Steve Pardue resides in Nederland, Texas.
To E-Mail: IESOUSYHWH@aol.com
To write: Post Office Box 1882, Nederland, Texas, 77627, USA
I will be unable to respond to every E-mail transmission, however the most frequently asked questions will be answered in the FAQ section.
In 1974, I repented of my sins and asked Jesus to cover them with His Blood. He did and I was "saved" (Justified - just as if I had never sinned before). I earnestly endeavored to serve Jesus Christ in every part of my life. For more than a decade, however, in spite of my best efforts, I would sin. I had a few "pet sins" that continued to plague me. After I would commit one of these acts of sin, I would feel that I had let God down. I would be loaded with guilt, would repent and confess my sin, and ask God to forgive me. I would tell Him that I would never do it again. He would forgive me, and I would do it again. I asked God to forgive me so many times, for the same thing, that I began to be embarrassed about asking God to forgive me again. The devil began telling me that what I was doing really wasn't sin. In my inner heart, I knew better. After more than a decade of rising and falling, I had become so sick of sinning that I began searching for something. I had heard of a relationship with God, where a person was able to live without sin, but I was not around anyone who could tell me they had it; what it was, what it wasn't, how to get it, how to know if you had it, and how to know if you didn't have it. In 1987, the Lord was working with me on some specific things in my life that He wanted changed. One by one, we were laying them all to rest. On January 1, 1988, I was alone in my office studying the Word of God. My office was in a large warehouse that had previously been used by others for devil worship, and still had a pentagram painted on the floor. I had reached the point of desperation about the continuing acts of sin in my life, so I proposed a credit deal to God. I said, "If there is anything else in my life that You want changed, if such a relationship exists, if You will give it to me now, afterward, I will clean up or change whatever else You desire." One moment I was desperately praying if such a relationship exists, I must have it, and the next moment the Holy Spirit fell on me with indescribable power. My eyes opened to their widest, and I knew without a shadow of a doubt that I had it. I opened my Bible to read in Romans, and things that I could not understand before became as simple as a Marvel comic book. The Holy Spirit explained to me through Romans what I had. I experienced a euphoria for over two weeks, day and night that was so high and so wonderful that it was somewhat like a drug high, but was clean and pure. I realize now that some drugs are a synthetic imitation by Satan of the joy of walking with Jesus Christ. I now know that one of the reasons drugs have such an appeal is that humanity is searching for that joy which can only be found in Jesus Christ. This "honeymoon euphoria" lasted solidly two weeks, where I would wake up in the middle of the night with an indescribable joy, and would praise and enjoy sweet communion with Jesus. The "honeymoon" is now over. My commitment to the marriage is stronger today than it has ever been. Since that day, January 1, 1988, I have had the power to not sin. That day, Jesus Christ radically changed my heart, and my life has never been the same. If there is question in your heart about whether such a relationship exists (and there will be if you have not experienced it,) I testify today unequivocally that it does exist, because I HAVE IT. I have heard preachers preach, teachers teach, and people discuss this relationship who have read about it, and they genuinely think that they have it, but I know some of them do not. Once you have seen the Niagara Falls, you will never be impressed again by anyone's description of the water falling in their bathtub. If you do not know beyond a shadow of a doubt when the crisis moment occurred that radically changed your heart and life, it has not occurred. If you are envious of me with this relationship, and desire to get it, you should, because IT IS WONDERFUL. Steve
If this testimony creates questions in your mind concerning my relationship with God, please review FAQ #3 and FAQ #4. Thank You