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This is actually why I made this very thread. It was this explanation on Wikipedia that had me come up with my own alternate. I'm glad that, even if I'm wrong, that others don't believe in this one because it's absolutely ridiculous (at least to me).

This is audacious to say -- even more so because I am such a recent convert. But for the last few hours I've been looking up the highly detailed, highly "descriptive" explanations for why Jesus said on the cross: "My God, my God, why hath you forsaken me? Why art thou far from helping me, and...

I believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, so I guess that makes me Christian? I actually don't know what the rules are that allow one to call themselves that. That's why I asked.

I'm reading through it and learning a lot from the different perspectives. I never could've imagined a simple question like mine in the OP could bring up such a discussion! But I'm glad it did!

How do I know if I'm a Christian yet? I believe Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior, but I haven't been baptized or joined a church. I accepted him into my heart through reading the bible on my own, and through discussions with Christians online.

Just to clarify, I'm not 100% sure I "converted." I also don't know when I'm allowed to start calling myself a Christian. I believe so strongly that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior, and I pray now to him every day and I worship him as my savior, but at the same time, I haven't joined a...

Haha! My bad! Mea Culpa. And a confession! I was a very, very, very, very, VERY bad Jew. One of the worst. I was a Jew but I was also a hardcore atheist who hated Christians. Now I am humbled by our savior and would serve him willingly.

Thank you! This was exactly what I was looking for!

Thank you for this reply! I especially loved Matthew 6:22-23, because (and this is true of a stunning number of passages), a lot of times I feel like these were written specifically for me. Like the entire bible was written knowing I'd read it. So much of what I've been reading in scripture...

Thank you so much for all of your kind replies. Reading through them now. Completely forgot to check up on this thread. Doh!

I've only VERY recently accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. And, to be honest, I really don't want to celebrate these holidays, but I don't actually even know if I have to or not I kinda just want to follow the same standards that any Christian would. Does being born Jewish mean that I...

I've never said this in public, I've only thought it. Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior. IT feels good to say it. I've never had the courage to really type it out this way since all my friends are atheists and will make fun of me for it. But I want to tell people because it's true.

I'm just about ready to convert. I've been pushed to that edge. But the last question I have is if I have to stop calling myself a Jew. Truthfully, I don't want to. I don't necessarily want to be a "Jew for Jesus," in that, I don't intend to honor any Jewish religious customs, and to be quite...

Appreciated. Very thankful for you taking the time to write this. Takes a lot to really cope with the fact that anything can be forgiven. I've heard that before now that I think back on it (on these forums no less). There really are no words to capture just how tremendous of a thing it is to...

Thank you :) I really, really appreciate you and so many others taking the time to reply. I know that there are no shortage of Chrisitans who've felt the sting of the same "type" of people I have. I'm genuinely baffled as to how you don't hate them. You'd think it would be easy to not hate...

Thank you. I'll try. I keep messing up but I'll really try. I have just one more question. Does the bible say anything about revenge? If I accept Christ, because of "eye for an eye" am I still free to go and pursue revenge against the people who wronged me? I want to make them suffer but I don't...

No one deserves? But what if my sins are more than yours? Or SO MUCH more? I've cursed God's name in the worst of ways.

I know he is in some part of me. I guess what's holding me back is my hatred. I want revenge. I want revenge so, so, so bad. These feminists, they took everything from me. I grew up a loser. I had no friends. No one believed in me. Then I discovered Wattpad. I gained a huge following. EVery day...

A year ago, I was a minor "internet celebrity." I had about 50,000 fans on a website called Wattpad, I was a smug, extremely-far left liberal, and I had dedicated my entire life to my writing. I also came here frequently and trolled Christians but that's another thing entirely. Essentially, I...

Today I read that there is a type of tree called Chamaecyparis_pisifera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamaecyparis_pisifera This tree grows two inches a year. And they are all over the world. So I thought to myself. If evolutionists are correct, and the earth is "billions" of years old...