my name is matt, im 17. im in the 11th grade at cape central high. i belive that God has put me on this earth to become a pastor, and to lead people to him. if you ever need anything, got any questions, need someone to pray with you, or w/e. email me, or ask me.
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okay. i know alot of people say that being a homoselual is a sin. or in proper terms an abomination. Im gay and i would like to have a relationship with god and christ. but could i really have salvation, being what i am. I dont know because i hear reverends from both the liberal and conservative christian faiths give their " biblical facts" and i just dont know. any help will be great, thanks. :)
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My friend, I hope you read this with an open mind and an open soul cause for what I'm about to discuss will "step on some toes". I'm glad that you are willing to have a relationship with christ that is great. Christ Jesus is the only way into the kingdom of God, the bible states that God so loved the world that he gave up his only son, so that we may have everlasting life if we only follow him. God is about to take you on an incrediable jounrey. Along this jounrey, you will find that homosexualilty is a sin. I can not put it in any other way, it is a sin. As you begin to read the word of God and begin to understand the plan God has for you you will, in time, see this also. You will also understand that in the word of God it states in the book of Matthew, that sex is to be done to have kids. It does not state this word for word, but the meaning is clear. Also in the word of God, no where does it state that marriage can be between a man and man, or woman and woman. it states later on in the new test. that marriage is to be between a man and woman. so therefore it is a sin. So in just plain terms, you must give up being homosexual. When you make this choice, I promise God will be right there by your side to help you along the way. I promise you that. All you gotta do is reach out to him and ask him for your help. You know, me personally I'm going through some rough times, and I've lost my way. I;ve been at this point in my life where everything I do just does not want to work out. But, God has been there every time to pick me back up. If you need anything else, let me know hosss. I hope this helps
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ever since i've been a teenager i've been having confusing thoughts and doubts about my religion. i'm methodist christian, and was raised that way. we go to church on sundays, but we're not overly religious. like, my parents drink and stuff, we cuss, they party, i party, we're not like all "ZOMG DON'T SAY GOD'S NAME IN VAIN" or anything of the sort. okay in all honesty, i'm probably the worst christian alive. but from what i was raised to believe, that doesn't matter as long as i'm on the right path. and i wasn't worried about anything up until about 3 or 4 years ago.
i had found out that my closest friend was an atheist and it scared me. i didn't wanna picture the thought of a sweet girl like her burning in hell for eternity. but i couldn't change her mind!! no one could. so i finally gave up a year ago and just let her believe in what she wants to. and after i switched to public school and saw how everyone was either atheist or satanist or wiccan or something, and only a choice few were still christian, i started thinking in terms of more of an atheistic point of view, and if not that, agnostic. i want to believe anything will happen to me when i die. i mean, living for however many years and then going straight to the ground for eternity? what fun is that? i mean, i know dying isn't supposed to be fun, but what about those 4 year old kids that get run over or die of pnuemonia or something? they barely have any memories and they're just going to the ground, never to live again? i want to believe that there is a heaven. and i suppose if i believe there is a heaven, then there has to be a hell. but then i started thinking, how could any of this be possible? if god is real, well then why can't i hear him? i've tried to, and at times when i thought he was talking to me, its just been my own thoughts or my imagination. i find it really unfair that jesus was able to prove himself to everyone in the bible, so that they knew what to believe. well what about the rest of us? what do we have to lean on?! i have ABSOLUTELY NO PROOF of anything, and my clock is ticking! i don't want to stop believing, just to find out i was wrong and then go to hell for it, but i don't want to keep believing, and find out i was wasting my time on the wrong god, or that there is just no god, period. i need help and i need it fast. i have other things to worry about and this helps absolutely nothing. and everytime i turn around, one of my friends stop believing. the love of my life just said he didn't know if there's a god at all, and how can i help him if i can't even help myself? i don't want to lose him like i did with my other friend. it was too late to change her mind but i want to save him. (link)
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i truely believe that you have a God given purpose for your life. Reason why i think that is you know down deep inside that there is a God. Because honey if you did not know that, you would not even be worried about if there is a heaven or a hell. you wouldnt even be worried about where your friend and your boyfriend would be spending eternity. you know, throught out the new testiment in the bible it states that towards the coming of the lord that what is happening to you will start to happen,it also states that God knows who his children are. and i feel as i type this, that God has you on his mind right now.
