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Originally Posted by CroMagna  Hi gang,
I just got back from a week long camping trip with the local church youth group.
I used the opportunity to see if I wanted to "switch contexts" as Steve would say and become a Christian again. I did a leap of faith and was Christian for a substantial part of the week. Currently I am a (LaVeyan) Satanist. I also like Voodoo/Candomble/Santeria and Buddhism.
There are many things I like and dislike about each of these religions. I'm also considering being in all of these religions together like they do in Latin America. |
I am going to be real with you.
You were not a christian for even a second of the week. Its like someone with a terminal illness claiming to be healthy for a substantial part of the week cos they took up jogging and eating lettuce. To be a christian would have required you to renouce all contradictory beleifs and actions, espiecally the Satanism. Thats like a Capitalist saying 'I went to a communist meeting, cos someone said I should switch context so I was a communist for a substantial part of the week'
To be a christian, requires you give your life to Christ. This is not done for half a week. singing Kumbaya with christian youth and taking bible study for a week, does not make you a christian. Alot of regular church goers are not christians. They are there in body, but not mind and spirit. Its like dieters who dont want to give fast food, so they have cheat meals daily, or they would put vegatables with junk to make themselves feel better, as if the veg will neutralise the junk. Then they wonder why they cant get/ or stay sliim.
You then say you are a satanist. You cannot serve 2 masters, espiecally masters at the opposite scale. If you were really christian, you would have nothing to do with other religions, except to study for general knowledge(since islam and judaism and christianity have the same origin). You would definately have nothing to do with Satanism.
You would realise you are in war for your soul and you cannot play pick and mix. If you were a christian, you would realise your soul is not safe, with alot of the appealling info out there.
I aint telling you what to beleive, but dont be on the fence. The bible says ' you are neither hot or cold, so I spit you out of my mouth'
I hope you turn to God, but in essence do what you like. But do it fully. Be in the world, then be a christian when nothing else works, but pls stop with this 'take a piece of every religion.' You just confuse and dilute yourself.
Stand for something. You will feel alot better if you understood whatever you choose fully and one at a time. but fence riders end up confusing themselves and others. They soon cant decide what belief system to adopt when making important life decisions
if you wanted to be a world class sprinter, you would not simulteanously practice sprinting, boxing, golfing, swimming, judo, karate at the same time and hope to be known as a world class sprinter. Trying to do and be everything, usually makes you mediocre at everything. Micheal Jordan is a legendary basketball player but when he went to baseball, he was found wanting
What is your identity. Who is Cromagna. what does she want to stand for?
If you want to be a christian, then adide fully by its rules. Study it for yourself. See it as a contractual agreement between God and yourself - if you do beleive in the God as described in the bible (which is mandotory for a TRUE CHRISTIAN)
I can lay money on it, that a majority of threaders on this forum will disagree with me - since most dont agree with Christianity but I dont care. I am a Christian struggling on lifes journey. i will put up my hands and say I sin and will continue, I have personally been saved by God in situations where others have got into trouble.
God loves you
Please love him back
ps. what made you go to the bible week camp in the 1st place? was it just what steve said?