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Can I call myself a Christian? Please help.
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Don't evaluate society with the opinions of a single person.
If you want to do whatever you can to gain faith, then start by praying and reading your bible. You can let Satan tell you that it ruins people's faith, and if you listen to him in the end, he'll do that to you. But the Scripture enhances faith....it's the word of God, it's not there to hurt you but to help you lead to God.
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You are hanging on by a thread. You fear God, and that's the thread, and that's a good thing!
Your living in sin is wrong, I can't say that it's ok because it's not. But, your faith is very weak. You need to strenghten your faith and when that happens, you will feel the need to stop sinning. It will happen in time.
Pick up your Bible and start reading Matthew chapter 1 and keep on going. Pray to God and ask Him to increase your faith and your understanding. Keep searching out Him, and He will answer you.
I can tell you from my own experience, that I was living in sin with my boyfriend when I first started really believing in God. I continued for a long time, and finally got married when my faith increased and I knew it was the right thing to do.
Also along the way, I gave up other sinful things too as time went on. This was a progression, it didn't all happen in one day, it was a process. The closer I got to Him, the more I felt "dirty" by the sin I was committing. It was the Holy Spirit that did this in my life, but it was a process.
It will be a process for you too as you get closer to the Lord. You will make the decision on your own to serve Him and then you will want to please Him by walking in His ways. It will happen naturally, but you will need to take a stand for Him at some point.
But, you're on the right path my sister, you're just very weak right now. But, start to read your bible everyday and pray and your faith will grow spiritually over time.
It's ok, and you're on the right track. Just don't ever cut that thread that is causing you to hang on. Grab hold of it and start to pull yourself up, you can do it with His help.
You are hanging on by a thread. You fear God, and that's the thread, and that's a good thing!
Your living in sin is wrong, I can't say that it's ok because it's not. But, your faith is very weak. You need to strenghten your faith and when that happens, you will feel the need to stop sinning. It will happen in time.
Pick up your Bible and start reading Matthew chapter 1 and keep on going. Pray to God and ask Him to increase your faith and your understanding. Keep searching out Him, and He will answer you.
I can tell you from my own experience, that I was living in sin with my boyfriend when I first started really believing in God. I continued for a long time, and finally got married when my faith increased and I knew it was the right thing to do.
Also along the way, I gave up other sinful things too as time went on. This was a progression, it didn't all happen in one day, it was a process. The closer I got to Him, the more I felt "dirty" by the sin I was committing. It was the Holy Spirit that did this in my life, but it was a process.
It will be a process for you too as you get closer to the Lord. You will make the decision on your own to serve Him and then you will want to please Him by walking in His ways. It will happen naturally, but you will need to take a stand for Him at some point.
But, you're on the right path my sister, you're just very weak right now. But, start to read your bible everyday and pray and your faith will grow spiritually over time.
It's ok, and you're on the right track. Just don't ever cut that thread that is causing you to hang on. Grab hold of it and start to pull yourself up, you can do it with His help.
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sunlover1
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Sex really IS that much of an obsession, yes.Originally Posted by hedrick
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She said in the beginning that she knew sexual sin was wrong and was getting married. That is the remedy that Paul advises in such a situation. (1 Cor 7:9) The post wasn't intended to be about sex, but about someone who is at the edge of losing her faith. Is sex really that much of an obsession with everyone?
She's not the only one who's fallen because of lust.
It is a very well used device of the enemy.
The society we live in thinks God winks at sin.
It's not a bad thing for someone to care enough to tell the truth.
The bad thing is for those of us who are warned and dont realize it's
a blessing until it's too late and we've ruined our life .. then we look
back and weep for our foolishness in not heeding the words given in love.
Whoever told you that the Bible ruins faith is foolish.
The Bible is God's words to us, how could GOD ruin your faith.
Nah, dont buy that.. Reading the Bible is going to bless your
socks off.
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< staff edit > , I would encourage you to please open your Bible and start reading.
Let the Word of God Himself teach you, increase your faith in Him, and teach you how to live according to His Holy Standards.
Pray pray and pray and never stop seeking His face and His approval. You can do it OP!!! With His help, anything and everything is possible.
Love and blessings to you.