The bible also says in paslams chapter 1 verse 1 or 2 some where in there, to not be like unholy people, and to not "mingle" with them. now its fine to be friends with everyone you can be friends with thats not a problem. but when it starts to influence your life, your thoughts, and puts your on salvation up for grabs, you need to run away from people like that. Now what you gotta do, before you even atempt to save ANYONE, you must submit yourself to jesus christ, Gods son,and accept him as your lord and personal saviour. you must repent of your sins. and you must be baptized in the name of JESUS CHRIST. AND only that name. and it clearly states in the bible, that these things you must do to be saved, and spend eternity in heaven.
now you ask for proof. well let me ask you this. how can so complexed order(meaning the world,you,earth,planets etc.) come from chaos? how can complete utter chaos transform into this complex order we see today? well let me tell you, it had to have a creator, it had to be planned, things just dont happen to happen. EVERYTHING happens for a reason. theres a reason why you were placed in a "pool" of non belivers. theres a reason why you question these things, there is a reason why im sittin here typing this answer to you. so i pray, that you get firmly planted in the lord through, all i have told you. hope i help. need anything else let me know.
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I was raised Catholic and attended a private Catholic school from Pre-K through my senior year of high school. I just graduated in May.
Despite my Catholic upbringing, I am largely agnostic. I find Christians to be largely (though not completely) a hypocritical bunch crippled by Earthly desires. It pains me to watch churches around my hometown make multi-million dollar renovations, when that extreme sum of money could be used to benefit the poor of the world.
My biggest struggle: Christians will tell you that faith alone will save you. You need to have faith. Blahblahblah.
What if I CANNOT bring myself to believe? I have explored Christianity till I'm blue in the face. I am an intelligent, college-bound free-thinker and at this point in my life, I can't believe in God. If I were born with a less rebellious, more accepting nature, there is a good possibility that I would not have rebelled or questioned my religious upbringing and would still be Christian today.
What am I supposed to do? Pretend? I can go to church, read the Bible, pray yet I am unable to bring myself to believe in something I truly know does not exist.
If God gave me this personality, would he really damn a person to hell for being unable to believe because it went against their nature and conscience?
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im goin tell you plainly. if you CANNOT bring yourself to God. then God CANNOT bring you into heaven. and you'll go to hell. now, yeah thats kinda messed up. but thats how it works. and also you said if you were not born with less rebellious, more accepting nature you would probally belive in God? so your blaming everything, but yourself for your thoughts, how you act, and how you live. and also keep this in thought, what if you did go to church, read the bible, and mainly pray. more than likely you would get right with God again. also, if you wanna really test your bounds, go find another church to go to. like a baptist church. so basicly to answer your question. yes, God will damn you to hell for eternty if you deny him.
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Raised in a catholic family, attending catholic school, i rebelled against christianity. I feel I had no religion until I was about 19 and realized I believed in the Great Earth Mother, who gave birth to the world and everything in it. I have prayed to this goddess for years until recently confused. I have always known deep down that something very significant would happen in my lifetime. I have learned a lot recently about the "end times" and the rapture. Which brings me back to the bible and am now thinking that God and Jesus is real. I know the Mayan calendar ends in 2012. I know we have seven years of tribulation before the apocalypse. I know war and famine and earthly destruction is beginning as i write this. i researched bible codes and feel there is a lot of truth in that. what i do not understand is the significance of men in the bible and religion. in the story of adam and eve, women are basically cut down. the messiah, jesus was a man. god is portrayed as a man. Yet women are life giving and wise. (not saying men are not wise). it would only seem to me that the mother of earth is in fact female in a way. if there is so much truth in the bible, then why are women insignificant as compared to Jesus and the prophets? if i do not believe in jesus deep down in my heart am i destined for hell although i am a good person? God chose women to give birth and and i think all that is today came from a female figure, because only women give life. if the rapture is real, i do not wish to be left behind because i don't believe in my heart that Jesus is our savior. I love life, i love people, i stay away from evil. i also do not think gay people or unmarried parents are wrong like it says in the bible. it pains me to think life ends with death. Even if my question is not precise, any insight will do , since i cannot fully give you the gist of my confusion. thank you (link)
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my dear friend, wow. let me take a second a give God(the actual one true God) some glory. because that was God talkin to you. in order to truely know in your heart that God is real, you must seek him, in prayer, and say lord, come to me, and speak to my heart. see you must want to get to know him. not just be afraid of goin to hell. you must WANT to know him and jesus christ. now basicly im goin break this down. jesus is God in the flesh. also, the bible states very clearly that no man/woman knows the date,or the hour of christ's return. not even the angels. only God. so you must be ready. you must accept christ as your lord and personal saviour. and get baptized in the name of jesus christ. in order to be saved and go to heaven. hoped i helped.
