Is it normal to stray so soon?

Question

I was only baptized 3 weeks ago and I have already started to stray away from church. I didn't go to service 2 weeks and I haven't been to bible study for 3 weeks. Today I realized that I haven't prayed in weeks or read my bible.

I am saved. Since January.

Answer 1

It is just the enemy trying to get you away from our Savior. As soon as you become a Christian you will be spiritually attacked in so many ways. Stay strong and put on the armor of God.

Answer 2

listen, going to a building once a week, or reciting words does not make an individual a good person. BEING A GOOD PERSON MAKES YOU A GOOD PERSON.

once upon a time there was a really rockin' guy named jesus. he was a great guy, with some really good ideas, and wanted to make life better for everyone. then, when he died, a bunch of ppl that were NOT JESUS, made a bunch of rules that you need to follow if you wanted to hang out with them and their little "jesus fan club".

well, im guessing that jesus wouldnt have cared who wanted to follow him ( he did tend to hang out with religious outcasts and even a prostitute), and whether or not they went to some special house to pray.

if you're really that worried about it, and you feel that church is important to you, then go. but, if you really believe in something, and you try to base your life on that belief, i dont think it matters where you are, as long as you're acting based on what you feel is moral and right. and dont even get me going on the bible. we believe that god is so beyond our scope of things that we can hardly fathom him, but we feel that we wrote down his will exactly correctly? (even though the bible was written several hundreds of years after jesus died, and the stories were passed down by word of mouth for centuries??? and we believe that man is flawed right, thats what the bible says, isnt it? well, theres no way those stories stayed the same for that long. i'm sorry. just because the bible says its true doesnt make it so.)

Answer 3

What the Bible says about Going to Church
Dt.23:1
He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

Dt.23:2
A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

Answer 4

Everyone makes mistakes, as the Holy Spirit to be with you. Pray it every hour, even if you feel discouraged. And BTW, being Christian is not easy, the hardest thing is being CHRISTIAN!! Also dont just read and study, pray and do acts of mercy and charity. That is the fruit of being a true Christian, to serve others. Jesus did.

Answer 5

Why haven't you gone? When we get saved, we have a "thirst" for God, do you not have this? Do you not want to be in the Scriptures and learn about Him? Why did you get baptized? These are questions you should think about.

Answer 6

I think religion is a sort of tumor, plaguing faith. Faith is personal, where as religion is like a big business, mostly in it for the money. It's possible to be a very devoted Christian and not go to Church at all.

Answer 7

HAVE YOU been Born-Again???? Can't answer much more than that till that question has been settled!!! Getting dunked in the water is GOOD, but it won't RECREATE you (a Spiritman, living in a Body).
We call it SAVED, WASHED in the BLOOD of JESUS, Born-Again, so on, and it's when you ask JESUS to come into your HEART (the real YOU, a Spirit) and SAVE (RECREATE) you!!!!
It's when GOD is in OPERATION, you KNOW that YOU are LOST, and you take your FREE-WILL and ask HIM to SAVE YOU.
Getting Baptised (water dunking) won't save you, but it is a GOOD thing to do after you have been SAVED.!!!! Hope this helps!!!!

Answer 8

I don't know if it is normal but from reading your post you seem to miss those activities. What is keeping you from them?