Oh, where to begin? Your limits on my referencing the Bible, leaves only a very narrow path for me to travel. So, if I understand correctly, you would like to hear my personal testimony, that is, how God, Jesus, and the Bible have interacted with me in my life experience - without using the Bible part. Right? Briefly, I've written over 400 essays on the general topic, but here is one titled "Why We Believe." The "we" is referring to my wife, Patty, and myself. Here's a few: I was suicidal; not anymore. I was a druggie and having an extremely bad LSD trip; when I called on God to save me, He did so instantly. When I came to realize I had made a big mess of my life and brought all the consequential calamities upon myself and was given the opportunity, I called on Jesus to forgive me and come into my life. He did. God has opened up vocational and educational opportunities for me. He brought Patty and I together, We have 5 grown Children and six Grandchildren... I don't know what else to tell you, nor am I sure what exactly you're looking for. There's so much more. Maybe you could ask a more specific question?