Receiving Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior (John 3:3, 5)

Rev. Dr. William Rodriguez Hirsch

The Eternal Jerusalem has much to do with my testimony as a Christian, of which I give you here a brief account. It is the Holy City that the Apostle John saw coming down out of heaven, from God (Revelation 21:2); it is the destination to which the Lord leads everyone who receives Him into his heart.

On April 2, 1994, I was at home, awaiting a visit from the Puerto Rican pastor Daniel Dávila, whom my wife Luisa had invited so that we might come to know him.

After a long conversation of some two hours, in which I had asked him every kind of spiritual and religious question, all of which he had answered thoroughly, I said to him:

“Look, pastor, I know that I am a sinner and that I deserve to go to eternal condemnation… I see Salvation as a beautiful cruise ship that will one day set sail; yet I have two problems: first, I have no way to buy the ticket for that cruise; second, I do not see the bridge between the dock and the ship (ordinarily, for safety, there must be a bridge or gangway between the pier and the ship itself).”

Pastor Dávila, with much Wisdom from on High, said to me:

“William, I have Good News for you: I have a Friend who has already bought your ticket for the Cruise, and He Himself is the bridge by which you may board it; His Name is Jesus Christ!”

In that moment, my spiritual sensation was the equivalent of a person born blind who suddenly receives sight—it was something indescribable—the Presence of the Holy Spirit in my life—who has accompanied me throughout these 40 years, lovingly guiding me in my walk as a Christian and a teacher of the Good News of the Gospel. Thank You, Lord!

And so, it is my hope that this site and my writings may serve you, in like manner, to receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior (John 3:3, 5) if you are not yet a Believer, or to grow and make firm your Christian walk, on the way to the Eternal Jerusalem.

In the Love of Christ,

William.