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I know this is an issue that many people deal with and i have tried just about everything that i know but nothing seems to work....I think i have an addiction to porn and i dont know what to do...i went a whole month and a half without doing it and it was the hardest thing for me....i dont know how to get it out of my head,.i pray about it just about every night and im tired of being this way please help (link)
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lord have mercy. my brother/my sister. when i read this question the power of God RAN all over me! like the people who have said before. you are allowing it to contiue. now temptation is a very hard thing. the bible says that when a man is drawn away from his lust, he is tried and tempted. keep praying. if the porn is on the computer, excuse my lang. but...throw the DAMN THING OUT THE DOOR! if its in a mag. dont even drive by the store. bible also says if you flee from satan, he will flee from you. also your goin have to make up ur mind, and say"alright im goin walk with God, and i put my foot down, no more!" rebuke satan every time you're tempted. just say the name jesus,try that every time your tempted. and have faith in that name. and i promise it will go away. when your are tempted, and satan comes and attacks you, start praying right then and there, rebuking satan in the name of jesus christ. and if you do these things. you will not fail! hope i helped.
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so ive been through alot with family problems and mentall problems and im starting to lose faith in god.
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sorry it took me so long to answer. my best advice to you, would be pray. pray for your family.and pray for your delevierce of the mental problems. God is still there, he always has been there, he hasnt turned a deaf ear to you. i promise. but dont loose faith. there are times in life, when things happen to you, and it seems like all hell is breaking loose and is coming after you. that is the time you get down on your knees in faith, and say"alright lord. not sure what your plan is, BUT, i do know, that all things work for your glory, and i know that when i come out of this, there is a blessing waiting for me on the other side." and if you pray that prayer. and mean it in complete and total faith. GOD WILL!! BRING YOU OUT!!! i hope helped. need anything else just yell.
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i have been going to the same church for about 8 years, and my paretns work there. i am a core kid, but i have gotten "replaced" but some other girl. she has taken the spot of all the original core kids. so to speak. so the original core kids are getting burnt out of our current church and we havent been getting anything out of it, so we are going to a different church for the next few weeks, and my youth pastor isnt happy with that. he says im not being faithful. what should i do? (link)
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well....you go to church to serve God, and to worship God. not to do "jobs" for your personally glory, but for Gods. and so what if the girl took your spot as a "core kid". big deal. you should still go to church, and worship God. but i would suggest that you seek God about this, and see which way he takes you.
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In christianity, what is the purpose of baptism and the holy communion? (link)
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well we'll start off with baptism. when you come to the lord and accept God, and his son jesus christ as lord, and repent of your sins(ask for forgivness), the bible then says to get baptized in the name of jesus christ. here is an example of what jesus says in the bible concerning baptism, matthew 28:19. now holy communion. to be honest this is some what a catholic thing. BUT the bible teaches us ALL to do this. holy communion started at the last supper, the night jesus was betrayed by judas. and at the last supper, he gave instructions to do holy communion. jesus said in matthew 26:26-28, starting in 26 "take, eat this is my body. and then he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them saying, drink you all of it, for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remisson of sins." now the first part of that jesus prayed over the bread, broke it and gave it to them. now that symobolizes his body. the part where he took the cup and blessed it, symobolizes his blood. so actually baptism goes in hand with holy communion. hoped i helped. need anything else, just yell
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Ever since I signed an absintity pleague Ive been having dreams of doing things sexually with people I dont even know.
Could you explain why Im having these dreams and maybe how to stop them.. Its akward (link)
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well i dont really know if you belive in God, but if you do, that would be satan tryin to temp you. just pray for wisdom and overcome satan, and you'll be cool.
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well i'm a teenager and i go through alot of drama and dunb bitches and latley i've been gettting very very angry and jelous and i'm very stressed any advice?? (link)
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i know the feeling....... just idk go outside and just chill. thats all i can tell you.
