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<blockquote data-quote="Elle12" data-source="post: 73728738" data-attributes="member: 417752"><p>Thank you all for the references to scripture.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm not paraphrasing the Bible in my statement that I've never felt God's presence, and I don't truly believe. I'm trying to believe, but I can't, and I've heard it said before that believing in God "just feels right" or that they believed after feeling God's presence or intervention. I don't need God to speak to me, but I can't believe in something without reason, if that makes sense.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'll clarify regarding baptism. I was baptized as an infant - my mother was raised in the church, but we never attended far into our childhood. In the protestant churches that I have been to more recently, baptism is a choice as an adult, and is always preceded by a statement of faith - that you believe in God and Jesus. I feel dishonest in making this statement, because I don't believe. One church that I attended for a couple of years told me that they required all members to be baptized as an adult, and that I would need to be baptized again to apply for formal membership. Most ministers and pastors that I have spoken to have told me that I should not seek out adult baptism until I can make such a statement of faith.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Not sure what you mean by Gen atheists. Generally? I have heard it said that I should seek a personal relationship with God, but I don't know how to do that.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Thank you. I guess I've just seen so little return for the amount of my heart I've put in my efforts, and I don't know if I can continue like this without reason. It's exhausting. I feel like I don't belong at church, or in small groups or studies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elle12, post: 73728738, member: 417752"] Thank you all for the references to scripture. I'm not paraphrasing the Bible in my statement that I've never felt God's presence, and I don't truly believe. I'm trying to believe, but I can't, and I've heard it said before that believing in God "just feels right" or that they believed after feeling God's presence or intervention. I don't need God to speak to me, but I can't believe in something without reason, if that makes sense. I'll clarify regarding baptism. I was baptized as an infant - my mother was raised in the church, but we never attended far into our childhood. In the protestant churches that I have been to more recently, baptism is a choice as an adult, and is always preceded by a statement of faith - that you believe in God and Jesus. I feel dishonest in making this statement, because I don't believe. One church that I attended for a couple of years told me that they required all members to be baptized as an adult, and that I would need to be baptized again to apply for formal membership. Most ministers and pastors that I have spoken to have told me that I should not seek out adult baptism until I can make such a statement of faith. Not sure what you mean by Gen atheists. Generally? I have heard it said that I should seek a personal relationship with God, but I don't know how to do that. Thank you. I guess I've just seen so little return for the amount of my heart I've put in my efforts, and I don't know if I can continue like this without reason. It's exhausting. I feel like I don't belong at church, or in small groups or studies. [/QUOTE]
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