New 20 y/o finding Christ again

[PrimFinallyFoundGod!]

Hi everyone! I'm so excited to be here and very open minded to everyone here. I hopefully have a free bible coming if biblesforeurope is a legit website lol and Ive reached out to some local priests I'll copy and paste what I said:
Hi there, I am Prim Harper. I'm a 20 year old woman who has previously been atheist for a number of years.

I am of mixed descent but both my parents were ashamed of this and had me "Christianed" as a baby to "make me seem whiter" and had absolutely nothing to do with God or faith. I was not raised Christian but I attended a school with a religious headteacher. I started to believe firmly and deeply in God. My parents response was that I was a "bible basher" and when little 6ish year old me wrote about Jesus in class as my "person of inspiration" they proceeded to laugh at me for it.

As a result of this and multiple traumas in my life I slipped away from religion completely and was heavily influenced by the media and how being religious is basically "cringe" and "uncool". I also largely didn't want to be associated with my family's racist views which definitely made me oppose Christianity in particular for a long time. My family were abusive to me until I got away from them at 18. I have been through a lot for a 20 year old.

The signs have always been available to me in dreams, and the recurring sudden urge to seek religion and accept God. I can't ignore them anymore and I don't want to.

I'm trying to find Christianity for real completely of my own choice, I hopefully should be in receipt of a bible to read and study within 4 weeks. I found a website offering free bibles.

I'm hoping that after I have done this (to ensure I am in full awareness of the commitment), I could be baptised genuinely as an adult. If this is what I'm going to do I want to show my honest fully consenting commitment to God and to me baptism feels like the way to do it.

I understand my request is unusual but my situation is also unusual so please hopefully consider this. I really hope to hear back from you and some day find myself within the walls of your church.

Thank you for your time, I await your response.

Prim

Thats my story. I have since been watching christian youtubers mainly Ashley Hetherington I love her positive peaceful energy and as a tired broken person that energy is really what's been drawing me to Christianity (which I know is God trying to reach me) My partner and my friends have been really really supportive and Ive been careful to avoid viewing/getting into debates and heated discussions as for me this is all about hope peace and living a life full of goodness. I found many Christian artists who produce music more "with the times" and Ive been praying each night before bed.

The priest did reply very quickly and we have arranged to meet on the 9th of this month. I'm a bit nervous but mostly excited. I love the sense of community (thats why Im here!) and inner peace that this has brought me already. Im looking forward to studying the bible and meeting some nice people here!

 

[for_his_glory]

Hi PrimFinallyFoundGod! and welcome to CF

Looking forward with sharing with you and God bless.

 

[Hidden In Him]

Hi everyone! I'm so excited to be here and very open minded to everyone here. I hopefully have a free bible coming if biblesforeurope is a legit website lol and Ive reached out to some local priests I'll copy and paste what I said:
Hi there, I am Prim Harper. I'm a 20 year old woman who has previously been atheist for a number of years.

I am of mixed descent but both my parents were ashamed of this and had me "Christianed" as a baby to "make me seem whiter" and had absolutely nothing to do with God or faith. I was not raised Christian but I attended a school with a religious headteacher. I started to believe firmly and deeply in God. My parents response was that I was a "bible basher" and when little 6ish year old me wrote about Jesus in class as my "person of inspiration" they proceeded to laugh at me for it.

As a result of this and multiple traumas in my life I slipped away from religion completely and was heavily influenced by the media and how being religious is basically "cringe" and "uncool". I also largely didn't want to be associated with my family's racist views which definitely made me oppose Christianity in particular for a long time. My family were abusive to me until I got away from them at 18. I have been through a lot for a 20 year old.

The signs have always been available to me in dreams, and the recurring sudden urge to seek religion and accept God. I can't ignore them anymore and I don't want to.

I'm trying to find Christianity for real completely of my own choice, I hopefully should be in receipt of a bible to read and study within 4 weeks. I found a website offering free bibles.

I'm hoping that after I have done this (to ensure I am in full awareness of the commitment), I could be baptised genuinely as an adult. If this is what I'm going to do I want to show my honest fully consenting commitment to God and to me baptism feels like the way to do it.

