Religious and Lost, to Saved by God’s Grace at 71

Richard, 80 years old, was saved by grace 9 years ago, after 71 years of living for himself. He went to church all his life, lived a decent life, and even served as a deacon in the church. One day his oldest son Rick preached to him saying, "Dad, you're living in sin and you need to repent or you're going to hell." Naturally defensive, Richard reasoned that Rick was attending a cult. Richard was blind to the truth, was proud, and wasn't about to admit that he was a sinner in need of a Savior. Looking back, Richard realized that he was living in secret sins, not being accountable to anyone as long as people can't see his sins. Born again, Richard is convicted of all these things and knows that the Lord has saved him and cleansed him completely and now has a relationship with Christ which he never had before.