobin]

eew, I did too 😒

[feedingtheflockministry]

Actor who plays apostle embraces his limp

Jordan Walker Ross plays Little James in The Chosen, but his disability in the show is no act. Born with cerebral palsy and scoliosis, Jordan has sometimes questioned God just like his character. But in this video he answers, “If you had the opportunity to be healed this very moment, would you?” and it may surprise you.

[changelingchangewing]

Your testimony’s worth is not defined by how monumental it is/was. It doesn’t matter if you overcame something big while coming to Christ or if you simply accepted Him as your Savior at five years old. Either way, you chose God, and He has accepted you as His son or daughter. You are saved through Him no matter what your testimony looks like. Don’t let people invalidate your testimony.

[mushiver]

For any Christians wanting to share their faith: make it a conversation, not a presentation

Most people don't want you to throw out a sideshow of scientific/archeological/historical/other claims that Christianity is true (and if they do, make sure you do enough research to know that you're answering correctly!) But if someone invites you to talk about your faith, just tell them your story. Christianity for most of us is emotional. It's a personal relationship with God, and it gives us hope, reconciliation, love, comfort, purpose, and guidance. That's why it matters.

If your goal is to argue with people and try to tear down their beliefs, you're missing the point. If someone says "hey, I'd like to know more about this" then tell them why YOU believe in God, why it matters to you, and how it changes your life. Non-Christians aren't your enemy, and your goal as a Christian isn't "convert everyone you see", but to be a living example of God's work. Respect those who don't believe, are on the fence, or never will believe the same things as you, and love them as you're called to love all your neighbors. You shouldn't under ANY circumstances shame and try to make someone believe they're wrong at their core for not believing in God.

Approaching anything (let alone a topic that should be inviting) with arrogance, smugness, and belligerence is counterintuitive. You'll hurt people this way, and you should check your heart before the conversation becomes an argument. Also, if you truly believe what you believe, then you shouldn't need to be overly upset and defensive. At the end of the day, you're still just as Christian as before.

God has proven to be the missing piece in my life so many times, and every time I find myself drifting, I go back and see Him piece it back together. That doesn't mean I'm great and happy all the time, but I have someone to depend on, and someone who not only listens, but answers my prayers. God isn't something I chase for comfort, He's someone I'm grounded in, who is FOR me, and who carries my burdens with me. I can always go back to the calm in the storm, and that is the main reason that sharing my experience gives me joy.

It's not about "besting", converting, or proving people wrong. It's about being a loving example of the loving thing you represent. If that's where you fall short, then start with yourself.

So again, if someone invites you to talk about your faith, just tell them your story :)

[genuinely-annie]

Just finished praying a 54 day Rosary novena about my future husband and marriage. One day I just felt lead bet the Holy Spirit to do it. I remember thinking that I don't believe I can commit to such a long prayer, but immediately felt God saying: "Annie, if you don't think you can handle a small commitment to a prayer like this, how do you think you're gonna handle commitment to another person for the rest of your life?" I felt lovingly schooled and I loved it so much. 😄

I think this was one of the most spiritually intense seasons I've ever had. I remember on one of the first days of that prayer I asked Jesus to just take control over all of this. And funnily enough, the next moment I had a tiny vision where Jesus took over the weel, and the next thing I saw was that the weel belonged to a sports car. I was so amused, and that vision came true quickly because starting from day one of the novena, God was doing stuff in my life and in my heart, and He was doing it FAST.

Long story short:

- He showed everything that was wrong and toxic in my 5 year long friendship with this one guy (I loved him, he loved me. He had narcissistic tendences, I was kind of addicted to it. I strongly believed I was gonna marry him someday)

- He set me free from that relationship and broke soul ties with that guy

- He lead me to get rid of everything that has anything to do with the guy. Threw out a human sized teddy bear he got me, deleted chats we had across all social media, deleted every single picture I had of him. All of it is gone and it feels so good.

- After all that, one day during prayer I had this tiny visison of me on a hike with my husband-to-be in a forest. I felt what kind of person he is, how special he is. That awesome overwhelming experience of getting to know my husband continued for at least a half an hour - God was just giving me little bits about that person and I kept writing them down.

