I Believe In Jesus and His Ultimate Sacrafice

Yes....I Am a Born-again Christian...
[b]The most important thing about me is my belief in Jesus and my salvation through him. It colors everything else in my life. For a long time, I let it stifle some of my other qualities....ie my sexuality, but have come to realize that , at least for me, God doesn't expect us to be perfect and will forgive every sin. I think he expects us to try our best to be a good person and to try our best to follow his commandments, but knows full well that the creatures he created are so very hence the sacrifice in the first place. Some of my beliefs are out of the mainstream....I don't celebrate Christmas, Easter or Halloween, and don't believe I have the right to tell anyone else how to worship, or not worship, as the case may be. I believe that every person's spirituality is a private thing between that person and his or her creator and none of my business...who am I to judge? "Judge not lest ye be judged"[/b]

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allofus

You are making some important steps in the right direction, just make sure they are what God had intended. It is true Jesus died for the penalty of all our sins, but it does not mean we have a license to go all wild and wooley. We still strive to do what God intended for us in the first place, but the stiving is no longer just for ourselves but to respond to the love God has shown us.
The quote you use, "Judge not least you be judged." is in complete and a little out of context. We can not pass judgement ie...punishment, on others, but Jesus has given us standards to live by. It is not judgement to tell someone what they are doing is not what God would like them to do, or is considered a sin by God's standered. The problem comes in when we devalue someone because of where they are in thier walk with God. A new Christian is not going to know as much as someone who grewup in the faith. Likewise we do not know how far that person has come, they may have had a very rough life and is now living a much better life but not one we ourselves would live. Because God has each of us on our own plan of salvation. Paul writes work out your salvation with fear and trembling. Because each of us is accountable for our own actions, but we can help each other. By being there for each other and encouraging and lifting each other up when we fall. And fall we all will sooner or later.
Love your brothers and sisters in Christ enough to say what you think is wrong, but love them enough to hold them up even if they are not happy with that.