Another new member

[renee2021]

Hello, I'm Renee, I'm 20, and I use she/her pronouns. I recently found this forum and decided to join to possibly find other people with similar beliefs. I was raised baptist from the time I was born up until I was 18 and moved out. I struggled with my faith a decent amount because the church I was raised in had very conservative and bigoted opinions (mainly misogynistic and homophobic) and it made me despise the Bible and the idea of christianity for a while.

I've recently come to the realization that I don't have to agree with everyone who is considered to be a christian. I want to fix the relationship I had with God and get back into studying the Bible and further understanding it and forming my own opinion on what God wants from me. I'd still consider myself to be a baptist, but I do have a couple opinions that I know baptists would not agree with me on.

As far as other things involving current issues and social justice, I'll go ahead and say this: I support the LGBT community and I'm 100% pro choice. I also don't take the Bible literally, but I'm not sure if it's super common for people to take it super literally or not, but I don't.

Other than that, I think that's it. And I'm looking forward to see what other people are talking about on here and listening to similar or differing beliefs as well as learning how to strengthen my faith.

 

[Mayflower1]

Welcome to CF, Renee.

I hope that you grow and find good connections here. It is wonderful you are getting back into the Bible and pray that God gives you revelation of His love and grace.

The Bible is against homosexuality/bisexuality, as in Romans 1, and I believe the Bible is God-breathed and still applicable for today. But don't take my words to be unwelcoming. It is Truth according to God's Word, not opinion. But I am not out for debate or to condemn you. The Bible is also for you, and you are deeply loved, Renee.

 

[Basil the Great]

Welcome to CF, Renee. It would seem that not too many Baptists would agree with some of your positions. You might fit in better with some of the Mainline Protestant denominations. Anyway, while many/most of the posters here tend to take the Bible literally, that is certainly not true for everyone. Best wishes to you and God bless.

 

[Tigger45]

Glad you decided to join us Renee!

 

[renee2021]

Welcome to CF, Renee. It would seem that not too many Baptists would agree with some of your positions. You might fit in better with some of the Mainline Protestant denominations. Anyway, while many/most of the posters here tend to take the Bible literally, that is certainly not true for everyone. Best wishes to you and God bless.

Thank you, I haven’t been too successful in finding denominations with similar opinions on taking the Bible literally or not, so this was super helpful!

 

[sunshineforJesus]

Hi and welcome to C F.

 

[gym_class_hero]

Hi Renee, God bless you

 

[Joined2krist]

Hi, welcome to CF!

 

[Anthony2019]

Hi Renee. I'm glad you decided to join us.
It is good to welcome you here on the forums.

 

[Deade]

Hello Renee, welcome to CF.

I hope you'll enjoy your stay here.