- God has healed my heart and restored it and my personality

- He led me closer to Himself and showed what needed to be done in my relationship with Him. He reminded me that even though I'm going to be married someday, I still need to stand firm in my personal relationship with Jesus.

I am so thankful for this novenna and season in my life. Can't wait to see what He has prepared next. Praise God!

[bernardo1969]

The gospel of John, when recounting what happened at the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, speaks of the importance of that infinite love of Jesus, of that spiritual love that is a gift from above: "It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end" John 13:1. And to teach about this love, Jesus gave the example first of all; Jesus served his disciples by washing their feet, and thus he became the last of all, to be, with his crucifixion, the first. For all the mature christians, followers of the kingdom, when the love is sincere, it requires this type of gesture, because good love is, above all, humility, purity of intentions, and mercy (compassion, kindness, gentleness) towards others. And so during dinner, Jesus gave very precise teachings about love, especially that new spiritual commandment, that commandment that summarizes the entire law and perfects it: "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another" John 13:34-35. With this teaching, Jesus expressed that love perfected by the nature of the good, that love projected to the whole creation of God, and especially that love that takes into account not only one's own happiness but also the happiness of others. And this love that Jesus spoke of, is also a grace of the holy spirit; a spirit that Jesus promised would arrive after his departure: "And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever" John 14:16.

[penmanshipeb]

The thing about Love is that Love desire Truth. True Love desires what's true.

So, we all only get one chance. We only get one chance to get it right, to truly choose truth. Because, otherwise the choice of truth wouldn't be true. But, the thing about this One Chance (one life), life is compromised of A WHOLE BUNCH of chances. . . Each new day is a new opportunity to get it right, start over, do better, start afresh or even each new moment. We all have the choice and chances to choose Truth before God. . .

🤔 What is truth: Truth is what is right. What is right is what is fair. What is fair is what is just. So, Truth is what is righteous. Truth is righteousness.

🧐The opposite of Truth is iniquity. Iniquity is an uneven balance. It is not just. It is getting over, doing wrong. Iniquity is wickedness, corruption, and unrighteousness. Iniquity is not right. Iniquity is sinful. It is sin.

Choose Truth.

📖Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

- John 14:6

[productionsbyfaith]

[brojames-glorytogodvideos]

TESTIMONY! Trump is the Antichrist, "Fulfills ALL Bible Prophecies!"

[feedingtheflockministry]

Overcoming Addiction as a Christian

On August 17th 2020, JJ was 1 year sober. This is his testimony about overcoming substance abuse addiction as a Christian who really is living for Christ. Contrary to popular belief, marijuana is addictive and affects people negatively. For him, it became his idol. His hope is that this video uplifts and edifies the body of Christ and glorifies God!

[reverendchrismullis-blog]

(Pastor Chris Mullis) Faithful Christians tell others about Jesus and invite them to meet him.  In this message, I share 3 easy ways to be a witness for Jesus.  Watch, listen, or read more about it here: Watch - https://youtu.be/8bompiAnTew Listen - https://on.soundcloud.com/W1CKt Read - https://www.pastorchrismullis.com/2023/03/christians-are-witnesses-for-jesus.html

[anheidonia]

The Narrow Gate: my testimony

“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.”

— Matthew 7:13-14

[https://my.bible.com/bible/59/MAT.7.13-14] ⚪️

It was a day like any other. At the time, I was using New Age techniques to "change my situation": things like affirmations, tutorials on how to "manifest" things, online tarot readings… anything related to magic, spirituality and the new age that promised, even if only tenuously, solutions to my problems.  That day, as I watched YouTube videos on those topics, one popped up on my recommended list, titled “New Age to Christianity.” I don’t know why I felt so curious about it, to be honest. I’d come across videos like this in the past and never gave them much thought. This time, for some reason, I felt compelled to watch this particular one, so I did.  In the video, a young man talks about growing up in the Mormon faith and how he left that for the New Age, all of which ultimately led him to an encounter with Jesus. At some point in the video, he talks about a time in his life when he used a lot of drugs and had an experience where he saw some "shadowy creatures." He described them as dark, sinewy entities that harassed and mocked him relentlessly. Even though the description he gives of the creatures is kind of vague, for me, it clicked instantly. It reminded me of a dream I had, many years ago, in which I saw things that perfectly matched the description the guy gave in his video. I realised that what he was describing and what I had seen were the same things, and the very moment I had that realisation, I felt my vision dim and everything went black. I began to feel nervous. Something was happening, but I had no idea what was going on, just that I suddenly felt blind and deaf. Subsequently, in the middle of my field of vision, I saw a dot of white light. It glowed quietly in the darkness for a while, then it changed and became a “line,” a tall stream of light that divided the “screen” in two. All the while, the beam of light grew wider. I looked closer at it and noticed that the line was a kind of “street” or path and that this path went straight to Heaven. There was nothing else; just total darkness and in the middle of that darkness, that line/pathway that led straight into the sky. As I contemplated these things, I “received knowledge” about the meaning of the things I was witnessing. This was the explanation given to me:

