{"id":7889,"date":"2023-10-03T11:20:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T15:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=7889"},"modified":"2024-02-22T13:42:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T18:42:13","slug":"hall-of-famer-qb-jim-kelly-gets-baptized-god-changed-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2023\/10\/hall-of-famer-qb-jim-kelly-gets-baptized-god-changed-my-life.html","title":{"rendered":"Hall of Famer QB Jim Kelly Gets Baptized: ‘God Changed My Life’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Buffalo Bills quarterback and NFL Hall of Famer Jim Kelly recently shared how God has changed his life after his recent public declaration of faith during a baptism over the summer. The 63-year-old, who led the Bills to four Super Bowl appearances in the 1990s, took to Instagram to share a video of his baptism in a swimming pool.<\/p>\n

Kelly wrote in his post, “I’m not a man of many words, and I don’t speak ‘Christianese.’ All I know is that God changed my life. After Hunter [my son] went to heaven, I was so lost and angry at God. But God loved me anyway, and he never gave up on me.” In 2005, Kelly’s 8 year-old-son, Hunter, died from a rare genetic condition called Krabbe disease. Before his passing, Kelly paid tribute to his son during his Pro Football Hall of Fame acceptance speech.<\/p>\n

Kelly has also endured battles with a cancer called squamous cell carcinoma in his upper jaw. After undergoing a surgical procedure for his cancer, the illness returned to his body in 2018, requiring more surgery. In his Instagram post, Kelly emphasized, “God helped me humble myself and seek Him for help. Becoming a Christian is the best decision I’ve made in my life. I wish I would’ve come to Him sooner. But, His timing is perfect.”<\/p>\n

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