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how can i be questioning my belifes?
I am half christian, half jewish. However, for my beliefs, I choose to be 100% christian even though I celebrate both christmas and hanukkah. I believe in God and I pray every night and such. I'm not like a "go to church every sunday, read the bible" kind of person or anything, but I have been to church camps and little youth groups for about 6 years now. I have never doubted the Lord and still don't, but I just read a myspace blog of someone from my school who has different beliefs than me, which is fine, but some of the things he said really got me thinking. It wasn't about how he believed in the devil, it was mostly just about how he doesn't belive there is a God. I totally do don't get me wrong, but I am just confused all of a sudden. I still believe in the Lord but I am really worried because after reading that I was questioning my religion. I do not understand why, because my whole opinion that I had believed in for such a very long time is now confusing me after reading one little blog. I am scared..I don't want to be like this! I am a follower of Jesus and this is scaring me that I am all of a sudden confused about it! Please please please someone help me. Just explain it if its ever happened to you or maybe if you have any advice about what's really going on. I'm not sure what I'm really asking here, but just please give me any of your thoughts and advice. Thanks so much I really appreciate it!!!! 14/F by the way =)
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I am a very big belive in our Lord jeusus, and I have fely what you are feeling right now. I know that a lot of people can question what they are beliving in, and I would have to say in your case, that the devil is just messing with your mind. He will do anything to get you to go away from your belief in God. Just think to yourself, I am not going to doubt what I am thinking right now. If you truly belive in God, you will know that he is real, and no one can tell you other wise. That is what I belive.
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It's normal to question your beliefs. I think that ultimately, by questioning, we strengthen what we DO believe, and it gives us more conviction.
I can sympathise. I've gone from agnostic, to atheist, to . . . I don't know what. I've never believed in God, nor in the Jesus that the Bible portrays, but rather Jesus simply as a good man. But now, I'm questioning my own arrogance in assuming that this is all there is to life.
If you follow your faith blindly, it's not really you believing, is it? It's you parroting what you've been told your entire life--what you dictated to yourself years ago when you were in an entirely different situation in your life.
Take your time and explore. A just god would not turn his back on you for wanting to decide, rather than just following, what to believe.
Explore all religions, not just Christianity and Judaism. Consider the common to the obscure, the deities to the Self. Consider it all, examine it all, and you will find what speaks to you.
You don't choose to believe something. You discover what you believe. And those beliefs will change.
Five years ago, two years even, I would have mocked anyone who told me I would consider attending church and trying to find my spiritual side. But things change, and it's not wrong to let your beliefs change with them.
Do what's in your heart.
After all, you can always return to Christianity, and when you do, you will know that your faith has been strengthened because you considered other viewpoints, and were ultimately swayed by whatever you've chosen.
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take the time to really examine your beliefs, although it may seem scary right now, its a great expierience and will ultimately just strenthen your relationship with god when your more sure of yourself. i'm still not sure of any of my beliefs and i'm jsut taking the time to look at all the possibilities, you can only learn from it.
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Just remember this, since this kid believes in the devil, there has to be God. It's a simple concept of good and evil. There is always good and their is always evil. Therefore you cannot say "There is only God" without also saying "There is also the Devil". It's a matter of balance. Why would the devil wish to tempt those who believe in God. Simple, because he knows there is God as well and he too believes in it, just not in the same way that we do.
It's not questing your faith at all. Your friend is in the wrong though, so you can't question your faith on someone else's wrong beliefs. Seriously it is impossible to say that there is no God yet accredit evil to the Devil. It makes no sense. If there was no God the Devil would have no function in any existance, since his sole desire is to tempt those who follow God. If there is no God, who is he to tempt?
It's a matter of thought. I hope I helped and if you need anything else, message me.
-Ryan
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