I understand my request is unusual but my situation is also unusual so please hopefully consider this. I really hope to hear back from you and some day find myself within the walls of your church.

Thank you for your time, I await your response.

Prim

Thats my story. I have since been watching christian youtubers mainly Ashley Hetherington I love her positive peaceful energy and as a tired broken person that energy is really what's been drawing me to Christianity (which I know is God trying to reach me) My partner and my friends have been really really supportive and Ive been careful to avoid viewing/getting into debates and heated discussions as for me this is all about hope peace and living a life full of goodness. I found many Christian artists who produce music more "with the times" and Ive been praying each night before bed.

The priest did reply very quickly and we have arranged to meet on the 9th of this month. I'm a bit nervous but mostly excited. I love the sense of community (thats why Im here!) and inner peace that this has brought me already. Im looking forward to studying the bible and meeting some nice people here!

I like your post, and much to say...

The signs have always been available to me in dreams, and the recurring sudden urge to seek religion and accept God. I can't ignore them anymore and I don't want to.

First of all, this is very good. You will encounter some who tell you not to trust in dreams and only study scripture and blah, blah, blah, but the fact is that God will quite regularly speak to believers in dreams if they are receptive to it, and as you are saying, guide their life in the right direction as they learn to interpret. The importance of learning the word of God is that it becomes the basis upon which we interpret things, whether it be teachings, dreams, personal opinions, sermons, or whatever.

And don't worry about receiving a Bible. Just keep praying for one and I can assure you He will provide. If the one you receive is too small, or not quite what you would like, keep believing and praying to Him for better and it will come.

I'm hoping that after I have done this (to ensure I am in full awareness of the commitment), I could be baptised genuinely as an adult. If this is what I'm going to do I want to show my honest fully consenting commitment to God and to me baptism feels like the way to do it.

This is also good. Water baptism was meant to reflect a conscious decision that you are dying to your former way of life and being born anew unto a new one in Christ.

Ive been careful to avoid viewing/getting into debates and heated discussions as for me this is all about hope peace and living a life full of goodness. I found many Christian artists who produce music more "with the times" and Ive been praying each night before bed.

Both are also excellent ideas. You will find a lot of debate on the various Christian forums, and reading some of it might be helpful, but until your faith becomes established through your own study of the word, I would avoid most of it. It would only confuse you more.

The priest did reply very quickly and we have arranged to meet on the 9th of this month. I'm a bit nervous but mostly excited.

I'm not Catholic, but we have Catholics here who you could talk to. Mungo comes to mind immediately. But once you get deeper into the word, I wouldn't dismiss the opinions of non-Catholics like myself and others here as well. We too might have something to help you grow in your faith.

God bless, and welcome to CF.net. Glad you joined!
- H

 

[eddif]

Welcome

Also look at baptism as an immersion into knowledge of:
The Father
The Son
The Holy Spirit

The eternal Godhead.

Ask questions. post more.
Look at his creation and learn of him
Romans 1:20
Click on the scripture and read it on screen.

Mississippi Redneck
eddif

 

[Riven]

Welcome Prim. Glad to have you.

 

[PrimFinallyFoundGod!]

This is the 5th time already Ive cried because of the overwhelming love and goodness radiating towards me. The general media and societal view is that Christianity is the opposite of what I'm actually finding it is. I'm so grateful God didn't give up and kept trying to reach me. Thank you so much everybody for your replies particularly Hidden In Him I agree with everything you said and I feel very understood. I'm so happy to be here. Peace to everyone ?

 

[hawkman]

Welcome to the forum PrimFinallyFoundGod!

 

[GodsGrace]

Hi Prim
I'm here to welcome you but I see you've already started posting.
I know you have an appt with a priest. I hope you get a young one that is fired up with the love of Jesus, just like you are. I was born again when I was about 28, a long time ago.
Ask the priest about bible study and make sure you join in.
You should also ask about the baptism. I doubt he'll tell you that it needs to be repeated.
It's a pleasure to have you here.
Blessings!

