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I was raised as a Christian, I went to a church school from the age of 4 to 11. I am 18 at the time of writing this. I am honestly in a battle with inappropriate contentography and sin. I don’t want to question my faith just so I can sin. Nor do I want to justify sin. I have been battling inappropriate contentography since I was 15/16. I know sex is saved for marriage, but I don’t see how a single young Christian boy or girl is not expected to watch inappropriate content or commit sexual sin, especially in modern day society. With saying this I fear for Christian children of today growing up with increased exposure to inappropriate content and other sexual environments. I feel that it will be harder for them, more than any other generation to stay away from inappropriate content or other sexual sins. Like I said I’m 18 and I honestly want to get married and have children. I know I am not expected to be perfect as no man or women can be and this is why god created Jesus. Jesus too faced lust but lived through it. But the question I ask myself is, lets say the average age to get married is 28-30, that is 10-12 years from now. How am I supposed to stay clear of sexual sin for this long? There are increasing temptations in the world we live today. I have committed sexual sin with inappropriate content, however somehow I am still a virgin. I find this hard to believe with most of my friends losing their virginity outside of marriage and some before the age of 18. I am trying to save myself for marriage.
I find it hard to cope with sexual sin, because whenever I do commit a sexual sin, I never have the intention of hurting god, but I do. I touch, with or without because it feels nice and nothing more. I don’t want to have sex with the women I see, I know real sex won’t be the same and I still have respect for women. At a young age of 18, your body is still going through puberty and your sex drive is way high. It doesn’t seem possible or practical to stay away from THIS type of sin for such a long time. I know we will all sin and stumble and god will forgive, but just knowing this fact doesn’t give me the right to sin, just because I know god will forgive. It is the same as cheating on someone just because you know that they will say sorry. Both instances are wrong, but if you know you are going to be forgiven, what stops you?
If I could be married now I would. But I feel god won’t let me get married at this stage in my life because of what I am currently going through. But this also gives me the intention to sin now because, ‘hey! I might as well because I am not going to be in a relationship time soon, and because I have faith in god, I will be married someday just not right now.’ Honestly this is what I think at times. I don’t want to think like this but I do.
I also find that my views are conflicting of each other, as a Christian I am supposed to believe that god created this world, but do I actually believe this?... I’m not sure, I believe in the science of the world to. Another thing is do I honestly believe that the stories of the bible actually took place in earth and had a real place in history?.. yet again I’m not sure.
I know I believe in something, but is it Christianity. I feel that being raised in a Christian lifestyle has forced me to believe no different, yet if I try and convince my self that god doesn’t exist I can’t do it. If I was raised in Pakistan or India , then I would have been a Muslim or Sikh. How am I to believe one god despite every other religion claiming that there is only one true god?...
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=l...hWIJMAKHTMNBdAQ_AUIBygC#imgrc=UaWW6wUtXCKfQM:
This image speaks volumes to me. Each religion claiming , there religion is the real and true one, who are we to believe? Different countries main religions being embedded into children’s minds at young age?
Honestly I like the bibles principles of the 10 commandments, I like the idea to live by them. I try to live by them and the only one I have a serious problem with adultery/lust. I also feel like I live by and believe in only some parts of the bible but not all.
For example I pray, but I don’t go to church, I’m not going to lie here, I don’t like going to church and I don’t know if I should be ashamed of saying this. I don’t read the bible. Sometimes I read specific stories and that is because those are the ones I find interesting and enjoy reading, the rest of the bible feels like a chore that I don’t enjoy. I still pray and try not sin as much as possible, but because there are things I don’t do, does this not make me a Christian?...
A lot of the time I pray to god because I want to do well in life, I want others to do well in life, like my friends and my family, or even people I don’t even know. I know I don’t prey just for selfish reasons, I pray for others and the world too.
I can’t tell you why I am a Christian, because the idea of Christianity was given to me from birth and I can’t think any other way. I am going to hopefully cut this post to an end , but here are my opposing thoughts when it comes to certain ways of life as a Christian
I think abortion is a good thing if used responsibly, but I obviously don’t believe in murder?
I think tattoos are okay, but the bible is against this
I don’t think you should be able to sin and lust in a relationship or single. Its just when single I think people should be a bit more understandable and I feel this sexual sins should be more expected at a younger age when you make certain discoveries…
I do kinda think you should also be allowed to have sex if engaged, but waiting to marriage will make the moment sweeter
I think that it is okay to be gay
And I also think its okay to marry someone who is not of the same faith, but the bible is against this.
Because I do not believe in every word of the bible can I not be a Christian?. Even if now I was to get and get a tattoo, even though I don’t see what is wrong with it, I still feel as if I would be sinning .
THESE ARE MY THOUGHTS, PLEASE PEOPLE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK, I AM NOT SURE OF MY FAITH AND WHERE I STAND.
