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Confused; help please
Topic Started: Dec 1 2006, 09:13 PM (421 Views)
cherulabella
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Hey well i am a confused person right about now, I am not a Christain but all those around me are. I believe strongly in GOD but I find this a mind blowing, I have so many opinions and views that are swirling around my head. My big problem is I don't go to church SU is my only conection with GOD.

Can any one offer me advice on how to become closer to GOD?
Thanks xox
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Laurnie
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Well to become a Christian firstly u gota believe. U said u do strongly believe in God and thats great but there is believing in her head and then there is believing in your heart. You gota recognise Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God." Like the reason we need salvation is beacuse we can never live perfectly, thats why Jesus died on the cross as a means for our forgiveness. Romans 10:9 "If you believe with your heart and confess wih your mouth that God has raised him from the dead you will be saved." So although everyone has sinned God has provided this way that we can get to heaven. We are not cut off from God but rather we can have a personal relationship with him. Basically thats how you become closer to God. Then through reading the Bible and praying and having fellowship with other Christians. And i know u said you don't go to church, u don't have to go to Church to b a Christian yet if is important to have fellowship with other Christians as i said. So perhaps go with a friend if thats possible. Hopes thats helped u a little bit. xx

O and also yes the whole thing is mind-blowing and there are so many things that we don't understand yet that's where faith plays a big part. Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." So although we don't understand many things we just need to have that faith to believe which is sometimes really difficult, as it is believing in something without seeing it. But then again thats what Christianity is about, i see it as a faith rather than a religion.
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Rachel +--
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Don't be afraid of all those feelings and thoughts that you have right now - you really should try talking to God about them. He is ready and MORE than willing to listen to anything you have to say, even the deepest desires of your heart! He is the greatest friend you can ever have and He loves you unconditionally - you can talk to Him about anything! It probably seems really difficult to talk to other people about the way you feel but don't be afraid to talk to Him - you have no idea how much closer you will feel to Him! You are a special and unique part of His creation and He wants to hear from you as much as anyone else...because to Him, you are SOOOO precious!!! Each of us has been individually handcrafted by the Master and He knows everything about you...even how you are feeling right now!

I have a little letter you might like to read....

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FATHER'S LOVE LETTER
An intimate message from God to you

The words you are about to experience are true.
They will change your life if you let them.
For they come from the heart of God.
He loves you.
And He is the Father you have been looking for all your life.
This is His love letter to you.

MY CHILD,
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You may not know me, but I know everything about you. Psalm 139:1
I know when you sit down and when you rise up. Psalm 139:2
I am familiar with all your ways. Psalm 139:3
Even the very hairs on your head are numbered. Matthew 10:29-31
For you were made in my image. Genesis 1:27
In me you live and move and have your being. Acts 17:28
For you are my offspring. Acts 17:28
I knew you even before you were conceived. Jeremiah 1:4-5
I chose you when I planned creation. Ephesians 1:11-12
You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book.Psalm 139:15-16
I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live. Acts 17:26
You are fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14
I knit you together in your mother's womb. Psalm 139:13
And brought you forth on the day you were born. Psalm 71:6
I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me. John 8:41-44
I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love. 1 John 4:16
And it is my desire to lavish my love on you. 1 John 3:1
Simply because you are my child and I am your Father. 1 John 3:1
I offer you more than your earthly father ever could. Matthew 7:11
For I am the perfect father. Matthew 5:48
Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand. James 1:17
For I am your provider and I meet all your needs. Matthew 6:31-33
My plan for your future has always been filled with hope. Jeremiah 29:11
Because I love you with an everlasting love. Jeremiah 31:3
My thoughts towards you are countless as the sand on the seashore. Psalm 139:17-18
And i rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17
I will never stop doing good to you. Jeremiah 32:40
For you are my treasured possession. Exodus 19:5
I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul. Jeremiah 32:41
And i want to show you great and marvelous things. Jeremiah 33:3
[u]If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me. Deuteronomy 4:29[/u]
Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4
For it is i who gave you those desires. Philippians 2:13
I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine. Ephesians 3:20
For i am your greatest encourager. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you. Psalm 34:18
As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart. Isaiah 40:11
One day i will wipe away every tear from your eyes. Revelation 21:3-4
And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth. Revelation 21:3-4
I am your Father, and I love you even as my son, Jesus. John 17:23
For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed. John 17:26
He is the exact representation of my being. Hebrews 1:3
He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you. Romans 8:31
And to tell you that I am not counting your sins. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
Jesus died so that you and I could be recoonciled. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you. 1John 4:10
I gave up everything I loved so that I might gain your love. Romans 8:31-32
If you receive the gift of my son, Jesus, you receive me. 1John 2:23
And nothing will ever separate you from my love again. Romans 8:38-39
Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen. Luke 15:7
I have always been Father, and will always be Father. Ephesians 3:14-15
My question is...Will you be my child? John 1 :12-13
I am waiting for you. Luke 15:11-32