 

[DJT_47]

Hi everyone! I'm so excited to be here and very open minded to everyone here. I hopefully have a free bible coming if biblesforeurope is a legit website lol and Ive reached out to some local priests I'll copy and paste what I said:
Hi there, I am Prim Harper. I'm a 20 year old woman who has previously been atheist for a number of years.

I am of mixed descent but both my parents were ashamed of this and had me "Christianed" as a baby to "make me seem whiter" and had absolutely nothing to do with God or faith. I was not raised Christian but I attended a school with a religious headteacher. I started to believe firmly and deeply in God. My parents response was that I was a "bible basher" and when little 6ish year old me wrote about Jesus in class as my "person of inspiration" they proceeded to laugh at me for it.

As a result of this and multiple traumas in my life I slipped away from religion completely and was heavily influenced by the media and how being religious is basically "cringe" and "uncool". I also largely didn't want to be associated with my family's racist views which definitely made me oppose Christianity in particular for a long time. My family were abusive to me until I got away from them at 18. I have been through a lot for a 20 year old.

The signs have always been available to me in dreams, and the recurring sudden urge to seek religion and accept God. I can't ignore them anymore and I don't want to.

I'm trying to find Christianity for real completely of my own choice, I hopefully should be in receipt of a bible to read and study within 4 weeks. I found a website offering free bibles.

I'm hoping that after I have done this (to ensure I am in full awareness of the commitment), I could be baptised genuinely as an adult. If this is what I'm going to do I want to show my honest fully consenting commitment to God and to me baptism feels like the way to do it.

I understand my request is unusual but my situation is also unusual so please hopefully consider this. I really hope to hear back from you and some day find myself within the walls of your church.

Thank you for your time, I await your response.

Prim

Thats my story. I have since been watching christian youtubers mainly Ashley Hetherington I love her positive peaceful energy and as a tired broken person that energy is really what's been drawing me to Christianity (which I know is God trying to reach me) My partner and my friends have been really really supportive and Ive been careful to avoid viewing/getting into debates and heated discussions as for me this is all about hope peace and living a life full of goodness. I found many Christian artists who produce music more "with the times" and Ive been praying each night before bed.

The priest did reply very quickly and we have arranged to meet on the 9th of this month. I'm a bit nervous but mostly excited. I love the sense of community (thats why Im here!) and inner peace that this has brought me already. Im looking forward to studying the bible and meeting some nice people here!

Hi everyone! I'm so excited to be here and very open minded to everyone here. I hopefully have a free bible coming if biblesforeurope is a legit website lol and Ive reached out to some local priests I'll copy and paste what I said:
Hi there, I am Prim Harper. I'm a 20 year old woman who has previously been atheist for a number of years.

I am of mixed descent but both my parents were ashamed of this and had me "Christianed" as a baby to "make me seem whiter" and had absolutely nothing to do with God or faith. I was not raised Christian but I attended a school with a religious headteacher. I started to believe firmly and deeply in God. My parents response was that I was a "bible basher" and when little 6ish year old me wrote about Jesus in class as my "person of inspiration" they proceeded to laugh at me for it.

As a result of this and multiple traumas in my life I slipped away from religion completely and was heavily influenced by the media and how being religious is basically "cringe" and "uncool". I also largely didn't want to be associated with my family's racist views which definitely made me oppose Christianity in particular for a long time. My family were abusive to me until I got away from them at 18. I have been through a lot for a 20 year old.

The signs have always been available to me in dreams, and the recurring sudden urge to seek religion and accept God. I can't ignore them anymore and I don't want to.

I'm trying to find Christianity for real completely of my own choice, I hopefully should be in receipt of a bible to read and study within 4 weeks. I found a website offering free bibles.

I'm hoping that after I have done this (to ensure I am in full awareness of the commitment), I could be baptised genuinely as an adult. If this is what I'm going to do I want to show my honest fully consenting commitment to God and to me baptism feels like the way to do it.

I understand my request is unusual but my situation is also unusual so please hopefully consider this. I really hope to hear back from you and some day find myself within the walls of your church.