There is only ONE way (the line) to Heaven. There is only ONE God (the point of light) and He is the ONLY path/way to Heaven. His name is JESUS CHRIST [John 14:6]. Apart from Him, there is nothing (darkness) [Matthew 25:30].

Immediately upon this revelation; upon realising that I was in the presence of God Himself (through the Holy Spirit), this thought crossed my mind: "What does one do in the presence of a King?" Instantly, I felt my knees buckle on their own and I fell to the ground in reverence [Romans 14:11, Isaiah 45:23]. I heard in my mind, “One kneels before a King,” and understood then that Jesus is not just a king: He is THE King. The whole earth itself belongs to Him [Isaiah 66:1, Acts 7:49, Matthew 5:35]. I understood that He really is who he said he was in the Scriptures [John 14:11]. All this knowledge given to me began to make sense: Heaven is a real place and there really is only one way to get there. It is only one way because there is only one Truth, and there is only one Truth because there is only one God [John 14:6] and this one Way is JESUS [John 1:1-5].

“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” 

— John 14:6 [https://my.bible.com/bible/59/JHN.14.6.ESV]

The moment I understood who Jesus is, that Heaven is real and of all the faiths of the earth, only ONE is true, I realised at the very same time that Hell is real. The Light is true, but so is the darkness. What the guy in the video mentioned and what I had seen in my dream had been demons. They are real, and they are everywhere. This meant that, by default, anyone without Christ is truly headed for Hell, because unless we are within Him [Romans 8:1] (He who is that pathway of light I saw), we are in ‘outer darkness’ [Matthew 25:30]. Without Christ, we are unprotected, exposed; as only in the Light can we be safe and live. We are born in that outer darkness by default [Romans 3:23] and unless we make the choice of entering the Light, we will stay out there, lost and suffering.

The full weight of this realisation showed me the truth behind my thoughts and actions, and what my true intentions and motivations were. I was not good; I was neither special, nor unique, nor a highly evolved human being on the brink of transcendence, as the New Age and various schools of spirituality had led me to believe. I was, in fact, a blatant blasphemer in open rebellion against God, against the One who created me and everything else in existence. Everything I did, or even thought about, went against everything He ordained. This made me worthy of death and Hell, and I agreed with the judgement. It made sense. 

Regarding punishment: Contrary to what many believe, God is NOT cruel to charge us with such harsh punishment. In fact, this actually proves He is perfectly just as He is perfectly loving. When we truly understand who it is we are rebelling against, who it is we are insulting, bad-mouthing, cursing and rejecting, the admonishment we receive feels deserved. From birth, we humans go against the One who is the epitome of holiness, He who is all that is good and who gave us EVERYTHING. He whose only request of us is to love; Him and each other [Matthew 22:37-40]. All God wants from us is that we love him, because He loves us [1 John 4:19]. He loves us so much, He gave up His only Son to redeem us for our crimes [John 3:16], even give opportunity to those who think they’ve done nothing wrong and don’t realise they too are guilty. Rejecting such love, generosity, purity, and kindness can only be called the worst of crimes. The punishment should fit the crime if it is to be called justice; a sentence that befits the value of that which has been trespassed against, and since God is infinitely valuable, the punishment can only be infinitely severe. 

