tthew 5:13. You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.
Can I never be salt again?
Hi, I am wanting some help with faith from loving Christians about how to get back on track with God. Please don’t feel offended about the following as it was historical from many years ago that was the cause and doesn’t apply to anyone current as I have not used this in years much if at all.
Many years ago I found an exciting online world in forums where I thought I could interact with Christians to get closer to God and in many areas things I learned from wise Christians here helped me for years after. I also found an avenue for helping people and evangelising and that was really beneficial, and I enjoyed it very much. This brought me closer to God for a while.
It all went sour when I began to see another side of Christianity I had never seen before or experienced in my church culture or society I live in. It was alarmingly different from my experience with God or understanding of myself as a sinner. This difference made me start to reject Christianity and I needed to disassociate and haven’t been the same since.
Sadly I found a bizarre world of toxic hate toward people particularly gays and others (please keep discussion of this being right or wrong out of my thread). This did not reflect the love and tolerance I am used to from my own church experience that attracted me to Christianity as a teenager and was alarming. My understanding of my place before God is, I am guilty of sin and being judge of another places me in a category only saved by grace not from anything I achieved. One of my favourite stories is Jesus with the adulteress writing something in the sand putting perspective on hypocrisy as to my position to judge or condemn another. Many of my Christian friends (what’s left of them) are similar in thinking. They know things are right or wrong but aren't the world's sin police..
Opinions and positions held on other things too (that are trigger topics here often) where I live are a non-issue usually and opinions of that further divided me from God. At the time I did not realise it was politics mixed up with culture, media and religion and I thought this was the form mainstream Christianity is transitioning into and sadly it has. I still don’t like the way it’s all mixed up now even here locally instead of church being an isolated haven all about God where you can escape the world and focus on the Bible as it used to be.
How do I negotiate this modern Christianity I feel is wrong and get back to that one on one faith with God and inner feeling of love and joy that could be sustainable with or without church? Isolating myself from modern Christianity is less drama but doesn’t help much with my spiritual walk. Is it possible to be salt again or is it over..
Can I never be salt again?
Hi, I am wanting some help with faith from loving Christians about how to get back on track with God. Please don’t feel offended about the following as it was historical from many years ago that was the cause and doesn’t apply to anyone current as I have not used this in years much if at all.
Many years ago I found an exciting online world in forums where I thought I could interact with Christians to get closer to God and in many areas things I learned from wise Christians here helped me for years after. I also found an avenue for helping people and evangelising and that was really beneficial, and I enjoyed it very much. This brought me closer to God for a while.
It all went sour when I began to see another side of Christianity I had never seen before or experienced in my church culture or society I live in. It was alarmingly different from my experience with God or understanding of myself as a sinner. This difference made me start to reject Christianity and I needed to disassociate and haven’t been the same since.
Sadly I found a bizarre world of toxic hate toward people particularly gays and others (please keep discussion of this being right or wrong out of my thread). This did not reflect the love and tolerance I am used to from my own church experience that attracted me to Christianity as a teenager and was alarming. My understanding of my place before God is, I am guilty of sin and being judge of another places me in a category only saved by grace not from anything I achieved. One of my favourite stories is Jesus with the adulteress writing something in the sand putting perspective on hypocrisy as to my position to judge or condemn another. Many of my Christian friends (what’s left of them) are similar in thinking. They know things are right or wrong but aren't the world's sin police..
Opinions and positions held on other things too (that are trigger topics here often) where I live are a non-issue usually and opinions of that further divided me from God. At the time I did not realise it was politics mixed up with culture, media and religion and I thought this was the form mainstream Christianity is transitioning into and sadly it has. I still don’t like the way it’s all mixed up now even here locally instead of church being an isolated haven all about God where you can escape the world and focus on the Bible as it used to be.
How do I negotiate this modern Christianity I feel is wrong and get back to that one on one faith with God and inner feeling of love and joy that could be sustainable with or without church? Isolating myself from modern Christianity is less drama but doesn’t help much with my spiritual walk. Is it possible to be salt again or is it over..
