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By Billy Hallowell
Contributor | Pure Flix
March 15, 2017
A former Satanist leader has abandoned the Luciferian church he helped start, publicly proclaiming during a Christian church service last month that he and his wife are now born-again Christians.
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“(W)e were once covered in darkness and bound to each other in Luciferian covenant,” Jacob McKelvy said. “We were mired in the shadows of the adversarial influence and knew no love outside of each other. Today I rebuke, denounce and break the satanic covenant by the blood of Jesus.”
The founder of a satanic church in Texas has converted to Christianity.
Jacob McKelvy, formerly known as Jacob No, was instrumental in bringing together a group of "Luciferians" to form a Luciferian church.
But on February 5, 2017, McKelvy and his wife renounced their ties with the Luciferian church, after becoming born-again Christians.
He made these proclamations during a service at Spring First Church in Houston, Texas, on Feb. 5, with both he and his wife subsequently getting baptized at the end of the church service. McKelvy later explained in an interview with CBN News that Luceriferianism is an “evolved form of Satanism,” with a philosophy that’s taken from many different sources. It’s important to note that not all adherents worship Satan, as some do not believe in his existence, yet see him as a symbolic liberator.
Hogan said he was hopeful that good would come out of the negative situation.
"I just believe that God could break a revival out at that church," he said.
Then in August of 2016, McKelvy walked into Spring First Church and asked to meet with Pastor Hogan.
It was a meeting that lasted four hours, after which McKelvy surrendered his life to Jesus Christ.
McKelvy explained what it was like meeting Pastor Hogan.
"I have to say Robert's probably one of the best men I've ever met in my life. He's the real deal," he said.
Today McKelvy hopes that his story will inspire others to follow God and live life for Christ.
"No matter how far away from God you think you are. There is always a way home," he said.
"I had this burning sensation to go in that church, so I did. Robert wasn't there that day but he called me back. We talked on the phone two hours and then we set an interview for August 11th and we talked for 4 hours that day and I ended up giving my life over to Christ."
McKelvy now speaks in churches to prove the power of prayer and the love of God.
"The power and peace and wholeness I feel today is far greater than anything that I've ever felt before," he said.
"I created a church to destroy dogmatic religion and he still loved me. So if he could still love me for me to be here today talking to you than there are no excuses anymore."
Pastor Hogan said he is working very closely with McKelvy to make sure that he has a solid foundation and that he becomes rooted and grounded in the word of God.
Meanwhile, the Greater Church of Lucifer has closed its doors.
Either way, McKelvy’s conversion is noteworthy for a number of reasons. First, he was obviously a satanist, making his decision to become a Christian that much more intriguing and noteworthy. But an added element to the story is that he had actually helped found a Luciferian church in Texas, as CBN News reported.
Despite growing up a Mormon, McKelvy told the outlet that he first became a satanist after his sister died of a snakebite, feeling as though God had taken her away from him. Experiencing a spiritual crisis of sorts, he later founded the Greater Church of Lucifer in October 2015 — a church that sparked quite a bit of debate in Houston.
“There was a lot of hopelessness and feeling of powerlessness that drew me to this,” McKelvy said of his decision to embrace satanism. “When Luciferianism says that you are your own God, that’s pretty powerful.”
It didn’t take long, though, for McKelvy to look for something deeper, and in August 2016, he felt compelled to walk into Spring First Church, where he asked to meet with Pastor Robert Hogan.
The preacher, who was well aware of the Greater Church of Lucifer and had been encouraging parishioners to pray for McKelvy and others there rather than picket on the streets, wasn’t there that day, but the pastor later called him and the two talked for hours. It was during that conversation that McKelvy decided to become a Christian.
Watch McKelvy and his wife share their newfound faith — and get baptized — below:
The biggest message I got from this story is how God hates the sin, but never the sinner! All we can do is to try to not walk through his blood and be the best we can be. We will never ever be worthy, and that is why he died for us!