angelofmusicfan
11th September 2005, 05:03 PM
Hi there everyone. Here is a backstory of me first if anyone is interested as well. Sorry it is quite a bit lengthy. :blush:
When younger, I had always believed in God and Jesus and went to church every once and a while. But I had never really thought religion truly important until about a year and a half ago. Honestly before that I thought "Well, I believe in God, I believe in Jesus, basically all I need to do is is not kill anyone, not have sex before marriage, lying's ok as long as it's nothing too big, etc." I made a "pledge" to not have sex before marriage but soon saw that tested. Due to my lack of faith, I seriously considered having sex just because I felt like it and wanted to. Thankfully I didn't, however. Due to sheer curiousity one day I happened to stumble across an online Christian site. As I started reading some articles online about different issues and religion, I realized how much more important God really is. The next year would be extremely difficult for me. I knew that I should be making more of a commitment to God, but I wasn 't. I knew there were some things that I shouldn't be doing but I kept doing them anyways. I would keep pushing religion aside because I felt so guilty about everything that I had done wrong. Then, around five to six months ago, I began exploring Christianity once again. This time, I didn't push it aside. I began reading some scriptures and I truly realized how much God loved everyone so much that he sent Jesus to die for our sins, and that to be forgiven all I need to do is to ask it and believe in Jesus. I started changing my life around, trying to make God my #1 priority. Two and a half months ago though I went through a test of faith. I questioned God and if He even existed, what if Christianity was wrong, etc. I felt really distant from Him, but still in my heart I knew he was there. Lots of praying and help from other Christians helped me to overcome this problem though, and I think in a way I came out of it a stronger Christian. My faith seemed it has grown even more. I have started attending church more often now and applying Christianity more to my life. I've also decided to study the whole Bible for the first time because I wish to grow stronger in faith and form more of a relationship with God.
Honestly I'm not too familiar with the different versions of the Bible. My family owns two copies of the King James version and I have attempted to read it before. However, I found it difficult to read and interpret due to the "Old English" style of wording. Can anyone recommend to me a version of the Bible that is a little easier to read? All replies are greatly appreciated, thank you. :)
When younger, I had always believed in God and Jesus and went to church every once and a while. But I had never really thought religion truly important until about a year and a half ago. Honestly before that I thought "Well, I believe in God, I believe in Jesus, basically all I need to do is is not kill anyone, not have sex before marriage, lying's ok as long as it's nothing too big, etc." I made a "pledge" to not have sex before marriage but soon saw that tested. Due to my lack of faith, I seriously considered having sex just because I felt like it and wanted to. Thankfully I didn't, however. Due to sheer curiousity one day I happened to stumble across an online Christian site. As I started reading some articles online about different issues and religion, I realized how much more important God really is. The next year would be extremely difficult for me. I knew that I should be making more of a commitment to God, but I wasn 't. I knew there were some things that I shouldn't be doing but I kept doing them anyways. I would keep pushing religion aside because I felt so guilty about everything that I had done wrong. Then, around five to six months ago, I began exploring Christianity once again. This time, I didn't push it aside. I began reading some scriptures and I truly realized how much God loved everyone so much that he sent Jesus to die for our sins, and that to be forgiven all I need to do is to ask it and believe in Jesus. I started changing my life around, trying to make God my #1 priority. Two and a half months ago though I went through a test of faith. I questioned God and if He even existed, what if Christianity was wrong, etc. I felt really distant from Him, but still in my heart I knew he was there. Lots of praying and help from other Christians helped me to overcome this problem though, and I think in a way I came out of it a stronger Christian. My faith seemed it has grown even more. I have started attending church more often now and applying Christianity more to my life. I've also decided to study the whole Bible for the first time because I wish to grow stronger in faith and form more of a relationship with God.
Honestly I'm not too familiar with the different versions of the Bible. My family owns two copies of the King James version and I have attempted to read it before. However, I found it difficult to read and interpret due to the "Old English" style of wording. Can anyone recommend to me a version of the Bible that is a little easier to read? All replies are greatly appreciated, thank you. :)