Hey, newbie over here!!!

[lil_angel]

 Hey there everyone!!

Just thought i'd come in here and introduce myself. I'm lil_angel and i hope to get to know alot of you over the coming months!!

I'm still coming to grasp with the whole Christianity thing, and i thought that joining a place like this would help me a bit.

Hope to see you around!!!  

 

[HesMyAll]

Welcome lil_angel.  Happy posting!

 

[Lbiagm]

welcome lil_angel and have fun posting.

 

[lil_angel]

Thanks guys!!! You make me feel so loved!!

 

[Lbiagm]

no prob lil angel

 

[Gerry]

Welcome to CF! I pray you will be blessed as we are blessed that you are here. I am not quite sure what "still coming to grasp with the whole Christianity thing" actually means. I hope it means that you have accepted Jesus as your personal Saviour and are a new Christian still growing in Him. If not let me know. It is important that you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

But either way you are very welcome here!

 

[lil_angel]

Hey Gerry, yes i've accepted Jesus into my life, it only happened a week or so ago, which is what i meant by "new to the Christianity thing". It wasn't a nice way to phrase it. what i meant is that i'm still a little confused about alot of things atm which i figure is fairly normal. hence me joining the board and getting to know other Christians. (not brave enough to try and attempt to go to Church by myself yet!! )

 

[wrench_twister]

Well I'm new to the boards myself, but I'll still welcome ya. Church isn't mandatory,but fellowship with other christians is.So jump in and post,and enjoy.

WT

 

[lil_angel]

yea i know church isn't mandatory, but i would really like to start going, but as i said before i don't have enough guts to go by myself... i'll get there eventually though

 

[Gerry]

Originally posted by lil_angel
Hey Gerry, yes i've accepted Jesus into my life, it only happened a week or so ago, which is what i meant by "new to the Christianity thing". It wasn't a nice way to phrase it. what i meant is that i'm still a little confused about alot of things atm which i figure is fairly normal. hence me joining the board and getting to know other Christians. (not brave enough to try and attempt to go to Church by myself yet!! )

Well, that is indeed great news. WOW! Only a week or so old, eh? My! I am 31 years old in Jesus, and He gets Sweeter to me each day. You must tell us all about it sometime. In the meantime, hang out in the fellowship and Devotionals and Prayer Forums for fun and growth. You will also like the recreation room too I hope. But, please, as a new Christian, stay away from apologetics. That could only be confusing to a new Christian. And remember to read your Bible and pray each day, OK? Remember read, I John, a very short book about love, and then St. John, where you learn about Who Jesus is and what your relationship to Him is and to other Christians, and also what Christ expects of all of us.

If you have questions or need help PM me and if I can't help you I will refer you to someone who can.

Have fun and enjoy yourself here and click on "Armor of God" and buy yourself some Armor with your blessings. You can upgrade as you acquire more.

 

[lil_angel]

Thanks for that!! I'm used to having discussions with people about religion and faith etc, In 2001 i started at a Seventh Day Adventist College studying primary teaching, i had no prior contact with Christianity (except Sunday School when i was young) so i had no idea about what everyone believed, it was quite confusing. I was always the one in class questioning everything the other people said so i could understand what was going on (the teacher ended up loving me coz i was the one playing the devils advocate and making everyone think seriously about what they believed and about their faith). I have had quite a few discussions about what people believe and why. But that was a factor in me wanting to become a Christian, but i didn't do anything about it.

A couple of months ago i started to think about it seriously, and then since then i have been talking to my sister (who is a newish Christian) about it and she lent me some of her books on it and i decided it looked pretty great. I was actually in the shower when i realised that i wanted to get to know Jesus and have him in my life. I have started praying, but i am unsure about what exactly i'm meant to do, i haven't really spoken to anyone about all of this so actually writing this down has really helped. I'm still pretty unsure about what is actually expected of me, but i feel i'm learning bit by bit

 

[kimmee]

Welcome to CF,happy posting!

 

[Gerry]

Amen lil_angel, and that is exactly the way it should be done. A little at a time. As you say bit by bit. Or as God said it:

Isaiah 28:10: "For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little"

Overthe last several week I have posted tons on prayer and more to come. regretably most of it is buried now 2 or 3 pages and more. But if you take the time to go to the Prayer Forum and start looking back, you may find some things about prayer that are very helpful to you.

I think you will find the 15th chapter of St. John of great interest. Because in there you will see what Jesus expects of us, insofar as our relationship with Him is concerned and what our relationsahip to each other is concerned, and WHY He saved us and WHAT He wants us to do and why!

 

[HesMyAll]

Originally posted by Gerry
Well, that is indeed great news. WOW! Only a week or so old, eh? My! I am 31 years old in Jesus, and He gets Sweeter to me each day. You must tell us all about it sometime. In the meantime, hang out in the fellowship and Devotionals and Prayer Forums for fun and growth. You will also like the recreation room too I hope. But, please, as a new Christian, stay away from apologetics. That could only be confusing to a new Christian. And remember to read your Bible and pray each day, OK? Remember read, I John, a very short book about love, and then St. John, where you learn about Who Jesus is and what your relationship to Him is and to other Christians, and also what Christ expects of all of us.

If you have questions or need help PM me and if I can't help you I will refer you to someone who can.

Have fun and enjoy yourself here and click on "Armor of God" and buy yourself some Armor with your blessings. You can upgrade as you acquire more.

Hey lil_angel.  Heed Gerry's warning about staying away from the apologetics.  As a new Christian that area will only confuse you and you could see some very un-christian like views in that particular area.  I'm glad to hear that you are a new Christian.  And as Gerry said it is so important to spend time reading the word and praying.  Welcome to the family of God.

 

[stumpsitting101]

Hi lil__angel: And I bet, if I were a betting man, that you are truly a lil__angel. Great to have you here.
Blessings
Ken

 

[oncewaslost]

hi! welcome to cf! hope you like it here!

 

[GraftMeIn]

Welcome to CF lil_angel

 

[lil_angel]

Originally posted by stumpsitting101
if I were a betting man, that you are truly a lil__angel.

Oooooh that's so sweet... but you made me blush!!!   But thanx anyways!!! Everyone is so welcoming here, it's really lovely!!!

 

[Lbiagm]

he read my mind too lil_angel.

 

[GREG]

nice to have you aboard........ see you around