Thank you for your time, I await your response.

Prim

Thats my story. I have since been watching christian youtubers mainly Ashley Hetherington I love her positive peaceful energy and as a tired broken person that energy is really what's been drawing me to Christianity (which I know is God trying to reach me) My partner and my friends have been really really supportive and Ive been careful to avoid viewing/getting into debates and heated discussions as for me this is all about hope peace and living a life full of goodness. I found many Christian artists who produce music more "with the times" and Ive been praying each night before bed.

The priest did reply very quickly and we have arranged to meet on the 9th of this month. I'm a bit nervous but mostly excited. I love the sense of community (thats why Im here!) and inner peace that this has brought me already. Im looking forward to studying the bible and meeting some nice people here!

Hello. My strong suggestion is to be 100% confident you've truly found the church of the bible since there are a myriad of false so called churches to choose from that can't and don't save souls. The scriptures teach the following when all pertinent scriptures are considered related to salvation. You must
1. Believe and have faith
2. You must confess your belief as did the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8 and in accordance with Romans 10:9
3. You must repent of your sins as was told the jews on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2
4. You must be immersed in water (baptized) for the remission of your sins as also told to the Jews in Acts 2:38.

You're in Europe, seek the church of Christ there you'll hear the truth

Index for over 14,500 places of Worship and Good Works Worldwide

Resources of the Church . . . is a site dedicated to the efforts of many congregations of the Lord's Church who seek to edify and uplift their communities for the glory of God. We offer geo-political information as well as interactive services via e-mail, Bible studies, and...

www.churches-of-christ.net

 

[GodsGrace]

Hi everyone! I'm so excited to be here and very open minded to everyone here. I hopefully have a free bible coming if biblesforeurope is a legit website lol and Ive reached out to some local priests I'll copy and paste what I said:
Hi there, I am Prim Harper. I'm a 20 year old woman who has previously been atheist for a number of years.

I am of mixed descent but both my parents were ashamed of this and had me "Christianed" as a baby to "make me seem whiter" and had absolutely nothing to do with God or faith. I was not raised Christian but I attended a school with a religious headteacher. I started to believe firmly and deeply in God. My parents response was that I was a "bible basher" and when little 6ish year old me wrote about Jesus in class as my "person of inspiration" they proceeded to laugh at me for it.

As a result of this and multiple traumas in my life I slipped away from religion completely and was heavily influenced by the media and how being religious is basically "cringe" and "uncool". I also largely didn't want to be associated with my family's racist views which definitely made me oppose Christianity in particular for a long time. My family were abusive to me until I got away from them at 18. I have been through a lot for a 20 year old.

The signs have always been available to me in dreams, and the recurring sudden urge to seek religion and accept God. I can't ignore them anymore and I don't want to.

I'm trying to find Christianity for real completely of my own choice, I hopefully should be in receipt of a bible to read and study within 4 weeks. I found a website offering free bibles.

I'm hoping that after I have done this (to ensure I am in full awareness of the commitment), I could be baptised genuinely as an adult. If this is what I'm going to do I want to show my honest fully consenting commitment to God and to me baptism feels like the way to do it.

I understand my request is unusual but my situation is also unusual so please hopefully consider this. I really hope to hear back from you and some day find myself within the walls of your church.

Thank you for your time, I await your response.

Prim

Thats my story. I have since been watching christian youtubers mainly Ashley Hetherington I love her positive peaceful energy and as a tired broken person that energy is really what's been drawing me to Christianity (which I know is God trying to reach me) My partner and my friends have been really really supportive and Ive been careful to avoid viewing/getting into debates and heated discussions as for me this is all about hope peace and living a life full of goodness. I found many Christian artists who produce music more "with the times" and Ive been praying each night before bed.

The priest did reply very quickly and we have arranged to meet on the 9th of this month. I'm a bit nervous but mostly excited. I love the sense of community (thats why Im here!) and inner peace that this has brought me already. Im looking forward to studying the bible and meeting some nice people here!

You're in Europe?
I live in Italy.

 

[PrimFinallyFoundGod!]

