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I feel lately that I am a fake Christian. I say I believe in Jesus, God, etc., but I just am not very knowledgable about Christianity on the whole. All I know is, when I'm talking to God, or the few times I go to church, I am very happy, because I do know that God and Jesus love me. And my family - they all believe and everything, we're just not the most religious people, I guess. But I realize that we need to truly accept Jesus into our hearts in order to enter Heaven, and I don't even feel truly like I've done that yet. I've never brought it up with my family, but I really want all of us to get to know God and Jesus so that I can expect to meet them in Heaven, because this is kind of a priority. But how do I do this without basically saying, "Okay, here we go, we are going to believe in this whether you like it or not"? I know that sometimes people get kind of offended because they think I force my ideas about religion upon them... Sorry for the long question - I rate!
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As long as you love God and believe that Jesus died on the cross for your sins .. Then your a Christian .. I felt that way for a while i prayed when i was at church one time and i felt Gods presence .. It was the GREATEST thing ever !! You don't have to know ALL the history of christianity to be a christian just accept him in your heart and pray and study God's word .. He knows the condition of you heart ..
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Pray to God that you want to accept Jesus into your life as your Lord and Savior, and that's it, your saved!
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This happents to me all the time- if you really believe that god and jesus pasionatly love you then you will learn that when there is a bump in the road then god will lift you up and cary you through it. if you talk to him
... he will help you. " He answered there prayers when he was sure that they trusted in him"
Good luck
Syd
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This question tells me it's the desire of your heart to know Jesus. Psalm 37:4 says, Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Knowing Jesus is not about being relgious. I used to be religous until I realized there is absolutely nothing I can do to be saved. The Bible says, It is by Grace alone and not by anything I do or don't do. Going to church won't save ya. Baptism, confirmation, first communion and any other religous acts won't save ya. Not even believing God exists can produce salvation. James 2:19 says Even the demons believe and shutter. Demons are not going to heaven. Knowing Jesus is having a relationship with Him. Being a child of God is accepting His Son Jesus as a gift. Then and only then can you please God and be called His child.
Now having said all that, seek Him, wrestle through it. This will take faith. Jesus will meet you where you are if you don't give up. He is seeking worshipers who will worship Him in Spirit and in Truth. Read the Bible and pray for the Lord to speak to you through it. His Word will not return void. Once you receive the peace you seek, you will have the spiritual protection to confront your family.
On a side note, the Truth of God's Word offends people. The Bible says in Second Corinthians 2:15-16,"For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and perishing. To one we are the smell of death and to the other the fragrance of life." In other words, you will offend those who are not open to Christ. That's okay. Just don't accept it into your spirit as a personal attack. It's Jesus they hate. I'm sure there will be those who are offended by this advice. Let me know how you're doing.
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you know i have the same problem that you do... and my only suggestion is...God is always gonna be there for you and that will never change... sure you may be quesitoning your faith right now... but after your life settles down and you start having a family your views will change and you will find it very important to go to church... and that is what is important...i hardly ever go to church and i feel bad about it but i am just so busy... but the important thing is that i still believe in God and know that no matter how little i go to church God will always love me because i am one of his children... so my advice would be to try to get to church as often as you can... and that will be good for now... because in several years your priorities will change and you will start thinking that church is important to life...but right now just don't loose your faith because that is one of the worst things to do for your christian beliefs
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you can't force them to believe in something. some day, they'll find god, he's always there, so they will revel in his graces and glory one day. as will you. you can't force religion upon others, and the same goes for yourself. you already know jesus loves you, and it's evident that you love him.
maybe try volunteering at your church if you feel like you need a stronger connection to god.
until then... keep on believing and try your hardest not to let your faith falter, in the world we live in it's one of the strongest stabilizing forces there is.
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u r right.i had the same problem.but then i made a friend that went to church and we went together,and when i didnt go with her (like now) i meet him through books and a kids bible.hope i helped
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start going to church and you'll know. or your atheist.
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It's all about faith! If you believe in God, that's all it takes. Although I do understand about wanting to know more about him. You know, you could totally get to know him on you're own, you don't have to have anyone else if you truley want to get to know Him better. You shouldn't feel like you're a fake Christian. I've felt like that before sometimes too, but if you have the faith, and you truley believe in Him, and Jesus, that's all it takes and you have EVERY right to call yourself a Christan. None the less, that's not ALL it takes. Showing it is another thing in itself. Once ytou accept Jesus in you're heart, when you're ready, as stupid as it may sound he's already ready. But it's the best feeling in the world, nothing can ever beat it. It's GREAT that you're trying to get your family involved. If you want to approach them about it, don't say "We're going to do this," say somehting more like "Mom/Dad I think we should do this, and I want to get more active in our faith, and I want to do it as a family." but like I said, if they don't follow through, don't, DON'T let that stop you from pursuing a relationship w/ God, and learing more about your faith. Best of luck to you.