Appalled at myself and absolutely terrified, I apologised to Him. On my knees, I repented of everything I had ever done against Him. I also thanked him for showing me the Truth, because it allowed me to repent and, therefore, receive forgiveness and thus be saved [Luke 13:3, Revelation 3:19, Ezekiel 18:32, Matthew 4:17]. I told him that I no longer wanted to try to run my own life. That I don't know how to and I don’t want to keep making a mess by continuing to try. I then asked Him to please take control of my life, to be Lord over me, and to please save me. I said to him that now that I understand who He is, I want to follow Him, honour Him and serve Him, for the rest of my life. 

At that moment, I felt as if someone grabbed me and turned me on my head, or rather, made the ground under me “rotate,” so that what used to be “up” was now “down.” Strangely, it made things feel like they were now in the “correct order” [Proverbs 3:6]. I also had a weird sensation in my eyes; of being able to “see” all the while having the awareness that I have always had sight, yet feeling as if I had “just now” become able to see for the first time [Acts 9:18]. Then, I felt as if my “inside” was being brought out, like how you turn a shirt or a pair of socks inside out. Finally, I “heard” the Holy Spirit command me to wash myself and my clothes [Numbers 31: 23-24] so I did.

“Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out.” 

— Acts 3:19  [https://my.bible.com/bible/59/ACT.3.19.ESV]

I was left feeling “strange,” to say the least, for the next couple of weeks. I couldn’t drink coffee for some reason, my body rejected it. I ended up not drinking coffee for 6 months (though I drink it again now, albeit to a much lesser degree than before).

I also noticed that my mind was very silent, which was a first for me. All intrusive thoughts in my mind were gone. For years, even decades, I had lived with voices in my head that tormented me and made me feel insecure, anxious, and depressed. All of a sudden, those voices were gone. There was a pleasant silence in my mind; I could hear the birds singing and the wind blowing through the trees, with no running commentary to ruin it. I later learned that this silence is something else, something I had very little experience with and so, wasn’t able to identify it at first. It was God’s Peace [Phillipians 4:7].

'And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.'

— Philippians 4:7 [https://my.bible.com/bible/59/PHP.4.7] {image made by me @anhei-art}

In those first couple of days after my experience, I walked around as if in a daze. Everything felt absurd and odd and it was very clear to me (still is) that this world is a fallen place, destined for destruction. There is no joy to be found in the world; no satisfaction, no happiness, no peace. Nothing good. It was (still is) so obvious to me that those things can only come from God because only He is goodness, satisfaction, completeness, wholeness, peace. It now made perfect sense as to why so many of us feel so hopeless, depressed, and alone; always searching, always looking for something to fill that void. I learned that that “void” was a hole in our souls that only God can fill. That is why all pursuit of happiness in worldly things is useless. It’s a never-ending quest for something that doesn’t even exist: earthly satisfaction, or satisfaction by one’s own effort. 

This led me to take a bunch of large black trash bags and put in them every single New Age/spirituality book I owned, along with everything of the sort I could find around in my room: crystals, tarot cards, oracle cards, idol images, etc. I also threw away all the fanart I had ever made, and anything I felt was obscene. I went into my computer and deleted all the fanfiction I had ever written, as well as shut down all my online accounts where I would share it. I felt convicted to do this and once it was all gone, I felt a peace I had never felt before. Anyone that knows me knows how much I love books, so I’m sure they’d be shocked to see the state my bookshelves were left in. It was all pretty much gone. I got rid of almost every book I owned, and I owned a LOT of books. The only ones that survived the purge were a couple of cookbooks, some mental health reference books and a couple of novels I felt were OK to keep. I knew what I wanted in place of all those books and that was the one book I had never been interested in reading until now: The Holy Bible. 

Immediately, I went online and ordered a bible. I also downloaded a bible app that came with a huge list of translations and versions to choose from and just started reading. I felt so “hungry” for God. I had never, ever, felt the desire to read the Bible, but now I wanted to know everything about God. To my surprise, when I began to read the Bible, I could actually understand it. I remember having read a bit before, but it just didn’t make sense to me, and I found it incredibly boring so I never felt inclined to keep trying it out. Now, though, it was fascinating. I started reading and haven’t stopped since.  Maybe it’s a cliche to say that my life has completely changed since, but it really has, though on the surface it might not look like much. I still have some issues in various areas of my life, however, I know that I am not alone in this [Isaiah 41:10, John 16:33]. I now go through it all with a serenity I never had before. I am witness to how God has been restoring my life and has lifted me out of the pit I was in, to place me in his Heavenly kingdom as part of His family. I haven’t had any suicidal thoughts since the moment of my conversion and I no longer fear death, for I know when that moment comes, I will be with Him.