You're in Europe?
I live in Italy.

Yeah Im from UK England. Italy Ive heard that is a beautiful place ?

 

[PrimFinallyFoundGod!]

Hello. My strong suggestion is to be 100% confident you've truly found the church of the bible since there are a myriad of false so called churches to choose from that can't and don't save souls. The scriptures teach the following when all pertinent scriptures are considered related to salvation. You must
1. Believe and have faith
2. You must confess your belief as did the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8 and in accordance with Romans 10:9
3. You must repent of your sins as was told the jews on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2
4. You must be immersed in water (baptized) for the remission of your sins as also told to the Jews in Acts 2:38.

You're in Europe, seek the church of Christ there you'll hear the truth

Index for over 14,500 places of Worship and Good Works Worldwide

Resources of the Church . . . is a site dedicated to the efforts of many congregations of the Lord's Church who seek to edify and uplift their communities for the glory of God. We offer geo-political information as well as interactive services via e-mail, Bible studies, and...

www.churches-of-christ.net

Yep they are the local "church of christ" where I live. Ive seen snippets of their sermons on YT live, they're very passionate about God and you can tell they truly believe. Its really inspiring when they do guided prayers they look so happy and passionate. The music is also beautiful. Fingers crossed when the time is right in my faith they'll immerse me in water as I feel like a second baptism is a bit unusual. I just dont consider my original christening legitimate based on the circumstances.

 

[PrimFinallyFoundGod!]

Hi Prim
I'm here to welcome you but I see you've already started posting.
I know you have an appt with a priest. I hope you get a young one that is fired up with the love of Jesus, just like you are. I was born again when I was about 28, a long time ago.
Ask the priest about bible study and make sure you join in.
You should also ask about the baptism. I doubt he'll tell you that it needs to be repeated.
It's a pleasure to have you here.
Blessings!

Yep he is fairly young I think somewhere between 25-39. He leads a christian group aiming to introduce people in their 20s 30s and 40s to faith in a very gentle way so they spend time in nature and prayer together, he sometimes visits pubs (basically a tavern) to start a conversation with the younger people who frequent there, he also runs a service called branches where a few people gather with him in the church gardens, have a prayer together and discuss a verse or two of the bible. I understand your take on the baptism I suppose I just don't feel it was legitimate under the circumstances. I have committed many sins since I was a baby of course and was lead astray for many years so I suppose thats why I'd like to have it done when the time is right

 

[GodsGrace]

Yeah Im from UK England. Italy Ive heard that is a beautiful place ?

I have friends in London, the north.
Many beautiful places in Europe.

 

[GodsGrace]

Yep he is fairly young I think somewhere between 25-39. He leads a christian group aiming to introduce people in their 20s 30s and 40s to faith in a very gentle way so they spend time in nature and prayer together, he sometimes visits pubs (basically a tavern) to start a conversation with the younger people who frequent there, he also runs a service called branches where a few people gather with him in the church gardens, have a prayer together and discuss a verse or two of the bible. I understand your take on the baptism I suppose I just don't feel it was legitimate under the circumstances. I have committed many sins since I was a baby of course and was lead astray for many years so I suppose thats why I'd like to have it done when the time is right

It sounds just great!
I'm so happy to hear this.
The older priests are too tired and don't have the energy to do what this priest does.
I think you'll enjoy this.
We all have committed many sins.
He might ask if you want to do a general confession. It's a confession that goes back many years, or maybe not. You're back with God and that's what counts.

 

[DJT_47]

Yep they are the local "church of christ" where I live. Ive seen snippets of their sermons on YT live, they're very passionate about God and you can tell they truly believe. Its really inspiring when they do guided prayers they look so happy and passionate. The music is also beautiful. Fingers crossed when the time is right in my faith they'll immerse me in water as I feel like a second baptism is a bit unusual. I just dont consider my original christening legitimate based on the circumstances.

Great! You're on the right track and don't delay your baptism because you're lost until you're immersed. And it sounds like you were maybe so called christened in the catholic tradition which you're correct in questioning as it's not valid and unscriptural. Great! Now go get baptized today !