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A Little About Gina

have always been a questioner, rarely prone to just take someone’s word for something. Like Ronald Reagan, I believe in “trust, but verify!” I suppose some might call me a skeptic. I consider myself to be more of a Berean. The people of Berea are mentioned briefly in the book of Acts where in chapter 17, we learn that the brethren of Berea “…received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. Therefore many of them believed…” (Acts 17:11-12).

For many years, I have made it my practice to search the Scriptures to see if the things I read or hear regarding spiritual matters or teachings are biblical. I believe that the inspired Word of Yehovah (particularly, as given in the original languages) is our only source of Truth, that Christ was/is the embodiment of Truth, and the Holy Spirit was sent to guide us into all Truth.

During my growing up years, I heard, absorbed, and assimilated much of what was taught in the various churches/denominations that my family attended, but I heard it through a child’s ears, so much of what I “knew” was subject to my youthful understanding. For many years, I was a coat-tail Christian, holding on to the hem of my parents’ beliefs and standing with God, as if their spiritual walk was mine by virtue of inheritance. How wrong I was!

This became apparent to me when I became a mother myself and strongly desired to give my children a strong Christian upbringing. I realized that I had to take responsibility for my own walk with God. No one could believe for me and I could not believe for my son and daughter.

So, while I was saved at a young age, I really began to consistently walk with Christ in my 30’s. I began to study the Word, but it was not until my early 40’s that I began the practice of reading through the Bible every year. What a difference this made in my life and in my spiritual understanding and growth! The more I studied the more I wanted to know.

I know that the foundation of my faith — my belief that Jesus Christ (Yeshua HaMashiach) is the Son of God, that He died for our sins, was buried, and rose again on the third day, that He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father, Yehovah, that He sent the promise of the Father, the Holy Spirit, to be our Comforter, to empower us and to lead us into all truth, and He will come again in glory to rule and reign on earth for a thousand years — is solid and secure. I want to be careful that what is built upon that foundation is just as solid.

There are many minefields that we must walk through in our earthly journey. Having our spiritual senses honed through the Word of God will give us eyes to see and ears to hear the telltale signs of danger all around us. As the serpent was subtle in the garden, he is still subtle today and has infiltrated every conceivable walk of life (yes, that includes the Church), so we must be diligent to know the Truth, because it is the Truth we know that will set us free! Jesus/Yeshua — the Way, the Truth, and the Life!

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:1