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Hello, I have a lot of questions but wanted to give some background.
I'm someone who until very recently would describe themselves as an atheist, albeit an agnostic one. I couldn't prove there wasn't a God, but felt it unlikely, certainly as major religions described one. I didn't stop discussing or asking questions, but that was my position.
Anyway, recently that's begun to change. I'm not sure what I am. I put 'skeptic' down on the list when I joined, because that always seemed a rational place to start. I've probably lost the membership badge by now. I'm now looking at the world and seeing things happening which make more sense to me at least with the christian worldview from my childhood than the empiricist lens I've been looking through for many years.
I've discussed with a Christian friend and he suggested I read John, which I did and found it beautiful and uplifting. I then went to Genesis and found this much harder going.
I have prayed for the first time in many years. I found it difficult. I prayed for guidance and for my heart to be opened. I've not had any kind of answer other than the compulsion to keep looking and asking questions. Which brings me here. I'm wondering what the best way of going forward is?
Is there a 'good' route to navigate the Bible? In the past I've found passages from Leviticus or Exodus very difficult to reconcile with the loving God that I can see in John. However I don't want to get into those now.
I do have other questions, around aspects of theology and things I've read in different excerpts online etc. but I think I'd be getting ahead of myself trying to tackle those at the moment.
Thank you for reading and for any advice you care to offer.
Matt
I'm someone who until very recently would describe themselves as an atheist, albeit an agnostic one. I couldn't prove there wasn't a God, but felt it unlikely, certainly as major religions described one. I didn't stop discussing or asking questions, but that was my position.
Anyway, recently that's begun to change. I'm not sure what I am. I put 'skeptic' down on the list when I joined, because that always seemed a rational place to start. I've probably lost the membership badge by now. I'm now looking at the world and seeing things happening which make more sense to me at least with the christian worldview from my childhood than the empiricist lens I've been looking through for many years.
I've discussed with a Christian friend and he suggested I read John, which I did and found it beautiful and uplifting. I then went to Genesis and found this much harder going.
I have prayed for the first time in many years. I found it difficult. I prayed for guidance and for my heart to be opened. I've not had any kind of answer other than the compulsion to keep looking and asking questions. Which brings me here. I'm wondering what the best way of going forward is?
Is there a 'good' route to navigate the Bible? In the past I've found passages from Leviticus or Exodus very difficult to reconcile with the loving God that I can see in John. However I don't want to get into those now.
I do have other questions, around aspects of theology and things I've read in different excerpts online etc. but I think I'd be getting ahead of myself trying to tackle those at the moment.
Thank you for reading and for any advice you care to offer.
Matt