It was by the grace of God that Steve was brought to a
saving faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. It wa... View MoreIt was by the grace of God that Steve was brought to a
saving faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. It was by God’s
longsuffering that he has been sustained in that faith.
Steve became a Christian on November 17, 1961 when
as a young marine on liberty he came upon a street
meeting held by Open Air Campaigners for Christ in
the city of Los Angeles, California. For the remaining
three years of his enlistment after coming to faith,
Steve immersed himself in various books and studies
concerning his relationship with Christ.
During those three years he worshipped at Granada
Heights Friends Church in La Mirada, CA. Sunday
mornings and the Church of the Open Door in Los
Angeles, CA. Sunday evenings. Steve was discipled by
three families who were members of Granada Heights
Friends Church and nurtured his faith. To these three
families he will forever be grateful.
Those three years were a tremendous blessing to Steve,
and it was the foundation gained in those three years
that sustained him through several tumultuous years
during which he walked away from a faithful walk
with the Lord and lived as a prodigal son. But thanks
to God, Steve was still a son, and as the prodigal of
Luke 15:8-22 was never disowned by the Father. In
1985, after living a life of riotousness that almost
destroyed him, Steve surrendered to the authority of
God and has since been in service of his Lord and
Savior, Jesus, the Christ.
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Steve readily acknowledges that it was and is only the
grace of God that allowed him to remain alive during
those years and by His love that Steve was brought
back to fellowship with Him. This grace and love,
Steve believes, is best spoken of in Romans 8:28-29:
“And we know that all things work together for good
to them that love God, to them who are the called
according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow,
he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image
of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many
brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he
also called: and who he called, them he also justified:
and whom he justified, them he also glorified.”
It is confirmed in this passage that each child of God is
being conformed (being changed) to the image of
Jesus Christ. First, however, God calls that person out
of the world into a loving relationship with Himself,
making him a son. He justifies that person so that they
may have fellowship one with the other and also that
justification makes it possible for him to eventually be
in the very presence of God.
Steve Lampman
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Lives in United States.
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