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I am not Christian, but an answer from Christians or non-christians will work. Why is it that many things in the bible tell you to do and believe things that in America are illegal and also seem VERY immoral and hateful. I thought we were supposed to love our neighbor as ourself? For instance; deuteronomy 21:18-21; it is saying basically to kill teen girls for no reason; and Exodus 35:2; it is saying that if you work on sabbath or sunday then you should be killed; also deuteronomy 22:13-21; it says that girls that are not virgins when they marry are to be killed, what about rape? and plus, just because someone makes a mistake they should be killed? I am so confused. I was once Christian but not anymore...
Thanks for your advice, if you can answer these... (link)
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well the deal with all that is this. all of the scriptures you just stated are in the old testiment. that was before jesus showed up. and when jesus showed up, and if you would read matthew,and john, this would help you understand this, but when jesus showed up he basicly set new "rules" saying love everyone etc...and as far as the sabbath, it says in matthew and john that it is ok to work on the sabbath. so the old test. rule does not apply anymore. hope this helps.
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I am a believer in Christ but i want to know about satanism...salem and all of that. Is that bad? I want to search about it but i am scared of what might be the outcome...God might think I am a sinner. I do not want to convert or anything i am just curious...so if anybody has any sites or any suggestions or just any comment that can be beneficial towards me i wil really really appriciate it.
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well, God already thinks of us ALL as sinners, cause we are, nobody is perfect, so everyone sins. but he still loves us. but truthfully, i wouldnt mess with the satan stuff.
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Isn't Christmas about the birth of Jesus and one of God's biggest miracles? So why do most atheist still celebrate it? (link)
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basicly because of the free stuff, i guess. idk
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well, what do u make of galtians 3:28? men and women are equal in christ..... (link)
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yes thats true. but men and women have different jobs according to christ. now, for example, it says through out the new testiment, that the men is suppose to run the church. doesnt say nothin about women running it. now like i said, yes we are all equal in christ, he loves us all the same. but some have different jobs to do than others. the women are suppose to serve the men. now i aint talkin like slavery or w/e. but meet the men's needs. and thats nothin againist women, just what the bible says. it also says that men are suppose to care, and to love the women. http://www.minuteswithmessiah.com/question/womanrole2.html
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Where do you stand in women being pastors and y? (link)
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i dont belive in it, bible says that the MEN run the church, not women. now get me wrong, women are ok, but the bible says different.
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About a week ago, I felt very uncomfortable. I was talking to someone during school, and somehow we got into the conversation of homosexuality.
She was disgusted, blunt about how all gay people should be burned to death, that they chose to be rebellious and gay and they would rot in hell forever. I, myself, am not gay, but I was so taken back by what she was saying. I told her that I did not believe in God, and that I believe that people do not choose their sexual orientation. Mind you, I am not ignorant. I was raised to believe in God, but as I have gotten older (17) I have realized my own views.
She flat out told me that I was going to hell along with all the gays, muslims, buddhists, non-believers, jews, etc; Asked why I was defending gays, and then decided to accuse me of being gay for not agreeing that gays are disgusting.
I stayed calm, and asked he what she would do if she birthed a gay child. She told me should would lock it in a closet or in their room and not let it come out until it was straight.
I am just feel offended and imposed upon. Just because I do not believe in the same thing she, or the majority of people in my area (i live in the south) do, doesn't mean I should be yelled at and accused, and meant to felt horrible about myself.
I don't impose my views upon others, but I just felt so uncomfortable when she was basically giving me a one way ticket to hell.
Should I just forget about it, and disregard her?
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well if shes a christian, opps. i dont mean to judge but, she crossed a few lines. for one, she judged you. aint suppose to do that. 2. she judge the gays. now i belive the same thing she does, they dont change thier ways, wel i wouldnt wanna be them when God comes back. but im not goin flat out and say"by God your goin to hell" no. no she should've said all that, but thats her problem. i figure it like this. as christians we're suppose to love each other, not point out each other sins, and say "hahaha" your goin burn in hell, send me a postcard." no. but my advice to you is, dont worry about, we all will have to answer to God one of these days, and she'll have to explain it to God.
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any one on here know where the spot of the bible, where it predicts 9/11, and the end of the world an such. please be specific, dont just be like THE NEW TESTAMENT!
thanks !!