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this is hard, but you must trust your heart that you have done the right thing. you cant be worried about offending people, Jesus said "Surely the world will hate you because they hated me first" that means that if you are a true believer, the world will hate you. i struggled with this, but i have two AMAZING Christian friends that are awesome! you need to confess your sins before God, and even re-accept Him into your heart. if you feel that you need help doing this, tell me and i can get you the phone number to a church in my local area that will walk you through the steps of salvation, or you can ask me here! my heart goes out to you and i will pray for you! God loves you no matter what, you cant do something that will make God hate you! read Romans 3 and pay special attention to verse 28. hope it helps!
-FunnyCide
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Yeah, a lot of people are kinda sensitive when it comes to religion and beliefs. That is because religion is kind of personal. Start with yourself. Begin to pray. Pray everyday. Pray for the forgiveness of your sins. You will then have a clean slate. Pray for Jesus to enter your daily life. In everything you do thereafter, remember that Jesus is with you. Pray for the strength to have faith. Then, you may pray for everyone you love and whom you wish to share this belief and way of life and love. Read the bible. Learn prayers and sing hymns if you really want to get into it. As you pray for your loved ones to join you in your new faith, bring it up little by little. Express the importance of a little prayer here and there. Bring up "WWJD?" (What Would Jesus Do). If a situation is goin on ask someone you love, "What would Jesus do in this situation?" That is always a good lesson. Yes, try lessons without the preaching. Maybe sometime down the road your family will be ready for church and/or lessons in Christianity. Open up the idea to them as gentle as you can and slowly. I hope you get everything you are hoping for. Also, it is the Christmas season...the absolute most perfect and beautiful time to bring about religion. Get creative, let the heavens into you and your family's lives and enjoy all of it's happiness. In my case, I have personal beliefs that I keep to myself because my family is not big on religion either. I pray for them though and I feel good about that. If you believe you can get them to follow you, then that's great. Go with it. The best of luck, I don't know too much either about religion, but I hoped I helped in some way!!
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Hi Sweetie,
I can relate it a bit... I don't feel a fake Catholic but I feel that ever since my crisis (although it ended) I'm not there yet. For a while I searched for a religion... I realized I DO want to be Catholic and I DO believe... but there's a step in between realizing it IS what I want to be and CONSIDERING MYSELF CATHOLIC. That's analyzing. I have to analyze the "what does it mean to me? What do I believe in? What do I not believe in? What matters to me?" Keep in mind everyone has a different idea of their religion. Two people can be of one religion and have slightly different ideas. Example: Two people can be Christian. One belives going to church every day and reading the Bible means Christinaity. The ohter believes that as long as you don't sin and you believe in God in your heart you are Christian.
Technically you ARE Christian because you DO believe in God. I'm Christian too... except I'm Catholic. (Or I will be once I get some religion meditating time.) Anyway, you have to decide what Christinianity means to YOU. About your family... bring God closer slowly. You can do this by asking your parents questions about God or telling them to tell you a Bible story or something. Ask them how they know they are Christians. Encourage them to go to church more often, maybe. Encourage prayer. Maybe you can all pray together before going to sleep.
I'm sorry I'm no help. I do send my best wishes. And may you find what you are looking for. ~Blessed Be...
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Talk to them about it. Explain why how you feel honestly and without being pushy. Its by far your best bet. However, accept no for an answer. Remember the key word here is belief and anyone not choosing Christianity has just as valid an opinion as the pope himself.
If your folks do believe though, it shouldnt be a problem. Just dont overwhelm them as that might push them away, so allow for small lifestyle changes here and there.
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lol Spike!!!
So you want your family to get closer to God? Well thats easy, just tell them when their all together that you feel God is telling you that all of you need to get closer to God. Maybe even ask your pastor for help. And about you questioning whether or not your saved..talk to your youth pastor or pastor about that one too. They'll pray, read the bible, talk with you about it! I'll pray for you, but for now pray and read the bible...there is something in there that will help you out!
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