Love, Your Dad
[i]Almighty God[/i]
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jonny2shoes
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cherulabella, being a christian doesn't mean that u need to b a member of a church. But it is an essential part of u'r christian development.
As Laurine said, There are a good selection of churches to go to, so maybe see which one ur friends go to and try it. If you feel confident with that church after you spent a few Sundays there, then its the rite one. :)
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cherulabella
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:) Thanks for all the adive if helped alot.
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Rachel J =]
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cherullabella, don't worry. If you believe, you are a chrstian, god loves you for who you are and the way you act........anytime you need to talk just open up to him.....or any of us...x x :)
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John 3 v3
John 3v 16
Romans 3 v 23
Acts 16 31
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Rachy
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becoming a Christian isn't a matter of believing about God or in Him, you can believe in him and about him but that does not mean you are a christian. becoming a Christian is through salvation alone. this is realising you are lost, u are a sinner and are more than aware of your need to be saved. wanting to be saved isn't a casual decision thing that you decide ther and then and hey presto u r saved. John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not persih but hvae everlasting life." i have been brought up under a Christian background and always believed in God,this did not mean i was saved, i had to realise i was a lost sinner in Gods eyes and i wanted it more than anything, nothing else mattered. i realised Christ died for me on the cross so that i would escape eternal damnation in hell, i realised he had done everything for me "it is finshed". it was in the finished work of Christ that i believed and rested there.
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PhilyG
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Hello there, im new to this thing but iv started off pretty well.........

Wel for a start, theres only one way to become a christian and i hope we all agree on that. And that is by believing/trusting on the Lord Jesus that when he died on the cross that he died for our sin and that we can go free. When we truly accept this in our heart then we become a christian. This is the simple and plain message of the Gospel.

To become a christian you must understand the whole message of the Gospel and understand your need of a saviour in you life to save you from Gods Judgement.

In the Garden of Eden, God had a perfect creation but the Devil enetered and decieved Adam and Eve into disobeying God and so, sin entered the world and in to all mankind. That is to say, We are now sinners by nature 'All have sinned and become short of the glory of God'.God is holy and must punish sin and so this means we must die for our sin. But God in his Love and Mercy sent his ONLY son into this world,through the virgin birth of Mary, he was sinless, impossible for him to sin, he went to the cross and there poured out his life for us. This sacrifice for sin satisfied God and so God raised him on the third day. This dos not know mean that we can all go free, It means that if we accept that we are sinners, and deserve Gods Holy wrath in sending us to Hell forever, but that God sent his son to die for us and to save us from eternal death. When we repent/turn away from our sin and become a christian, then God expexcts us to live like his son. This is impossible for man. as we still have a sinful nature but the most important thing is that we have those isns forgiven.

Hope this helps all who want to know about becoming a christian, and if you are not yet one, that you will be very soon because we can not afford to put this great important matter off because the Lord Jesus is coming back again to this earth at any time, only God knows and those who are saved/born-again/christians will rise to meet him in the air and will go to be with him and like him in heaven for ever. The sad thing is, those who are not ready to meet him will be left behing for the Great never ending judgement of God to be in the Lake of Fire for all eternity.

PhilyG (im willing to talk more and give help on this anytime) B)

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korbetta
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philip i agree 100 %
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cherulabella
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Thanks again everyone! It is great to see how muh people want to help I apreciate it so much. Thanks for all the advice it has helped loads.
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cherulabella
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opps I meant smiley face! lol and rachel thanks I know I can talk to you dont worry.
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beky777
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heres somethin i have on my bebo page so ill jus add it if it helps!

salvation.

Everyone, and i mean everyone has been born in sin, you are a sinner. Only one man lead a perfect sinless life, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 3v10 "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:"
Romans 3v23 "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."

Therefore we are all spiritually dead.
Wherefore as by one man sin enteredinto the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men,for that all have sinned:"

There is a penalty for sin.
Romans 6v23 "For the wages of sin is death..."
Revelation 20v15 "And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."

Despite our sin, God has set forth His love for sinners
Romans 5v8"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."

Its is through the blood of Christ alone that we can be saved. Money and goods works will never get you into Heaven. nothing but the blood of Jesus Christ can cleanse us from our sin.
Romans 5v9 "Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him."

Knowing and accepting that you are a sinner, and that Christ Jesus has shed His precious blood for you, if you now pray a simple pray, acknowledging that you are sinner deserving the wrath of God, repenting and asking forgiveness of all your sins, asking for the blood of Christ to be applied knowing that it will cleanse you from your sin, and asking Christ to come into your life, you can be saved form your sin!
Romans 10v13 "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

If you wanna talk just ask, i will only be happy to do so!

being a Christian is more than jus believin in God its about acceptin Him as Lord and Saviour. i believed in God all my life but i was neva a Christian till i repented of my sins an accepted Christ as my Saviour!

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wow thnx for that, just atm i am really worried about sin, like i actually h8 it, and then i beat myself up(not literally) but it just annoy's me, ok ok i'll shut up now, thnx again :D :D
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It was stated somewhere above that if you believe in god then you are a christian. But im afraid it isnt exactly that simple, i don't know if this is the way it was meant it or not but that is the way it sounded!
It scares me because so many people think this..... yes, believing is a very big part! But there is more! You have to ask our lord into your heart, trust in god with all your heart, you have to love christ above all else! It isnt complicated, but it isnt as simple as just believing, and it is the most awesome thing ever!
And my advice for you finding a closer connection with God Cherulabella is getting to know him and the best way for that is by reading your bible and through prayer of course! Try going to church with a friend, if there are loads of people around you that are christians then im sure there is someone you can talk to about this! And don't be afraid to ask questions, there are NO stupid questions! And there is NO need to be embarrassed or scared! God loves you, and wants you to know and love him also!
If you ever need to chat, i am here for you! you know that!
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