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I am having an identity Crisis

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ChristineES

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I found out after I became a Christian that my maternal grandmother was Jewish. According to Jewish Law, that makes me a Jew. But I am a Christian, and I don't much about Judaism. My grandmother married a catholic and my mother was raised catholic, but was an agnostic throughout my childhood. Am I a gentile now because my grandmother converted to Catholicism? My paternal Grandmother made sure I was baptized as a Catholic when I was born. Does that make me a Catholic? I was baptized at age 17 in a Southern Baptist Church, and I still hold to Baptist teachings (for the most part). I am confusing myself as I write this. So, my question is, (really) am I a Baptist, a Catholic, or a Christian Jew, or am I just a Born again Christian? (Born again Christian is what I call myself, now).
And yes, I have accepted Christ as My Lord and Savior. :lol: :D
 
You are a Christian believer with Jewish heritage. You were an unbeliever until you were born again, afterwhich you are a believer.
 
What you are is defined by what you believe, not what your relatives believe. If you believe you're a Baptist Christian, then you're a Baptist Christian.
 
Don't puch such an emphasis on -isms or other such nouns. You are you, an ever changing and growing individual. A verb. All the other categorizations and such debase that and do little to actually define who you are, or your understanding of the world.
 
I wrote the post to be amusing. :) I know what I am, who I am, and how The Lord effects my life.
Thanks for the answers, though. :)
 
I forgot to mention that even though I wrote for amusement, it is all completely true.
 
ChristineES said:
I wrote the post to be amusing. :) I know what I am, who I am, and how The Lord effects my life.
Thanks for the answers, though. :)
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And I thought that you were having an epiphany! :D
 
I found out after I became a Christian that my maternal grandmother was Jewish. According to Jewish Law, that makes me a Jew. But I am a Christian, and I don't much about Judaism. My grandmother married a catholic and my mother was raised catholic, but was an agnostic throughout my childhood. Am I a gentile now because my grandmother converted to Catholicism? My paternal Grandmother made sure I was baptized as a Catholic when I was born. Does that make me a Catholic? I was baptized at age 17 in a Southern Baptist Church, and I still hold to Baptist teachings (for the most part). I am confusing myself as I write this. So, my question is, (really) am I a Baptist, a Catholic, or a Christian Jew, or am I just a Born again Christian? (Born again Christian is what I call myself, now).
And yes, I have accepted Christ as My Lord and Savior.
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You are awake....
 
You are yourself, identity crises only happen when running Unix. Unless you are running Unix.

Try typing 'whoami' into your keyboard.
 
You are yourself, identity crises only happen when running Unix. Unless you are running Unix.

Try typing 'whoami' into your keyboard.
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lol....
 
If I remember correctly, "Jew" means a praise unto God. You are Jewish not only in the heritage sense but in the sense that as a Christian you are a praise unto God.
 
You are what you want to be... not what people on a message board say you are.
 
WMD said:
You are what you want to be... not what people on a message board say you are.
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Not only that but we're supposed to be what God wants us to be and not what other people want us to be.
 
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