Rey Gonzalez's Christian Testimony
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Dr. Rey Gonzalez U.S. House of Representatives Texas District 34 |
1. When and how did you become a Christian?
Rey Gonzalez: "I became a Christian at age 12. My mother is an ordained Assemblies of God minister. She has been my pastor all my life. Once, when I was 12 years old, she ended a sermon by asking those of us who already looked like, walked like, talked like a Christian, but had not yet accepted Jesus as Savior, “What are you waiting for?” I considered the question and asked myself, “Indeed, what am I waiting for?” I bowed my head and asked Jesus to come into my heart. I have walked with Him ever since."
2. How did becoming Christian change you?
Rey Gonzalez: "Even that twelve-year-old needed Jesus. There was no immediate change in my life that I could perceive at that age. I was already an active member of my church community, serving in the music department and, like most pastors’ kids, in every other department. I had already decided to shun the world before I became a Christian, so my conversion was not spectacularly transformational. Today I know better. Becoming a Christian changed my destination. When I die, I know my Savior will tell me, “Well done,” not because of what I have done, but because like Abraham, my faith in Him will be counted as righteousness - to me and to all who believe."
3. How would you describe your relationship with Jesus today?
Rey Gonzalez: "I am a friend of Jesus. He loves me and I love Him. We communicate daily."
4. In the past 12 months, about how many minutes have you spent in prayer daily?
Rey Gonzalez: "10-20 minutes, daily."
5. In the past 12 months, how many minutes of Bible reading have you averaged daily?
Rey Gonzalez: "10 minutes, daily."
6. In the past 12 months, what percentage of your income have you returned to God?
Rey Gonzalez: "Approximately 15% (tithe plus offerings)."
7. In the past 12 months, how many non-Christians have you told why Jesus died?
Rey Gonzalez: "As a Sunday School teacher, I never know exactly into whose heart my words are reaching, but the story of redemption is a constant theme in our discussions. Outside church, I share the gospel each time I distribute New Testaments through my participation as a member of Gideons International."
8. In the past 12 months, how many church services have you attended?
Rey Gonzalez: "I attend each Sunday morning and evening service, as well as each midweek service, regularly. The total of church services attended per year must average 150."
9. Which church in which town do you attend most regularly?
Rey Gonzalez: "Ebenezer Assembly of God, San Benito, Texas."
10. Which gift(s) has the Holy Spirit given to you and what fruit(s) have they borne?
Rey Gonzalez: "I can identify 3 gifts which the Holy Spirit has given me, for His glory:
1. The gift of teaching – This gift has provoked in many an inquiring attitude in both secular and spiritual matters. People in my circle of influence are often challenged to ask What, Where, Why, When and How. God has gifted me, for His glory, with a knack for making difficult matters easy to understand.
2. The gift of discernment – This gift has allowed me to navigate through several careers (medicine, law and politics) without entanglements. Relying on God’s direction, I have been able to avoid snares set for me by the enemy.
3. The gift of faith – I have learned to trust in God’s providence. This gift has borne the fruit of joy, as joy flows naturally from knowing that a loving God provides for me."
11. Do you believe Jesus always has been God?
Rey Gonzalez: "Yes."
12. Do you believe Jesus was born of a virgin?
Rey Gonzalez: "Yes."
13. Do you believe Jesus died on the cross, and if so, what did His death accomplish?
Rey Gonzalez: "Yes. Jesus’ death accomplished the redemption of humanity, restoring intimacy with God which sin had previously managed to interrupt."
14. Do you believe Jesus rose from the dead, and if so, what is its significance?
Rey Gonzalez: "Yes. Jesus’ resurrection is every Christian’s blessed hope. Christ’s triumph over death made His sacrifice on the cross a permanent victory over sin. Those of us who have trusted in Him can be confident that the same Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead will raise us as well."
15. Do you believe Jesus ascended to heaven?
Rey Gonzalez: "Yes."
16. Do you believe Jesus will return someday?
Rey Gonzalez: "Yes."
17. By what criterion do you believe people go to heaven?
Rey Gonzalez: "People go to heaven by trusting in Jesus, God’s only son, as the only and sufficient savior of the world. “Trusting in Jesus” is not just a single event. It is a single event of receiving Jesus as savior followed by a desire, from that point forward, to live in such a way that honors Him in everything we say and do."
18. By what criterion do you believe people go to hell?
Rey Gonzalez: "My personal, sincerely-held belief is that heaven is too holy a place to receive people stained with sin. Only saints (of which there are none, see Psalm 14:3, Matthew 19:16) or forgiven persons, therefore, can enter heaven. People go to hell by rejecting the gift of forgiveness of sins offered by the only source for such forgiveness – Jesus."
19. How many books does the God-inspired, error-free Bible contain?
Rey Gonzalez: "66."
20. The beliefs of which well-known Christian leader alive today resemble your beliefs?
Rey Gonzalez: "Rev. John Hagee, Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, Rev. Dr. Richard Land (President, Southern Evangelical Seminary)."
21. Under what circumstances do you believe abortion should be permitted?
Rey Gonzalez: "Only to save the mother’s life."
22. What is your position on homosexual marriage?
Rey Gonzalez: "Marriage was defined by God, the architect of marriage, as the sacred union of one man to one woman, for life, for the purpose of rearing children. Homosexual “marriage” is an unholy redefinition made possible through an erroneous opinion of the United States Supreme Court. Counterfeit money isn’t money. Counterfeit marriage isn’t marriage.
