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[Hestha]

Hey there! I'm new! Here's the long story how I arrived here: I was browsing gotquestions.org (I once visited the website before via Google, wondering what in the world was absolute morality -- and whoopee -- this website was one of the top choices along with an article from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) and the website suggested this forum as a potential forum for discussing Christianity and stuff like that. I see that Christians actually want non-Christians to ask genuine questions about their faith. Even Christian youths are finding methods to evangelize or spreading the gospel. If you go to Google or Wikipedia, then you find that Christians have devised many ways to spread their faith over the years, and with the invention of the Internet, even regular people can spread their faith on the web. There was one time - two Tuesdays ago (May 22, 2012) - I was walking on the university campus, and it was a busy day at the Ohio State University Oval, so I looked at each stand and tried to see what each of them was up to. One of them was about "Jesus" and "Religion". The "Religion" table asked people to do stuff before they could receive a treat, while the "Jesus" table just gave a treat for FREE, but there's a catch: as long as you receive Jesus Christ as your Savior. Guess which table I chose? The Jesus table. At first, I didn't really understand why Jesus must be separated from "Religion", so I asked the young Christian, and he responded something that "religion" means "rituals" while believing in Jesus is "faith", and all you need is faith to achieve salvation. At this moment, I thought, "Wow. This is one easy religion. There must be a catch." I didn't ask any follow-up questions, though, because I couldn't think of any. I finished the soda can and left.

 

[renewed21]

Welcome

There are no questions and no subjects that are "off the table".
There are also a wide variety of forums, including secular. IMO, I think is a good tool for learning on whatever topics anyone has. Have a good day.

 

[Hestha]

Although I am not really a Christian, I have to admit that I have a tendency to use biblical verses and occasionally apply them to my life, which then leads people to think I'm a Christian, even though I'm not. I have never been baptized, so I have never been a member of a church. But I have read the Old Testament before: from Genesis to the Book of Job. My favorite part was when God destroyed the city of Sodom and Gomorrah and how Lot's wife for failing to heed the orders of the angels of deliverance while fleeing from the city of Sodom. I'm not sure exactly why Lot's wife disobeyed the order of not looking back at the cities. In my head, I pictured the atomic bomb and how the atomic bomb could blind one's eyes for its radiation. But that's another story...

 

[SavedByGraceAndLove65]

Welcome to the site! that's so great you have read the old testament. do you have a bible available to you? I would definitely encourage reading the new testament and reading about Jesus and His sacrifice for us,we don't have anything without Him,and His love is the most important thing,sharing His love with others and being a testimony to God so that people will see God's love shine through us.There are a lot of different denominations,but we all believe Jesus died for our sins and saved us because of His great love.I hope you enjoy the site and get lots of great answers to any questions you may have. this site has been a great help to me,hope it is to you too!

 

[Chilaha]

Salutations Hestha! Welcome to CF. Here is a link for "Exploring Christianity" if you are interested: http://www.christianforums.com/f1037/.

 

[servant of Merciful Love]

 

[Habakk]

Hello, Welcome to CF. Enjoy the forums.

 

[Krissy Cakes]

Hello

Welcome to Christian Forums!

I am so glad that you decided to join the site. This site is full of wonderful Christians who love to praise God, fellowship and just have a good time. I am sure that you will quickly meet many new brothers and sisters in Christ. If you are wondering where a good place to get started on the site would be, I would recommend that you check out the Edification and Life Stages boards. Edification allows you to participate in Biblical studies, to ask other Christians questions, and to post prayer requests. Life Stages is designed for people to meet and talk to people at different stages in their lives. There are many more options on this site, and if you would like for me to recommend some more for you please feel free to send me a private message.

I would also recommend that you check out the Blessings Exchange. This board allows you to play games and participate in fellowship threads to earn extra blessings, the site's currency. You can use your blessings for such things as purchasing items for your Living Avatar or creating a Pet.

The simplest way to earn blessings is by posting. You may earn anywhere from 5-10 blessings per post depending on post size. You may also get a Job here at Christian Forums to earn extra blessings. All you are required to do is post and collect your salary every week! The more you post, the more blessings you earn. You must have at least 100 posts to select a job. After you start earning blessings, you can deposit those blessings in a savings account at the Christian Forums Bank. By depositing your blessings in a savings account, you are able to collect a 1% interest on those savings each week! I do advise you to only deposit blessings once per week since the timer resets each time you deposit or withdraw blessings.


If you have any questions please feel free to send me a message!!

Krissy_Cakes -•- Your CF Welcoming Angel

 

[talitha]

Hestha, I have been reading your posts, and I have enjoyed reading them. I sense that you are very honest in your questions, and genuine in your approach to Christians in general, and that is very refreshing to me. I usually don't post in this area, but I wanted to personally say - welcome to ChristianForums.
blessings
tal

 

[FaithfulChristian12]

Welcome! I'm New here too

 

[lollipop2red]

I'm newer! \(o,o)/