I was raised as a Christian, I went to a church school from the age of 4 to 11. I am 18 at the time of writing this. I am honestly in a battle with inappropriate contentography and sin. I don’t want to question my faith just so I can sin. Nor do I want to justify sin. I have been battling inappropriate contentography since I was 15/16. I know sex is saved for marriage, but I don’t see how a single young Christian boy or girl is not expected to watch inappropriate content or commit sexual sin, especially in modern day society. With saying this I fear for Christian children of today growing up with increased exposure to inappropriate content and other sexual environments. I feel that it will be harder for them, more than any other generation to stay away from inappropriate content or other sexual sins. Like I said I’m 18 and I honestly want to get married and have children. I know I am not expected to be perfect as no man or women can be and this is why god created Jesus. Jesus too faced lust but lived through it. But the question I ask myself is, lets say the average age to get married is 28-30, that is 10-12 years from now. How am I supposed to stay clear of sexual sin for this long? There are increasing temptations in the world we live today. I have committed sexual sin with inappropriate content, however somehow I am still a virgin. I find this hard to believe with most of my friends losing their virginity outside of marriage and some before the age of 18. I am trying to save myself for marriage.
I find it hard to cope with sexual sin, because whenever I do commit a sexual sin, I never have the intention of hurting god, but I do. I touch, with or without because it feels nice and nothing more. I don’t want to have sex with the women I see, I know real sex won’t be the same and I still have respect for women. At a young age of 18, your body is still going through puberty and your sex drive is way high. It doesn’t seem possible or practical to stay away from THIS type of sin for such a long time. I know we will all sin and stumble and god will forgive, but just knowing this fact doesn’t give me the right to sin, just because I know god will forgive. It is the same as cheating on someone just because you know that they will say sorry. Both instances are wrong, but if you know you are going to be forgiven, what stops you?
If I could be married now I would. But I feel god won’t let me get married at this stage in my life because of what I am currently going through. But this also gives me the intention to sin now because, ‘hey! I might as well because I am not going to be in a relationship time soon, and because I have faith in god, I will be married someday just not right now.’ Honestly this is what I think at times. I don’t want to think like this but I do.
I also find that my views are conflicting of each other, as a Christian I am supposed to believe that god created this world, but do I actually believe this?... I’m not sure, I believe in the science of the world to. Another thing is do I honestly believe that the stories of the bible actually took place in earth and had a real place in history?.. yet again I’m not sure.
I know I believe in something, but is it Christianity. I feel that being raised in a Christian lifestyle has forced me to believe no different, yet if I try and convince my self that god doesn’t exist I can’t do it. If I was raised in Pakistan or India , then I would have been a Muslim or Sikh. How am I to believe one god despite every other religion claiming that there is only one true god?...
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=l...hWIJMAKHTMNBdAQ_AUIBygC#imgrc=UaWW6wUtXCKfQM:
This image speaks volumes to me. Each religion claiming , there religion is the real and true one, who are we to believe? Different countries main religions being embedded into children’s minds at young age?
Honestly I like the bibles principles of the 10 commandments, I like the idea to live by them. I try to live by them and the only one I have a serious problem with adultery/lust. I also feel like I live by and believe in only some parts of the bible but not all.
For example I pray, but I don’t go to church, I’m not going to lie here, I don’t like going to church and I don’t know if I should be ashamed of saying this. I don’t read the bible. Sometimes I read specific stories and that is because those are the ones I find interesting and enjoy reading, the rest of the bible feels like a chore that I don’t enjoy. I still pray and try not sin as much as possible, but because there are things I don’t do, does this not make me a Christian?...
A lot of the time I pray to god because I want to do well in life, I want others to do well in life, like my friends and my family, or even people I don’t even know. I know I don’t prey just for selfish reasons, I pray for others and the world too.
I can’t tell you why I am a Christian, because the idea of Christianity was given to me from birth and I can’t think any other way. I am going to hopefully cut this post to an end , but here are my opposing thoughts when it comes to certain ways of life as a Christian
I think abortion is a good thing if used responsibly, but I obviously don’t believe in murder?
I think tattoos are okay, but the bible is against this
I don’t think you should be able to sin and lust in a relationship or single. Its just when single I think people should be a bit more understandable and I feel this sexual sins should be more expected at a younger age when you make certain discoveries…
I do kinda think you should also be allowed to have sex if engaged, but waiting to marriage will make the moment sweeter
I think that it is okay to be gay
And I also think its okay to marry someone who is not of the same faith, but the bible is against this.
Because I do not believe in every word of the bible can I not be a Christian?. Even if now I was to get and get a tattoo, even though I don’t see what is wrong with it, I still feel as if I would be sinning .
THESE ARE MY THOUGHTS, PLEASE PEOPLE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK, I AM NOT SURE OF MY FAITH AND WHERE I STAND.