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I was 18 and in the first term of uni studying industrial product design

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‘I was 18 and in the first term of uni studying industrial product design. I really liked the Christian Union. It was social. But there were Bible studies going on. They were going through 1 John.  On this particular evening, they read chapter two, verses four and five: “Whoever says ‘I know him’ but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected.” 

‘That was a real challenge. It was convicting. It was the realisation that I wasn’t actually a Christian. I wasn’t sold out for it. I was leaving faith to fester. I knew I didn’t know God for myself.  

‘At that time, I didn’t feel like I had a purpose. But when I heard this, I realised that I wasn’t being spiritually fed. That was a moment of hope and truth getting through to me. It exposed me for who I was. I chose a new church to go to.

‘I knew this was about giving your life to Jesus. I did that. I was in a non-Christian sexual relationship. It was symbolic of my nature then. We went out partying. Then I broke up with the girl: stuff was different. It was a difficult choice to make, but I knew that I either had to give Jesus everything or hang onto my life. Ultimately, it was really logical. I’ve always loved this book of the Bible since then. I still go back and read it now.’ 

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