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So, in my family, mainly everyone is Catholic.
I feel like an outsider because I just recently had an epiphany that the Christian faith, and religion in general, just isn't for me...
Well, I told my family that I still believed in God, but I didn't believe in religion because I believed in simplicity and don't really like fundamentalism.
I don't like how priests, popes, bishops, .etc speak for God. It just doesn't seem right. I also don't like it when we all come home from Church and my parents are talking about what the priest said during the homily, or something like that, but they never ever say what God said at Church.
I just feel really tied down and confused right now.
I told them about this and they totally flipped out. They gave me the whole, "While you live under this roof, you'll believe what we believe" lecture.
What should I do? I feel as though I should be given at least a little portion of freedom.
I'm just so confused right now. (link)
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I don't know your family personally, but I do recognize when a person (like you) is trying to seek out truth and feels tied down by all the man-made traditions of religion. Been there. Down that.
Being a Christian is having a personal relationship with God through Jesus. It's not a list of do's and don'ts. It's not going to church. It's not saying hail Marys. It's not saying meaningless redundant prayers. It's not religion; it's relationship.
I encourage you to seek out a RELATIONSHIP with God. Although your parents need to be honored for the fact that they are your parents, they have no control over your heart. That is where your freedom is. You can give your heart to God by accepting His free gift of grace through Jesus.
Read the Bible yourself and match everything you hear preached to what it says in the Bible. The Bible will ALWAYS be right.
Fundamental is simple. Fundamental means you base your beliefs on something. In the case of a TRUE Christian, the beliefs are based on the Bible. The thing is, so many people who call themselves Christians don't know what they believe because they don't know what the Bible says. Below is a link to an online Bible if you don't have one to read. Start in the book of John. This will give you the truth about Jesus. The book of James will give you a pattern of how to live the Christian life. And ask me anything you want; I'd love to help you understand.
http://www.godtube.com/virtualbible/?gclid=COuxyrPGkJECFQ6CPAod7FYdOA
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Thank you so much - really helped me a lot. :)
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