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9/29/2014 5:02:14 PM
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So I believe I'm no longer a Christian..

I have lost my faith in everything.. I believe it's all a story. The bad thing is my famliy, friends, etc.. are all Christians. I'm not going to tell anyone and probable I will continue to attend church. I don't know what to do right now.. P.S. If it all does turn out to be true then I guess I'll meet a lot of famous people in hell HueHueHueHue
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  • It sounds like you've hit a crossroad in your life. Its one that I believe anyway every Christian faces and its tough. Your mind is telling you that what you've learned cannot be true. The problem though is that despite all that you have learned, you still know very little in the grand scheme of things. As you continue on your journey in life you will see many things. Some will be based in science that if you look hard enough will actually support your Christian beliefs and some things you just simply won't be able to explain any other way but through divine intervention. What I can tell you is that each and every time that science has attempted to disprove Christianity it has only proven it correct or at the very least plausible. I'll offer you just a few tid bits from science which may help you find your faith again. 1. The bible speaks of snakes walking upright in the garden of eden. Did you know that science has long since proven that at one time snakes did in fact have legs? 2. Scientists for ages believed that the city of Jericho was a made up story and in fact that the city itself never actually existed. However, just a few years ago, they found a city in the area where Jericho was supposed to exist that matched its description flawlessly and the walls had fallen outward just as described in the bible. 3. There is a fossilized boat up in the mountains where Noahs ark was supposed to have come to rest that fits the size description of the ark. No water anywhere near this location. Granted this site has been commercialized and some non-reputable people have exploited it. However, that boat didn't just fossilize itself and who builds a boat on top of a mountain? Just a side note, every major culture in the world has a great flood myth. 4. I've been reading some leading edge science which has hypothesized that life came from the dirt basically and reactions within from the big bang. This sounds like a big win for science over faith. Afterall, life came from dirt and didn't need a higher power to make things happen right? The only thing is those backward, ignorant people a few thousand years ago wrote in the Bible that God formed man out of dirt. How did they know what today's brightest minds are just now trying to prove? Lucky guess maybe? None of these things are going to prove your faith. But they do give you some things to think about as you question what is and isn't real. Good luck to you. I know that this is a hard time and I wish you well as you journey through it.

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    • Save me a seat by the fire

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    • If you dont believe you must be one of them homosexuals as the bible says

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    • If you give up then you give up your chance to go to heaven

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      • One of us One of us One of us

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        Don't try to hide your beliefs, or rather a lack thereof. One of the things contributing to depression early in my childhood was trying to act like I believed in God when in fact I never did. I had a bit of a "coming out" with my family and while at first they didn't accept it, they eventually realized that it didn't really matter that much and stopped caring.

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      • Happened to you the same way it happened to me. It stopped making sense. Just swing under the radar if those are the circumstances.

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      • Even if god was real, he wouldn't send you to hell for not believing in him so long as you live a good moral life.

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        • I'll keep my opinion out of this but if you are looking for serious life advice that will actually benefit you; [b]Don't turn to forums for it. [/b] Keeping my opinion of religion out of this I think if you feel bad about this you should talk to someone close to you about this problem seeing as you said all your friends are Christian. However think logically, it is dangerous to get too hung up in the stories of the bible and miss the underlying messages so my advice would be look not to look at the bullcrap and to see what you are actually being taught and make a decision based on if your religion is making you the person you want to be.

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        • This is just kind of what I believe but the stories in the bible are supposed to teach you morals about how God or Jesus wants you to live whether they're true or not not trying to force my opinion just sayin

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        • Hue

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        • Separate religion from spirituality and I think you'll be much happier. You can believe in god without believing in any religion.

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          • Just tell em, atheists are great you know! [spoiler]no[/spoiler]

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          • So, what do you want from posting this here?

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          • You may have lost God, but he hasn't lost you. Just know you can't lose your salvation once you're saved. We can PM but that's completely up to you. :) [spoiler]For others, I don't want some debate, just leave my post be please. Thanks.[/spoiler]

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          • If i am not miss taken , just don't denounce the holy spirit or for sure you will go to hell. So, if you pus out on your death bed , be like " Jesus, I believe in you! You are the messiah, god and the holy spirit all in one!" Jesus! I love youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu moooooooooo! Lol, i am an athiest so I don't believe in that stuff.

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            • Welcome, Brother.

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            • Edited by dead ahead: 9/30/2014 2:38:56 PM
              Sounds like my sophomore year all over again

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            • Do you accept Poseidon as you lord and savior?

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            • There is no consolation in hell. Only suffering. You will never see anyone you ever knew that could possibly give you consolation there.

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              • And? If your family actually loved you, they wouldn't care in the slightest. My sister's an athiest in our family of Christians, but we don't view her any differently.

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              • I was raised as a Methodist but have been an atheist for over 15 years. It's not really a matter of "losing faith" per se but just not believing that there is a being referred to as God. There's nothing wrong with you so chin up!

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              • The point of going to church when you're an atheist is...?

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              • Christian or catholic? There is a difference.

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                • Who cares

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                  • Edited by in the shadows: 9/30/2014 11:20:17 AM
                    Please don't give up. God wants you to be with him

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