Let the Word of God Himself teach you, increase your faith in Him, and teach you how to live according to His Holy Standards.
Pray pray and pray and never stop seeking His face and His approval. You can do it OP!!! With His help, anything and everything is possible.
Love and blessings to you.
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I don't get offended by the scriptures if they are delivered in love. In fact I love the word of God.
In fact I love the word of God.
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A Christian is a Christ bearer. For He who has the Spirit of God is one of His and those who do not have His Spirit are none of His. As we put off the flesh and walk in the Spirit we are overcomers in Him. We stumble and we fall but yet He picks us up and dusts us off and tells us not to look back but to persevere in Him.
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simonthezealot
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It'll change your life!Whoever told you that the Bible ruins faith is foolish.
The Bible is God's words to us, how could GOD ruin your faith.
Nah, dont buy that.. Reading the Bible is going to bless your
socks off.
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MamaZ said:I don't get offended by the scriptures if they are delivered in love.In fact I love the word of God.
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I agree with this. In fact, I briefly spoke of these things in my PM to Chanya...how that "Christ" means "Anointed One" and how that "Christians" therefore need the anointing of God's Spirit as well. I also spoke of how the only way that we can overcome in this life is by the power of God's indwelling Spirit.
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You may like to consider some of these questions..
I believe in the creed and the Bible and I protest at gay funerals, can I call myself a Christian?
I believe same sex weddings to be ok, can I call myself a Christian?
I support the rights of women to abort their babies and the rights of African governments to kill homosexuals, after all its all about 'love your neighbour as yourself'. Can I call myself a Christian?
I believe in the Nicene Creed and of one God of Abraham so I worship to Allah on Fridays at the mosque, can I be called a Christian?
Personally, I couldnt call myself a Christian to any of these.
I believe in the creed and the Bible and I protest at gay funerals, can I call myself a Christian?
I believe same sex weddings to be ok, can I call myself a Christian?
I support the rights of women to abort their babies and the rights of African governments to kill homosexuals, after all its all about 'love your neighbour as yourself'. Can I call myself a Christian?
I believe in the Nicene Creed and of one God of Abraham so I worship to Allah on Fridays at the mosque, can I be called a Christian?
Personally, I couldnt call myself a Christian to any of these.
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I agree, bye Ladies. With dreamgirl sunlover and mamaz and lisalisa your in good hands.
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Chanya, I just sent you a PM with my email address. I'm hoping that it came through. Sometimes forums don't allow you to share email addresses, so they mask them so they can't be read. I hope this isn't the case here.
Please feel free to email me anytime, or PM me here as you like. I hope I can be an encouragement to you while you're on your christian journey.
Please feel free to email me anytime, or PM me here as you like. I hope I can be an encouragement to you while you're on your christian journey.
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Chanya, I just sent you a PM with my email address. I'm hoping that it came through. Sometimes forums don't allow you to share email addresses, so they mask them so they can't be read. I hope this isn't the case here.
Please feel free to email me anytime, or PM me here as you like. I hope I can be an encouragement to you while you're on your christian journey.
Thanks sis
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Titus Chapter 2
2:3 Older women likewise are to exhibit behavior fitting for those who are holy, not slandering, not slaves to excessive drinking, but teaching what is good. 2:4 In this way they will train the younger women to love their husbands, to love their children, 2:5 to be self-controlled, pure, fulfilling their duties at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the message http://www.christianforums.com/#n8 of God may not be discredited.
2:3 Older women likewise are to exhibit behavior fitting for those who are holy, not slandering, not slaves to excessive drinking, but teaching what is good. 2:4 In this way they will train the younger women to love their husbands, to love their children, 2:5 to be self-controlled, pure, fulfilling their duties at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the message http://www.christianforums.com/#n8 of God may not be discredited.
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Chanya, if you would prefer a women-only discussion, I can move this thread to the Women's Discussion forum and clean it up. Would you like me to do that?
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If the thread can move away from discussing my sex life, then I'm ok with it staying here. I've already had an offer to email Lisa with the things concerning women only, so if you can ask people to move away from this topic then it's fine. I don't think it's fair that I have to talk about embarrasing things like that in public because that was not why I started the thread.
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