seekandlisten
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Hi, I've been reading on this forum for a few days and decided it would be a good forum to join. I have come across quite a few people here in my reading who seem to posess solid character and wisdom in there posts and debates so i think this might be a good place for me.
My name is Ryan and would consider myself a follower of Christ and a believer in the one true God, Creator of this world. I am very apprehensive about applying a label to myself to belong to any one religion/denomination as i tend to have doctrinal issues with certain religions/denominations but i will keep those to myself unless someone is interested in my beliefs and stance. My parents were Baptist and Anglican and i was mainly brought up through the Baptist, Mennonite, and Pentacostal churches. The only thing that make me hesitant about calling myself a christian, even though by definition i would be, is the degradation of the term and how it is thrown about casually today and what non christians associate with it. no offence by the way.
I hope this site will help me in my continuing venture to becoming more like Christ. My walk in christianity has been quite rocky and unsettling and I have recently starting seeking God's will more earnestly. I will say that I truly was saved when i was 17 but as my life went one i fell away for awhile. But due to the circumstances in which i came to know who Jesus truly was and became saved I have never since that day doubted the existence of God I just have some reservations of where christianity sits today in their beliefs and ultimately their actions which go against the greatest commandment to love your neighbor as yourself.
Without getting into to much of a statement here, I just want to give a little insight as to where I'm coming from. I hope that i will find good christian fellowship here as we journey to become more Christlike.
My name is Ryan and would consider myself a follower of Christ and a believer in the one true God, Creator of this world. I am very apprehensive about applying a label to myself to belong to any one religion/denomination as i tend to have doctrinal issues with certain religions/denominations but i will keep those to myself unless someone is interested in my beliefs and stance. My parents were Baptist and Anglican and i was mainly brought up through the Baptist, Mennonite, and Pentacostal churches. The only thing that make me hesitant about calling myself a christian, even though by definition i would be, is the degradation of the term and how it is thrown about casually today and what non christians associate with it. no offence by the way.
I hope this site will help me in my continuing venture to becoming more like Christ. My walk in christianity has been quite rocky and unsettling and I have recently starting seeking God's will more earnestly. I will say that I truly was saved when i was 17 but as my life went one i fell away for awhile. But due to the circumstances in which i came to know who Jesus truly was and became saved I have never since that day doubted the existence of God I just have some reservations of where christianity sits today in their beliefs and ultimately their actions which go against the greatest commandment to love your neighbor as yourself.
Without getting into to much of a statement here, I just want to give a little insight as to where I'm coming from. I hope that i will find good christian fellowship here as we journey to become more Christlike.