Rakotomalala Andrianambinintsoa (Andry) | Madagascar     For few years, I thought I was saved as I knew that through Jesus Christ, all my sins have been cast away into the depths of the sea. Yet, most of the time, I was in anguish and there was trouble in my heart. I had no peace in my heart. It was because my heart would beat so fast and there was fear in my heart. From time to time, I thought that my life before salvation was better than my life after I thought I was saved. But I kept on saying to myself, "My sins have been cast away into the depths of the sea." In the beginning of 2008, my step mother told me that I was a bit strange. She said even if she talked with me for just a few hours a week or every couple of weeks, she could feel that I had a problem. So she asked me on the phone to check the status of my heart and my spirit. She said that if I had a new spirit, I would be different. Then she started sending me many verses from the Bible. Among them were Job 28:28, Jeremiah 17:9~10, Ezekiel 36:22~32 and so on. She continued sending me verses from the Bible from both the Old Testament and the New Testament for several months. Sometimes we argued because I was angry. I told her that the only thing I knew was that my sins had been cast away into the depths of the sea. Meanwhile, another person came to me and asked kindly about whether I had a problem or not. I replied, "No." She also gave me some verses to read. One Saturday morning, she suggested me that I read Revelation 21:8 "But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death." When I read this, my heart was pounding fast with fear. I did not feel well. Yet, I insisted her that I was saved. That afternoon, I went to a nearby park and read a book entitled 'Conscience free

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