“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” 

— Isaiah 41:10  [https://my.bible.com/bible/59/ISA.41.10.ESV]

I think the hardest adjustment I’ve had to make since this experience is dealing with the dread I feel when I remember that Hell is real and that so many people are heading there, completely unaware [Psalm 82:5]. SometimesI want to shout it out to people; tell them to turn to Jesus immediately, but I know it wouldn’t have the effect I wish it would. In the past, I’d see people going about their own way, “living their truth,” and think nothing of it. I even admired some of them. Now, I see them heading towards a precipice, falling headlong into an abyss from which there is no getting out without the help of Jesus. I guess I now understand why it is so hard to convince people of the truth. Before all this, if someone would have told me I was heading straight to Hell if I didn’t have Jesus [John 3:18], I would have thought them insane (and incredibly arrogant). How do you tell someone that and not come off as crazy?

Nonetheless, Jesus tells us to not worry about what people might think, precisely because of this [Matthew 5:11-12, 10:25]. He already knew a lot of people would be opposed to the Truth and to hearing it. That is why He tells us to have faith and trust Him [John 14:1], because He takes care of those under His wing. All he asks is that we share His Good News with others, so they too may choose to be saved [Matthew 28:19-20]. 

Therefore, I am sharing my testimony, even though I am perfectly aware of how bizarre and outlandish it all sounds. I have no idea how it will be received, but it’s my responsibility to put it out there. And just like the testimony of others helped me reach Christ, I can only hope that mine might help others as well. 

To wrap things up, thank you so much for receiving my testimony. I know it’s long; I have edited this SO many times, trying to make it as concise as possible but there was so much I felt I couldn’t leave out as well, so thank you for your patience. Please feel free to send me a message if you have questions/etc. I will answer, though you might see my main account name (anhei-art) instead of this one because this is my side blog. 

Thanks again for your time and attention. May Jesus show you the Truth and may The Lord, Our God, bless you, keep you and give you peace.

“The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.”

— Numbers 6:25-26 [https://my.bible.com/bible/59/NUM.6.25-26.ESV]

[battleforgodstruth]

My Testimony to Grace - Pastor Patrick Hines

My Testimony to Grace – Pastor Patrick Hines

5 So too Christ did not glorify Himself [in] becoming a high priest, but [it was] He who said to Him, “YOU ARE MY SON, TODAY I HAVE FATHERED YOU”; 6 just as He also says in another [passage,] “YOU ARE A PRIEST FOREVER ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK.” 7 In the days of *His humanity, *He offered up both prayers and pleas with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him *from death, and…

[indiascarlettofficial]

Finally worked up the nerves to start a YouTube channel! Here's my first video on how I came to Christ exactly a year ago today! (may 31st)

[bernardo1969]

The apostle Paul at the beginning of his epistle to the Ephesians affirmed the sovereignty and supremacy of Christ over the forces of the world, to explain how God works through his wonderful spiritual gifts. Living the gifts was the message of Jesus when he was on earth, this is the essence of the doctrine of the kingdom of God; because the goal of the Christian life is not happiness but the fruits of the spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) and the eternal life. And the spiritual gift of eternal life contains within itself a spiritual mystery, the very knowledge of God and the understanding of the nature of the universe. That is why Paul blessed the believers of Ephesus, begging God for this supernatural gift, and so he wrote with wisdom: "I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people" Ephesians 1:17-18. And to assure the new believers in the faith and in the certainty of the eternal life, the apostle emphasized that the Kingdom of God, the empire or dominion of God's perfections, is more than a philosophical doctrine, it is the action of the divine providence in the world; through the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, God elevated him among men and subjected the whole creation to his mercy (compassion, kindness, gentleness): "God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way". Ephesians 1:22-23.