Ed Grifenhagen — a devout Jew — was about 13 years into his marriage when he told his wife he had a plan, one he said at the time “shouldn’t be too hard” to accomplish.
His endeavor was to disprove Scripture by reading through the Old and New Testaments.
Now a devout Christian, Grifenhagen told CBN News his pompous pronouncement that his attempt at debunking the Bible would be a simple task was “the most arrogant thing I think I’ve ever said.”
“I thought, if I’m not gonna believe it, I need to read what I profess to not believe,” he explained of his reasoning for cracking open the pages of Scripture. “[I] was obsessed with reading it.”
From January to September of 2000, Grifenhagen pored over the pages of the Old Testament. When he finished it, his curiosity got the better of him. Fearful of his father’s upbraiding, the Christian-curious Jew ran a clandestine errand to a faith-based bookstore, where he picked up a copy of the New Testament.
Grifenhagen said he resorted to his own devices to get a copy of the full Bible because — despite growing up in the buckle of the Bible Belt — not a single Christian in Columbus, Georgia, shared the Gospel with him in his first 35 years of life.
From September to November of that year, he read the pages of the New Testament, as well as a handful of books by Christian apologist Josh McDowell and atheist-turned-believer Lee Strobel.
Exactly one year from the start of his journey to disprove the God of the Bible, on Jan. 17, 2001, Grifenhagen arrived at a conclusion altogether different from what he believed just a short 12 months prior.
“I realized that I believed every single word in that book, and I was just blown away,” he reflected. “The book that I professed to not believe in, I ended up believing every word was true and infallible and inherent, and … I just cried out to the Lord to save me.”
“I was wrecked and He rescued me,” Grifenhagen added.
As his faith evolved and his understanding of Scripture deepened, the evangelical pastor found yet another curiosity: understanding the Hebrew origins of the Christian faith.
“From the first verse of Genesis,” he said, “it all points to Jesus.”
Grifenhagen, now a preacher and evangelist, began studying the etymology of the Bible, which led him to compile a devotional, “365 Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know.”
Studying the original Hebrew words of Scripture has enriched Grifenhagen’s faith by revealing the depth of meaning behind the passages of the Old and New Testaments.
You can listen to our full conversation with Grifenhagen in the video above.
Brethren, please consider sharing this video with the Jewish people in your life with whom you are sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. This is Powerful!!
I want to share two more things with you:
- BETRAYED BY Stan Telchin
- FROM JEW TO COMPLETED JEW AND THE AMAZING MIRACLE FROM GOD By Geri Ungurean
The miracle of the Grace of God.
Let the weak say, I am strong,
Let the poor say, I am rich,
Let the blind say, I can see,
It’s what the LORD has done in me.
Jude 24-25
Wait until the 144,000 Jewish men are sealed by God just prior to the 7 bowls of God’s wrath during the Great Trib & begin evangelizing the world. There’s nothing like a Messanic Jew for Jesus preaching in the face of a rabid Jew hater (antichrist) who can’t touch them, protected by the power of the Almighty.
Note; I’ not sure the Bible says specifically if the 144K will be preaching but in my opinion what else would matter just prior to the 2nd Coming? Last chance for not taking the antichrist’s mark & receiving salvation.
Dale, have you ever been kicked off of Absolute Truth?? A dear sister has been kicked off like 3 times – automatically. I’m going to write to everyone and see if others have had this happen……
Never been kicked off to my knowledge. Had stuff disappear into cyberspace for no apparent reason. Will also keep your health in prayer & Tim’s abilitity to cope & keep everything in check using the Lord’s wisdom.
Tuesday March 17, 2026
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I am looking into this right now, sweetie…….
This is a beautiful and wonderful story! Thank you so much for sharing it with us 🙂
Big Hugs to you, Tiffy Girl 🙂