"My position on this issue is that the States should either invoke their Article 10 powers to ignore the supreme error of the Supreme Court (“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people”) or demand an Article 5 Constitutional Amendment to memorialize the age-old definition of marriage as between one man and one woman."
23. If (re-)elected, what remedies will you advocate for our healthcare system?
Rey Gonzalez: "I recognize the importance of emphasizing lifestyle modifications which, if adopted, lead to healthy states, largely obviating the need for medical intervention. I would advocate nutrition and lifestyles changes, especially in children. I would also support doctors’ right to refuse to continue treatment to patients who, despite repeated recommendations to quit, continue to smoke, abuse drugs, or consume unhealthy diets. (Such patients do not take care of themselves and often visit the doctor when their condition is too advanced to cure. This population of patients also represents those most likely to file medical malpractice lawsuits when their doctors fail to fix diseases which are self-inflicted and could have been avoided with some initiative from the patient.)
"For patients who suffer ailments not attributable to modifiable life-style choices, crafting policies which encourage free market competition among health insurances would help assure health insurance coverage. Further, I would emphasize depleting funding for programs which have not shown promise, such as in the Dept. of Education and Dept. of Energy and redirect it to research and development in the medical sciences. America should lead in medical research."
24. If (re-)elected, what remedies will you advocate against the opioid crisis?
Rey Gonzalez: "The first approach is to encourage the policy makers to view the victims of the crises as patients, not drug abusers. Regardless of how they became addicted, these patients suffer from a neuro-chemical dependence which is not easily broken. Their plight must be approached by the medical community as would be any other epidemic. The second approach is to threaten prescribers of opioids with the loss of a license to practice medicine if they are caught prescribing opioids without good cause. Third, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education should implement, upon the recommendation of the Congress, a mandatory curriculum for medical students on the subject of opioid handling and best practices; this curriculum change should be reflected in the USMLE Step 1,2 and 3 exams to ensure mastery in this area by future generations of medical providers."
25. If (re-)elected, what remedies will you advocate against poverty and income inequality?
Rey Gonzalez: "Work is the best solution to poverty. I would advocate for decreased taxes and regulations to increase flexibility in the market place. A freer market yields a prosperous market, which yields a vibrant economy, which produces jobs."
26. If (re-)elected, what remedies will you advocate against illegal immigration?
Rey Gonzalez: "I would ask those men and women charged with the responsibility of guarding our borders (Border Patrol and ICE) what tools they need to stop illegal immigration. If they need a wall, I would advocate for a wall. If they need a “virtual” wall (sensors, cameras), I would advocate for that. Their opinion matters supremely over the opinions of those who would turn immigration issues into political gamesmanship.
"I would also advocate for a program aimed at those persons considering illegal immigration but who have not yet begun their journey to the United States. Such programs would include investing in media campaigns in foreign countries warning would-be migrants of the dangers they can face on their way to the U.S. southern border. The warnings would also be accompanied by instructions on how to begin the legal process of immigrating to the United States.
"Finally, for those persons already living in the United States without permission (including those who overstayed their visas): I would support a plan where, in exchange for a penalty paid, each such person could be given a work-visa to remain as before, except that now such persons would be contributing to our society through the payment of income taxes. I would not advocate granting such persons citizenship."
27. If (re-)elected, what remedies will you advocate to protect religious liberties?
Rey Gonzalez: "I would support repealing the Johnson Amendment. I would support the nomination and confirmation of conservative, constitutional-originalist jurists for any court in the land. If the Constitution were interpreted as the Founding Fathers intended, religious liberties would never be in peril."
28. If (re-)elected, what remedies will you advocate against the internet monopolies Facebook censoring Christian content and Google demonetizing Christian websites?
Rey Gonzalez: "Because Facebook and Google are private companies, no laws can be passed to directly force them, individually, to act or cease from acting in a particular manner (Constitutional bar against bills of attainder). For now (2018), our only hope is that courts will rule, on several landmark cases making their way through the judicial system, that these sorts of businesses must abide by current anti-defamation, civil rights laws."
29. What other issues are priorities for your constituents and what remedies will you advocate to address them?
Rey Gonzalez: "Spurring the economy is the greatest priority for constituents of the 34th Congressional District of Texas. I am running for Congress because as a fiscal conservative, I believe our district’s economy can be helped with implementing conservative principles in Washington, such as spending less, cutting waste, and amending unfair trade policies."
30. What else would you like to share?
Rey Gonzalez: "I adopted a motto years ago which appears on my office’s logo. It says in Latin, “Vocatus ad Sanandum,” which means, “Called to Heal.” My most recent calling, to serve in the United States House of Representatives, is to contribute to the healing of and a return to civility in our nation. We are more divided than ever before and only a move of God’s Spirit upon men and women anointed by Him and prepared academically to serve in these positions can bring about a lasting change to the culture. May God prompt more men and women to serve Him in the public square - from Washington DC to city hall. If God has not called you to serve, perhaps He has called you to support those whom He has called to serve.
Signed:
Dr. Rey Gonzalez, Republican candidate for U. S. House of Representatives, Texas' 34th Congressional District
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