From Cage-Stage to Cage Fighter

From Cage-Stage to Cage Fighter: The Story of John Calvin Jones

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John Calvin Jones was a cage-stage Calvinist who loved to argue about theology on the internet. He thought he had all the answers and everyone else was wrong. He was proud and arrogant.

But then he discovered MMA and became a cage fighter. He learned how to fight and how to humble himself. He realized that he was not the best or the smartest person in the world. He also realized that he loved fighting and wanted to make it his career.

He had a dream of fighting in the UFC, the biggest and best MMA organization in the world. He trained hard and fought hard. He won many fights and earned a nickname: The Reformer. He was offered a contract by the UFC and a chance to fight his rival, an Arminian named Jacob Arminius Smith. He even promised to give him a Bible study on Proverbs 20:30.

But before he could make his UFC debut, he suffered a terrible injury. He tore his knee ligaments and needed surgery. His doctor told him that he would never fight again. He lost his dream and his hope.

He became depressed and angry. He blamed God and everyone else for his misfortune. He stopped going to church and reading his Bible. He stopped caring about anything.

But God had not given up on him. God sent him an angel in the form of a pastor named Charles Spurgeon Johnson. Johnson was a former MMA fighter who had also been injured and had become a pastor. He reached out to Jones and shared his story with him. He showed him love and compassion. He offered him friendship and fellowship.

He also offered him a new dream: a dream of serving God as a pastor. He told him that God had a different plan for him, a better plan. He told him that God had given him gifts and talents that he could use for God's glory. He told him that God had given him a story of grace and redemption that he could share with others.

Jones was skeptical at first, but he decided to give it a try. He joined Johnson's ministry and learned how to be a pastor. He found a new purpose and meaning in his life. He found joy and peace in Jesus Christ.

He became a pastor like Johnson.

And he never looked back.

Soli Deo Gloria.

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