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1 | Am I wrong to think this? | Proverbs | JGA216 | 106795 | ||
First of all, I do not mean to offend anyone, I am just curious as to other outlooks on this topic. I am a 20 year old man who Beleives firmly in God and in the Savior Jesus Christ. I pray daily and am doing all that I can to develop a relationship with god. I do not however, attend church on a regular basis. My experience and outlook on the church, has led me to beleive that quite often, the church in my opinion tends to lead people away from a true beleif in God. Too many times in church I've felt like someone else's beleifs are being forced upon me in place of being inspired to develop my own beleifs through the truth of the bible and to find what god truly wants me to do with my life. I've always thought that the church should be a place where you can go to worship God in your own way and a place to go where you can learn through sharing with the experiences and outlooks of others, yet in most churches I've attended, perspectives that don't agree with the pastors are completely shunned on. I guess I only wish that church was a more free enviroment and that I could attend it without feeling like I have to beleive word by word the interpretation of the bible that someone else has instead of developing my own interpretation. What I want to know is does anybody else feel this way, and does it seem wrong to anyone but me to replace doing what you feel god wants with going to church every week and doing what the church says? I welcome all views from either end of the perspective as I am an open mind and want to truly learn from the beleifs of others. |
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2 | Am I wrong to think this? | Proverbs | CDBJ | 106805 | ||
Hello JGA216, Maybe you shouldn’t be going to church! Can you tell me about anything that God has actually done for you, personally speaking? CDBJ |
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3 | Am I wrong to think this? | Proverbs | JGA216 | 106832 | ||
Hi CDBJ, God has done many things for me.. many of them even in the past few months. Honestly, until the past few months, I rarely prayed or practiced my beleif in god in any way. Then I came to realize that My life is going nowhere and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't figure out what I wanted to do with myself. So I started praying, and at first not much happened, then I one day realized that all my life I've had a passion for helping people and that I've always enjoyed working with children in particular. And there was my answer. So in the coming fall semester I will be attending school on a career path to youth outreach, with a primary goal of being accepted into the peace corp for a 2 year program. I've also become involved in many charities and volunteer programs, and been much happier with myself and much more driven with my life. In addition, when I once could not afford to pay my bills because my situation was so bad, after praying for the means to give what I owe, I have fell into a better job with more hours than I need to pay my debts. Even before all this, I know that god has been strong with me throughout my whole life, I never had a real father and I grew up in poverty, yet somehow, through all the hard times which I won't even go into detail about, my family always had what we needed, and looking back, I can not understand how we did except through god. So my answer is that god has done many things for me, and I never came close to deserving it, now I only hope that through the career I beleive he has guided me to I can do many things for him and for his children. God Bless You --Josh Armstrong |
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4 | Am I wrong to think this? | Proverbs | CDBJ | 106840 | ||
Hi Josh, Well it certainly sounds like you have had some real experiences in your life, that's for sure! Have you come to the place yet, in your spiritual experiences, where you can say for sure that you would have eternal life with God, if you would die, say tomorrow? I know that’s a scary thought, but what would you say to God, if you were to stand before him tomorrow and he were to ask you, Josh, why should I let you come into my kingdom, what would you say to him; I’m curious? CDBJ |
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5 | Test/Resolution? | Proverbs | JCrichton | 106852 | ||
Hi, CDBJ! Are you testing JGA216 mettle? Are you seeking to inspire resolution? God Bless! |
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6 | Test/Resolution? | Proverbs | CDBJ | 106860 | ||
Everyone, in essence, should be ready for that question, what would your answer be at this time? CDBJ | ||||||
7 | Test/Resolution? | Proverbs | JCrichton | 106895 | ||
As Paul says, I pray to the Lord that my conscience (spirit) does not convict me of any wrong whenever that day shall be that I meet our Lord, Jesus Christ! God Bless! |
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