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Edward Chau Testimony

I spent the majority of my life, about 20 years of my life, raised in another religion. From a young age, I developed a decent knowledge of what the Bible said, but I always had some questions and issues with some of the religion’s teachings and beliefs. I never really did anything about it though because I was living at home and I didn’t want to cause any problems.

 

Till the age of 21, I hadn’t really known any other religions. I moved out of my parents house my senior year of college, and since I was no longer living at home, I decided to go see what else was out there and hopefully find some truth to it all. I started coming to CBC just to check it out, and doctrine aside, the love among the members really made me think. Jesus said that love is the defining quality of His disciples, so seeing that, I kept coming back.

 

I started attending CBC regularly, and after learning their core beliefs, most of my questions were answered. My issues with the Trinity were cleared up when I realized that the greatest act of love is that He gave His life for us. I knew that God is love, and therefore, for Jesus to display the greatest act of love, He must be God. That really opened up my eyes, because I realized that the God I had grown up believing in isn’t the same God I’ve come to know now. After that, the rest was easy; I knew this was truth and I accepted Christ.

 

You see, I grew up in my parents’ religion, but I never really made it my own. But there came a time in my life where I had to decide, for myself, what I believed in, and it wasn’t until then that I started to have a real relationship with God.

 

But like all relationships, there’s always the ups and downs. After leaving my parents’ religion, I had a falling out with my family. It was really tough since the lack of communication/interaction with my family made me feel sort of alone. It became easy at times for me to forget that God had never left me. James 1 tells us to rejoice when we face trials, for the testing of our faith produces perseverance. There have been many times where I’ve faced hardships and have allowed myself to sink, yet each and every time He has been there to pick me back up. Persevering through hard times has only strengthened my faith in Him, for only He can sustain me, and He is enough.