Becoming a Christian
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:27 pm
Well i could not find an "introduction forum" so i guess ill make my topic here.
I have been reading a lot into Christianity lately, and am soon to be making the choice to declare my faith.
I am 20 years old and have found that i am at a mature enough stage to take my life seriously, knowing that there are consequences to my actions and that living a life of sin may not be a wise choice if what the gospels say are true. You could say im at the research stage looking at the evidence and testing all the arguments to the contrary.
I am not an atheist, and i do not buy into the big bang theory for a second. I know that things can have a chemical reaction in nature, but i don't believe the universe just exploded to form all the sophisticated things that we see today. I believe that the world was designed, i believe that the law of physics were also designed, and i believe that i have a soul.
Now do i believe that a guy by the name of Jesus died on a cross for me 2000 years ago to save me, i am not sure. I have no reason not to believe this, but i have never met him so its not an easy decision to make. If i could be sure he was real i would instantly be ready to dedicate my life to him without a doubt. Many of my friends do not care for religion, and are living a life without restraints with all the luxury's of sin and lust, i myself was like this, but i don't want to go to hell, but then i can not be sure hell is real? i hope you can see the dilemma i face. I consider myself a good person, but i am told this is not good enough to get into heaven? And that even a small wrong sin is enough for god to send you to hell unless your saved?
Through my research i have read and heard testimony's of people experiencing these near death experiences and going to hell/heaven but being brought back to our physical realm because god still had a purpose for them on this earth. I don't doubt these people i believe there experiences could be real, but as i have not experienced it myself i can't be certain 100% certain.
I will continue my research, and godandscience.org has been a great place of learning for me, i agree with mostly everything so far apart from the cannabis is bad part, i believe every herb had a purpose of medical benefit, although i agree just taking it to get feel good is probably misuse of what god made it for, but i don't want to turn this topic into a debate about that.
I hope i didn't bore you, and thank you for reading.
I have been reading a lot into Christianity lately, and am soon to be making the choice to declare my faith.
I am 20 years old and have found that i am at a mature enough stage to take my life seriously, knowing that there are consequences to my actions and that living a life of sin may not be a wise choice if what the gospels say are true. You could say im at the research stage looking at the evidence and testing all the arguments to the contrary.
I am not an atheist, and i do not buy into the big bang theory for a second. I know that things can have a chemical reaction in nature, but i don't believe the universe just exploded to form all the sophisticated things that we see today. I believe that the world was designed, i believe that the law of physics were also designed, and i believe that i have a soul.
Now do i believe that a guy by the name of Jesus died on a cross for me 2000 years ago to save me, i am not sure. I have no reason not to believe this, but i have never met him so its not an easy decision to make. If i could be sure he was real i would instantly be ready to dedicate my life to him without a doubt. Many of my friends do not care for religion, and are living a life without restraints with all the luxury's of sin and lust, i myself was like this, but i don't want to go to hell, but then i can not be sure hell is real? i hope you can see the dilemma i face. I consider myself a good person, but i am told this is not good enough to get into heaven? And that even a small wrong sin is enough for god to send you to hell unless your saved?
Through my research i have read and heard testimony's of people experiencing these near death experiences and going to hell/heaven but being brought back to our physical realm because god still had a purpose for them on this earth. I don't doubt these people i believe there experiences could be real, but as i have not experienced it myself i can't be certain 100% certain.
I will continue my research, and godandscience.org has been a great place of learning for me, i agree with mostly everything so far apart from the cannabis is bad part, i believe every herb had a purpose of medical benefit, although i agree just taking it to get feel good is probably misuse of what god made it for, but i don't want to turn this topic into a debate about that.
I hope i didn't bore you, and thank you for reading.