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My post is divided into two parts: first, I share my personal journey of faith—my struggles, discoveries, and the transformation that has shaped my life.
Second, can you define my religion? I will explain my current beliefs and faith perspective, and I invite you to consider how my religion might be categorized. I am looking for like-minded people to exchange about faith with, whether through private messages, Discord, or here in the forum.
1. FIRST PART - MY STORY - HEAVY METAL TO CHRISTIAN
My connection to faith began early in life. I grew up around grandparents who lived their beliefs with quiet devotion, kindness, and sincerity. Their home felt peaceful, and even as a child, I sensed there was something real and grounding in the way they lived. At the same time, I was strangely drawn to the darker side of spirituality—not out of admiration, but out of fear, curiosity, and the question of how to protect myself from evil. But instead of finding protection, I eventually found myself pulled downward. Heavy metal, rebellion, darkness, and the thrill of going against everything I grew up with became my identity. Music wasn’t just a hobby—it became my world. Concerts, loudness, adrenaline, creativity, the community of like-minded people… it all felt like the perfect escape. Over time, I built an entire lifestyle around it, and that lifestyle shaped me for nearly ten years: drinking almost every weekend, chain-smoking, unstable relationships, emotional chaos, and a deep emptiness I tried to ignore.
2024 became the year where everything cracked open. I looked back on a decade of my life and realized how unhappy I truly was. I was exhausted, mentally drained, depressed, and disconnected from anything meaningful. I didn’t want to die, but for the first time in my life, I genuinely didn’t care if something would’ve happened to me. I felt hollow inside—like someone who had lost his direction completely.
And then something unexpected happened. Out of nowhere, my YouTube recommendations were suddenly filled with videos about Jesus, the Gospel, and Scripture. Even when I wasn’t searching for anything spiritual, it kept appearing in front of me. Eventually, I watched the entire Gospel of Luke. Something shifted in me as I watched—it reached a part of me I thought had died long ago. After that, strange coincidences, little signs, and moments I cannot logically explain started happening—small things that felt like they were nudging me awake. It was as if God had quietly walked into my life again.
The intense prayer moment
In January 2025, everything came to a breaking point. One night, I sat alone, overwhelmed by guilt, shame, exhaustion, and the weight of the life I had lived. I began praying—truly praying—for the first time in years. Not a short prayer, not empty words, but a raw, desperate conversation with God. I confessed everything I could think of: the addictions, the anger, the pride, the darkness, the things I had chased, the people I had hurt, the life I had wasted. I begged for forgiveness with an honesty that shocked even me. At one moment, it felt as if something inside me broke open—like a dam collapsing. My chest tightened, my breath became shaky, and suddenly I felt a wave of emotion I couldn’t control. I started crying uncontrollably, like a child. It wasn’t sadness. It wasn’t fear. It was like something heavy was leaving me—a weight I had carried for years without realizing it.
During that prayer, I felt surrounded by a warmth and peace I had never experienced before. It felt like someone was lifting me up from the inside. My thoughts became still. My heartbeat slowed. I felt seen, forgiven, and deeply loved. I don’t know how to put it into rational words, but anyone who has experienced it will understand: it felt like a new beginning—like something in me had been reborn.
From that day on, everything began to change.
Bit by bit, my old life stopped holding power over me. The desire to smoke disappeared literally from one day to the next. I had tried to quit countless times before and always failed, but suddenly the craving was simply gone. Alcohol also lost its appeal. I no longer wanted to be drunk, to escape reality, or to chase the high of nightlife. Parties stopped mattering. The metal scene, which had once felt like my “home,” became something I outgrew almost naturally. The distance between who I was and who I was becoming grew every month.
My band life also came to an end. I had spent all of 2025 internally preparing for the moment I would walk away, knowing it was no longer compatible with the person I wanted to be. Our final show in September meant a lot to me emotionally, but after that, a series of unexpected events made everything strangely easy: multiple shows were canceled for the first time ever, bandmates lost motivation, one became a father and stepped back, and suddenly the world I had built for 10 years simply dissolved around me. It felt as if the door out was opened for me—gently, but unmistakably.
I also stopped organizing the annual festival that used to be my pride and joy, something that had energized the scene in my city and gave me a strong sense of purpose and identity. Organizing it, performing at it, and bringing people together used to feel incredible—but now, my heart is elsewhere. I no longer want to build my own kingdom. I want to live for something greater than myself.
These past months have brought changes I can only describe as receiving a new heart. My values are different. My priorities have shifted. I see my body as something sacred rather than something to destroy with excess. I feel peace where there used to be chaos. I feel joy where there used to be emptiness. My job in the social field has become a blessing. I’m in the most stable, respectful relationship I’ve ever had—not because “women were the problem,” but because I finally saw that my own ego and stubbornness had been the issue all along.
I have stepped away from old friendships, left behind the metal scene entirely, and feel no desire for the life I once lived. Month by month, the distance between me and my past grows wider. Today, I am like a different person—grateful, calm, and grounded. My life has been completely turned upside down within a single year, and every day I feel the effect of that transformation.
2. SECOND PART – CAN YOU DEFINE MY RELIGION/FAITH COMMUNITY?
I have been studying the Bible (NT) almost daily for a year, taking notes and forming my own understanding.
I follow a faith grounded solely in Scripture, with Jesus Christ at the center, aiming to love and serve God and others, and obey His commandments out of love.
Beliefs:
The Ten Commandments & Moral Life:
- I believe in the Trinity: God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.
- God is loving, merciful, just, and to be feared.
- Jesus is the Messiah, the way to the Father (John 14:6); faith in Him saves (Acts 16:31) and empowers obedience out of love (John 14:15; 1 John 5:3).
Sabbath / Day of Rest:
- The commandments have universal significance; obedience flows from love, not ritual (Matthew 22:37–40).
- The Ten Commandments, though given to Israel, hold universal significance; God wrote them with His own finger (Exodus 31:18). ‘You shall not murder’ is not only for Israel; the Sabbath, or day of rest, existed even before Moses, and Jesus observed the Sabbath and the commandments fully. Jesus fulfilled the law perfectly through love (Matthew 22:37–40). Obedience flows from love, not ritual.
- Sin is real; repentance and the Holy Spirit are essential (1 John 1:9).
Caution Against False Teachings:
- The Sabbath is Saturday, the seventh day, ordained by God (Exodus 20:8–11; Genesis 2:2–3).
- Sunday observance was introduced by human authority in 321 AD. Observing the true Sabbath honors God’s creation and is an act of love, not legalism (Daniel 7:25).
Human traditions can distort God’s word.
- Practices like calling someone “father” on earth, venerating Mary, or other unbiblical customs are idolatrous (Matthew 23:9; Exodus 20:4–5).
- I respect all religions but follow Scripture alone.
Prayer & Spiritual Practice:
- Prayer is personal, voluntary, and ideally daily. It maintains a living connection with God.
Goal of Faith:
- Live biblically faithful, reflecting Jesus’ love in thought, word, and action.
- Love God and others sincerely, obey His commandments, avoid human traditions that contradict Scripture.
My faith is defined by Scripture, love for God, obedience to His commands, and service to others, not by denomination or human authority. I focus on Bible study, prayer, the Ten Commandments, the Sabbath, and loving my neighbors. I seek like-minded people for respectful, open discussion, not debate.
Main Focus: Love everyone, help others, pray, read the Bible, avoid being mean, and strive to live like Jesus.
God Bless You All!
sounds like Seventh Day Adventists.
