For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; Romans 3:23-26

But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. Acts chapter 20:24

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understending the Bible

02-06-2010    
  

Dear reader visitor of this site.

I am happy to use the internet to tell you more about Gods grace and the dispensation  of the Grace of God.

I born 52 years ago in Israel.  I grew up as a Jew and never believed that one day I will be so much busy with reading and teaching of the so call new testament or the belief in Jesus Christ. Till the age of 21 I did not hear much about that also Jew need to be save. Well I was not religious so I did not know much about God at all. We learn at school much about the old testament but to say that I believed at that time I cannot say.

I born to an east Europeans parents which mean that they suffer in the second world war and lost families. So speaking about Christ will have much associations with the Jewish  prosecution in the past.

Years went on and I think in the begin of the seventies I started to think more about life. After serving 3 years at the army at age the of 22 I started my life as a Young man. I traveled to the Southern part of Israel looking to have a good time there. For some reason I took  with me copy of the old testament.

David Lazaros - Eilat 1979

John Pex

Eilat 1979

 

During my work there I met often a Dutch men an evangelist his name was John Pex and David Lazaros from the USA. He gave me something to read about the Christ in the 2 covenants and invited me few time to visit his tent where he used to teach people about the Bible. It took me few weeks and then I started to join the studies in a tent near the beach. So no church building but only open bible.

I remember that I understood very fast the main point, that Jesus Christ is the messiah. He explained me also very clear about the way of salvation. That also a Jew can get the gift of eternal life through our Lord Jesus Christ. I remember that one day while every one was praying I prayed too and thank the Lord for what he did for me on the cross. So at the age of 22 I knew that I was saved by the blood of Jesus Christ.

So now I had to started my life as a believer. First I went back to my home town to tell my parents about the good news which was for them not a good new at all. It is not so often that a Jew say I believe in Christ. Also for me thing where not so easy in the beginning. I was happy and  believed the gospel but wanted to know more or did not really know in which direction to go. I visited some church near my parents home but it was not really what I was looking for.

So I had the Bible in my hand but I needed more guiding, someone who will help me to understand more about God’s word. While staying in Eilat I met different people and some of them from the Netherland. So I decided  to travel to Europe to Holland and England. It was good time meeting different  believers. I enjoyed the hospitality of the family of one of the evangelists who told me about this wonderful gospel.  His name was Johan Schep. So his parents invited me to stay with them.

Believing in Christ is one thing and understanding the Bible and Gods plan and purpose is something else. While visiting believers in the U.K. they started to tell me something about the “word rightly divided” about Gods plan for the Church “the body f Christ” they told me that at this time of grace There is no difference between Jew or gentile. In the beginning it was for me hard to accept that now as a Jew I am not especial for God but just a sinner like every one.

On the other  side while learning about rightly dividing the word of truth things become more clear. I started to understand that the Lord Jesus Christ gave Paul a different gospel and the bible became an open book for me.

I was very happy with those new truth that I learned. I found also how most believers are against it and are not open to search the scriptures. I went back to Israel and stayed  for some month with the brothers and sisters who show me first the way of salvation but after a while I decided to move further. I was hungry for the word and the depth in the word of Gods.

Visiting again the brother and sister in the UK who lead me to the truth of the word rightly divided I pray the Lord and told Him that I believe that this is the true and no matter what are the costs I am planning to stand for it. I was introduced at that time to the writing of C.R. Stam from the Berean Bible Society. So i started to study all about the revelation of the mystery.

I thank the Lord that while going back from the UK to the Netherlands I was able to stay there few month and devote the time for studying the Word. I spent the time reading and examine each scripture in the so call 4 gospels and comparing it with what I read in the letters  of Paul.

So as my first love was the day that I accepted Christ as my savior my second love was the day that I came to understand all about the the dispensation of the Grace of God that the Lord Jesus Christ gave to the apostle Paul.

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Dov Avnon - Avnon@planet.nl

Our 3 childeren

Jonathan, Ruth and Ithamar

London 1980

 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
     
 

 

 

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