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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Lonesurvivor · 61-69, F

Allofus, I had no idea of the problems you face when I wrote my first comment. You will notice that I didn't block you, which I could've done. It's not that I wish to go it alone, it's like I feel that I have to. I have never met anyone with the same feelings about religion that I hold. I would dearly love to have a church to attend, to have like minded people to support and be supported by. However, that does not seem to be my lot in life. I did not take your comment as reaching out, I took it to be the same kind of "you listen to me and not your own heart" type of critisizm that I've dealt with all my life. Yes..I am ready to judge myself, I know the person that I am, mistakes abound in my life. All I can do is to be earnest and try to do my very level best to live life to the best of my ability. "If it were possible, even the elite would be deceived" is a powerful admonition to me to seek out what God is telling me, not what other people are trying to shove down my throat. There is no way possible that everyone is right, there are too many diverse views for that to be so. I do my best to do what I think is right, giving everyone else the opportunity to do the same. I would never try to force my views on anyone else, and only discuss such things at the behest of others. It is a private matter to me and was only expounded here b/c it is an essential part of me, and that is what this site is all about for me. Honesty. I want people to know my views so that they will know who they are dealing with. I appreciate the fact that you were trying to reach out, but it only felt like more judgement to me. I struggle every day to meld my human nature with my sincere wish to do what God has intended for me to do. There is judgement at every turn. "You should do this", "You should believe that", I have carried this burden with me for many years. I am on a journey of self discovery as well as one to know God and his plan for me. I do the best I can, and try to leave others to their own journeys. Unless bidden to do so, I do not step in with my own moral guidance....it's not my place to do so. I am but a student myself, and don't feel like I have the right nor the accumen to do that. I wish you peace and progress in your life, I hold no ill will towards you. I only wish the same from you.

hawlemnyair, it is enough and more than I deserve. I appreciate your support more than you know!! :-)

Penny Webb