I hope you are all well.
My name is Catherine and I've created this account (and am posting this message) to hopefully gain some help from right-minded Christians.
Allow me to introduce myself. I am 31 years old, and live in the UK where I was born. For most of my life I considered myself a Christian. I believed, and was taught, that Jesus wanted us to be kind and loving to those around us, to be understanding of other people and that so long as we were 'good' people He didn't much care what we did.
I'm sure some of you are outraged but some of you are hopefully smiling in remembrance of when they thought the same. Everything changed for me when I recently reread the bible as a New Year's Resolution - it had been many years since I opened it.
As I'm sure you all know, I was utterly wrong. It's embarassing to admit, but I had somehow misunderstood the fundamental message of my faith. I'm not, even now, entirely certain how that happened or how my (old) church allowed it to happen. But wrong I was and I need to make changes.
From lurking on this forum I have seen that I will likely be classified as 'unsaved'. Thats a classification I can't possibly argue with. I have made some of the changes in my life required but some take a longer time to make and until they are I can't lay any claim to the title of saved.
I've come here seeking some answers - I notice several of you have been kind enough to post links to your search engine and I shall be using that to check that my particular questions have not been already answered.
As to the questions you ask in the thread description:
I don't currently attend a church. My previous one was unsuitable in so many ways and I have stopped attending - Gal 1:9 seems appropriate here. Christians, true Christians, are not common in the UK and though I am visiting a different church each week I have yet to find one that is suitable.
My favourite quote varies from day to day in truth. Romans 7:15 has always had a special place in my heart as it speaks deeply to me, but I think my current answer must be John 3:5. Or, hackneyed as it sounds, John 14:6. Or... well. How does one pick? I can only assume this is a test - 1 Peter 1:6-7 or possibly even Rev 13:5-10
I spoke a little above about how I came to find Jesus. I didn't realise, in my blindness, that I hadn't already found him.
I hope this answers your questions.
My name is Catherine and I've created this account (and am posting this message) to hopefully gain some help from right-minded Christians.
Allow me to introduce myself. I am 31 years old, and live in the UK where I was born. For most of my life I considered myself a Christian. I believed, and was taught, that Jesus wanted us to be kind and loving to those around us, to be understanding of other people and that so long as we were 'good' people He didn't much care what we did.
I'm sure some of you are outraged but some of you are hopefully smiling in remembrance of when they thought the same. Everything changed for me when I recently reread the bible as a New Year's Resolution - it had been many years since I opened it.
As I'm sure you all know, I was utterly wrong. It's embarassing to admit, but I had somehow misunderstood the fundamental message of my faith. I'm not, even now, entirely certain how that happened or how my (old) church allowed it to happen. But wrong I was and I need to make changes.
From lurking on this forum I have seen that I will likely be classified as 'unsaved'. Thats a classification I can't possibly argue with. I have made some of the changes in my life required but some take a longer time to make and until they are I can't lay any claim to the title of saved.
I've come here seeking some answers - I notice several of you have been kind enough to post links to your search engine and I shall be using that to check that my particular questions have not been already answered.
As to the questions you ask in the thread description:
I don't currently attend a church. My previous one was unsuitable in so many ways and I have stopped attending - Gal 1:9 seems appropriate here. Christians, true Christians, are not common in the UK and though I am visiting a different church each week I have yet to find one that is suitable.
My favourite quote varies from day to day in truth. Romans 7:15 has always had a special place in my heart as it speaks deeply to me, but I think my current answer must be John 3:5. Or, hackneyed as it sounds, John 14:6. Or... well. How does one pick? I can only assume this is a test - 1 Peter 1:6-7 or possibly even Rev 13:5-10
I spoke a little above about how I came to find Jesus. I didn't realise, in my blindness, that I hadn't already found him.
I hope this answers your questions.
Hate him with all your might so Jesus knows you choose Him and love Him.


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