bethdinsmore
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TrialOfTears said:
Thanks for coming here in spite of your discomfort.
I'd like to reply first with a couple of questions. (I'm being sincere, not trying to be cute.)If you badly needed to go to a particular doctor, would you stay at home because you didn't like some of his office staff?
Or if there were a person you really admired, would you refuse to be his friend because you disliked some of his relatives?
Then why would you avoid a relationship with God just because you don't like modern-day Christians?
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If God killed all the hypocrites, there would be no one left on earth. Christians aren't perfect - just forgiven.
I've had all these feelings too. Fortunately God led me in the direction of conservative evangelicals - some mighty fine people (but not a perfect one in the bunch - good thing, or I'd feel left out).
Anyone can have a relationship with Christ, no matter what they feel about Christians. Here's all it takes once we realize we are sinners in need of a Savior: we need to make the decision to trust in Christ alone to be our sinbearer and to get us to Heaven one day, without relying on any good works of our own. (If you want verses, please pm me or see "How to be saved" in my website.) And once we are saved, we cannot lose our salvation. God punishes our misdeeds as a good father does, but He never takes His salvation away.
I hope you will see a Christian counselor about your anger and your suicidal thoughts soon. Though I didn't have those thoughts, I was extremely depressed (so much that I couldn't even dress myself), and God mainly used that route to heal me. I thought I was at the end of my rope, but it was the beginning instead.
God bless you, friend. Pm me anytime, or see my website to see how God healed me. I'll pray for you. Aloha in Jesus.
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