Thanks for the Insight into The Shepherd's Chapel and the Ministry of Pastor Arnold Murray

All I can say is thank you, thank you, thank you! Looking for a serious Bible study, I stumbled across S.C. on Monday of this week. By day 2 I had spotted some things that weren’t quite right. Yesterday I began seeing some things that were blatantly wrong according to scripture. I decided to do an internet search and found your great website. You affirmed what I had seen and was in error. I do enjoy the line by line study and find it interesting. I just wish he didn’t twist the truth with his misguided doctrine.

I was not raised in the church or even raised as a Christian. My Mom raised my sister and I by herself as my parents were divorced when I was seven. As a teen I was seeking although I did not understand I was looking for the Lord. Starting out with witchcraft, astrology, wicca, reincarnation, Indian Shamanism, crystals, etc., etc. If it was new age, I was into it. For 25+ years I was heavily involved in new age, drinking, etc. But God is soooo good! I praise His wonderful name and thank Him for His grace and mercy! Tweleve years ago I became curious about Jesus. I had tried everything else and it left me empty and cold. I started reading books about Jesus and I am convinced that my heart was opened to Him. One day Jesus came to me in a vision. He knew I was a hard nut to crack, but He is certainly able! He appeared to me as a skeletal, emaciated man in white robe that was glowing from within. I knew I had to reach out and touch the hem of His sleeve and felt compelled to do so (I didn’t know that was scriptural). Voices in the background said, “Stop, don’t touch Him. Stop!” (the enemy trying to stop me). But I knew I had to touch Him. I felt such overwhelming Love from Him. I touched His robe and He was transformed into a heathy, robust, strong man. But it was not about His transformation, I was the one transformed! He said to me, “In your past you have had no time for Me. Now, all that has changed.” I looked into His eyes and in an instant felt Him look into my very being. He saw my mountains of sin and loved me anyway. I felt mercy, grace, justice, love, peace, and judgement all at once. I felt as though I had been hit by a lightning bolt of a zillion volts. When I realized who He was and All that He is, I was overwhelmed and was on my face before Him. I could not look up, but only lay before Him with one had slightly raised, pleading for mercy. His Holiness is overwhelming! When I opened my eyes, tears were running down my face and I was speaking in tongues. (Really strange, since I didn’t know what they were.) Since that day, I am forever changed! Thank you Jesus! You need to understand also that it took me over a year before I could even talk of this experience. It was so profound and there are no words to tell all that I experienced. The enemy can NEVER take that from me. I am forever changed. I have confessed Jesus Christ is my personal Lord and my Savior. He has forgiven me and I am changed! Praise His wonderful name! There is no other name in Heaven and earth by which we can be saved!