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book of matthew, book of john, book of revelations. but the bible DOES NOT! predict 9/11
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Lately my school has been talking to us about abortion. They think it's wrong and I'm not sure about it. I'm NOT pregnant, but there are girls in my school who are and each of them has said they wish they would have had an abortion. I think it's wrong, but it could also be for the best if one was to have an abortion.
Please voice your opinions on abortion. I would love to hear everything you have to say about it. (link)
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i belive its called murder. and heres why. the girl who is having it, cant live up to what she did, so she takes the easy way out and gets her baby killed. that baby could've been the president for all we know. but seeing how the girl couldnt accept the responabillty of her actions she just kills the kid, and goes and bangs another dude, and do it all over again. now must girls aint like that, but some are. i feel that sex is only to done to make KIDS. and not just beacuse you love your partner, or your horney, or you want it real bad, or just for pleasure. the bible says in the book of matthew that sex is only to be done to make kids. thats where i get that from. and also, for the person below who answer this question, its not only the girls body damn you, its the baby, the life inside of her shes destroying, so therefore i belive it should be consider MURDER. thats how i feel about it
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I am a Christian but my entire group of friends is not. I want to tell them about Jesus or my faith, but I constantly find myself afraid of their disapproval, but I need to because it won't be long before I become tempted to go against my beliefs. How do I make my stand? (link)
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just start talking about him. pray to God for the words to speak to them. but im goin warn you of somethin, if you become tempted to go againist your beliefs, do not hang out with those people. bible says in the first verse of paslm dont surround your self with the unjust, and be like a tree planted by the water. that shall not be moved.(thats where the song cam from) hope this helps
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okay please dont answer if you cant handle this subject!Also please dont answer if your going to start preching to me because ill jus rate you a 1!!mmmk! so i was talking to my bf and he said that his mom somedays made him read the bible and he asked me do i read it and i said no.then he asked me did i go to church and i said no and he said well thats bad because your probably not going to go to heaven.then this girl who sits next to me who i am friends with who is very religious(dads a preacher)had to jump into the conversation and add her two cents.she started preachen about how if you dont beleieve in god your going to hell and blah blah blah.i simply told them i dont really beleive in jesus and that whole heaven and hell thing! then these other to girls jumped into the conversation to add some of there two cents.they said its common sence that if you dont beleive in jesus your going to hell and i said again that i just dont beleive in that stuff.then the girl sitting besid me started telling me about how she had seen and been through stuff...like she said that she knew somebody that had died and come back from the dead.i just kind of looked at her and was like,yeah sure whatever you say and tried to end the conversation there!I just want to know why people get so jumpy on the subject! why do people constantly try to convince u that jesus is real?!?i take civics and it clearly says in the 1st amendment "freedom of religion" so why are people constantly trying to get people to beleive in that stuff?!?then people start to get mad because i dont beleive in all that and i dont go to church!honestly the theory that are bodies disinigrate and become part of the earth is more logical then- there is a GOD in the sky that tells people if they diserve to go to a good place if they have been good or a bad place if they have been bad!and another thing...the bible was not written by GOD!it was written by a bunch of people who wanted to make it for whatever reason! so yeah...i dont get mad at people if they beleive in all of that but i dont understand why people get mad at me because i dont! its absolutely completely immposible to talk to these danm ignorant people about christianity!!!all they do is argue about how were going to hell!!!there is no hell to go to so it really doesnt matter!!!!i just wish some people would leave it alone!!why do they feel they are right in every way and everyone should beleive in jesus! i just would like to know a good way to deal with these kind of situations if i ever do get into one again which i probably will! i do not want to start going off at the mouth which sometimes i badly do want to because there so ignorant and stuborn but i do want to get my point across so any advice?!?!? (link)
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well.......this is pretty long.calling people ignorant is not going to get you anywhere. trust me. also, then reason why thier so jumpy is because they dont wanna see you go to hell. personally i feel about it this way, if there is a God, i wanna see him, and go to heaven. and if im wrong, ill find out when i die. but i'd rather be safe than sorry. but thats just me. we'll all have to answer to all we've done when we stand before God. and im not goin argue about it, its simple you either accept God, or you reject him. nothing to argue about. but i pray you would open your heart, and accept him. but everyone to thier own thing. all i can do is pray.
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