The Testimony of Daniella

I avoid posting Testimonies because this blog is about THEOLOGY and no amount of testimony can prove or disprove a doctrine. And at the end of the day, serious theological students like myself don’t really pay much attention to it anyway, no matter how good or sincere the person giving the testimony is. However, in order to counter the anti-Calvinism testimonies out there and to prove a point, that people pick and choose which testimonies they want to believe in, I have decided to put together these posts. This one is a special one and I thought that it would be better to have an entire post devoted to it instead of putting it all into one lengthy post.

There’s a YouTube channel that goes by the name: @ServantsofChristJesus and it was created in August 15th, 2012. As of this writing, the number of subscribers is 221K. It was at 230K when I first found out about that channel back in October 13th, 2022. My guess is that many left after she became reformed in Soteriology. Also, that channel had a total views of 434,743 the last time I checked (October 13th, 2022) but it got reset to 7,599 as of this writing. I don’t know how YT calculates it so I can’t say much about it.

According to one non-Calvinist, “A great, humble channel whose owner unfortunately fell to Calvinism…”

I forgot where I read that comment from, but it was in the comment section of one video seeking to disprove Calvinism. Out of curiosity I went and looked it up and came across her Goodbye Message. I will post that entire message below since it’s public, with a link to the original post so you can read what others are saying also.

Beloved subscribers,

You cannot imagine how painful but also grateful I am right now.
This will be my last message this year and I do not know when I will come back so please read carefully.
I have thought of many messages and replayed them in my head to deliver my current situation well but didn't work so I just open the community post and write.

I remember the very first day when I started my videos.
All of my desire and purpose were for the sake of the true revival for I knew there were many false conversions.
I was extremely concerned for young Christians who were hungry but eating the wrong messages on youtube
(mysticism, prosperity gospel, prosperity prophecies... they believe the power of God is merely in the gifts and casting out demons. Or some focus too much on conspiracy theories not on the true work of the Holy Spirit which is a holy life. They do not teach the depth of the grace of God and regeneration. Many pretended Christians are not teachings the right word of God.)

True salvation is in the cross of Jesus Christ. Having the gifts do not prove that you are saved but showing the fruits does. Gifts are just gifts. I suggest people to not watch youtube but to read the old books of the puritans and reformers.

If you want the true power of God, know that you don't have it. The power of God that converts people is only on Him. It does not depend on you or in anybody in the world. The more you recognize who you are (totally depraved) and rely on the grace of God, that is when you are strong.
What is a true passion of a Christian? It is not using God for your ambition but obeying His commands.

For when we were of the flesh, we used to hate God's commands and could not keep them but now as the Holy Spirit came to us and made us born again, we have a new heart to follow God's ways willingly.
This is a true passion of a Christian, not bragging about who you are but to humble yourself and follow God's commands.

I see many ministries continuing their works with the false doctrines and I am genuinely concerned.
This is a spiritually dark time not because we are not unifying with each other but because there are many teachings of the false doctrines.
We should be set apart from those who are teaching false teachings of Christianity.

Some of you know that I have been studying reformed/puritan studies.
Before, I followed Arminian teachings unknowingly and I had so many questions. I met so many ministers went to so many churches, doing ministry but my heart was not settled.

I held prayer meetings and people were crying, thanking me but I couldn't help but to feel something was missing.

All of my questions and confusion disappeared when I met the history of an Awakening in America and Korea.
There were reformers and puritans behind America and Korea's Great Revival.
Since then my life changed completely. It was as if the first day when I came back to Christ.
There were so many wrong frames of God in my life. I had to repent that I taught those.

Jonathan Edwards fought against Arminian theology to protect the churches
But from the late 1800s Arminian teachings and liberal theology crept in to American churches and since then we are experiencing the fall.

After studying the depth of the works of the puritans and our past reformers, experienced true awakening of myself.

Then I had a team to apply these teachings in Korea and I saw the testimonies that I have read in the times of revival becoming real as well. It was a truly miraculous past 6 months.

However, after studying the truth more and more I had fear before God that there were wrong messages on my past videos. I had a passion but not the truth. I spoke some truths (ofc, I won't deny) but I did not know the full principals of the Word of God until last December. I thought I was wise but I was a fool. I read Bible many times but interpreted in my own way.

Because of this, I wanted to film videos to quickly share what's happening in my life since this January.
Then pastors around me (thank God there are good pastors who fear the Lord) suggested me to have a time of break for my own soul and to grow in the church. And the Lord confirmed this suggestion in many ways. Therefore I decided to lay down all my ministries and have times seeking the Lord in the truth.

This may be the hard part for you all: I am turning all my videos private and I do not know when I will return. I might never return. If the Lord opens it, I will come back but it depends on the Lord.

Why turn down every videos? I did not want to either. But I found out that this is a time for me to be humble. Loosing all of the views, my name to gain Christ.

Then what about all the good videos? This is where I struggled the most for I knew the videos were really led by the Lord when I uploaded. But as there are seasons to everything, this is time to close. Consider this also as a warning. We take lightly the privilege to hear the Word of God but the Lord will come as a thief. We do not know when the day will come.
I will be uploading my good bye video today or tomorrow and in there suggest some books to read. Reading those books would be much better than watching my videos.

My beloved subscribers, my love and tears for the souls and America was genuine.

I am praying for a true revival to take place in the world.
But it will not come with the false doctrines and mysticism that we see today

As I go into the path of lowliness, I believe God will work greater for me and for you all
With all of my affections, may the grace of God hold you strong

Daniella

That was posted 9 months ago. Here’s the link to that post you should check out. A month later this was posted:

For my personal walk with the Lord, I felt to remove every videos to go deeper before God’s Word and the right doctrine, to reflect myself before God and grow - even the goodbye message video

This is not because the video contents were wrong but it has to do with my personal reflection before the Word of God to see whether there was a hypocrisy and unapplied doctrines in my life and turn away from them by God’s grace
The reason I am in this season is truly God’s great grace

But if I remove the goodbye message video, the book recommendations won’t be available so I come back with the book lists that you may read in times of confusion and hunger

I have been deeply healed by God’s grace ever since I laid down all my ministries and continue to study the Puritans/Reformers and grow in the church

I do not know when I will come back, or if I will
But God is sovereign and all we can seek is His grace alone
May these books be a guide for you in times of thirst to understand the Word deeper
May the grace of God lead you

Link to the original post here.

It appears that Daniella is back and I can’t wait to see how the Lord has worked in her life and what He will do with her channel going forward. This is the kind of testimony I will post to COUNTER other testimonies out there that speak against reformed Soteriology.