Recent content by DanielNSW

I agree completely, so often reading the surrounding verses puts the message into context rendering the vast majority of referenced arguments not only useless but they become blatant falsehoods, even I can’t imagine a worse sin than twisting the word of god to fit their own narrative. I believe...

Thank you for your reply and your advice… I was unsure if such an attitude was even acceptable and this is indeed how I feel. I want a close relationship with Christ but I won’t put my faith in men nor join any organisation that seeks to limit my education.

Rereading my reply it sounds like I’ve taken the wrong message in a way though I have not, I’m just struggling to find the words

This is the most profound way I have ever examined the topics that plague me most… I indeed followed you in this prayer thank you from the bottom of my heart. Most of what I read only serves to reinforce the idea that I don’t deserve forgiveness or salvation, I will read and pray and meditate on...

Thank you so much, your welcome means a great deal to me, I aim to surround myself with believers as you say I just don’t really know how

There is indeed no turning back I don’t know how else to explain this feeling, I can feel something real that’s the only way I can say it.

I would think it’s fairly straightforward, up until this point of my life I didn’t want anything to do with god or Christ. I believe I spent most of my life actively defying god… so tell me can I really be saved?

Thank you for saying so, I’m yet to go beyond the introductions as I haven’t felt I had any right

To be clear what I mean is that despite believing in god and Christ for a long time I hardened my heart against accepting their love into my life. Without going into detail I will say I lived and still live a difficult life, for a long time I blamed god but I’m stronger now… time and time again...

Thank you all for the kind words and I will take this advice to heart, I can appreciate the difference between salvation and discipleship though I hadn’t considered it that way. In truth I’m unsure what to do next, how to find out which church I should attend and such. I’m proud of my decision...

I have only recently decided to allow god into my heart, I’ve always believed but have always known that if I choose this path there would be no turning back. That thought frightened me… it still does. My name is Daniel and I accept Jesus Christ as my lord and saviour, I am 40 years old and...