I am starting to feel closer to God and want to join a church.?

Question

I am starting to feel closer to God and want to join a church. However, I think my husband is uncomfortable with the idea. He's very liberal and intellectual. I want to explore this new "spritual" feeling but don't him to feel pressured or uncomfortable. Anybody have to deal with this?

Answer 1

AS long as your 'church' doesn't put down your husband and tells you he's bound for hell, there shouldn't be anything wrong with it.

Answer 2

This is a tough and sensitive situation. A lot of people struggle with this. You might find it encouraging to know that to become a Christian doesn't mean you have to throw out your brain. There is evidence upon evidence that proves Christianity true in an amazing fashion.
First, be gentle and introduce your faith to him by being a good example. Practice anything you learn of faith on your husband. As you learn about grace, forgiveness etc. show him. He could be won over by your good example.
Second, maybe find a church that you wouldn't be afraid to invite him to. There are a lot of those now. check out www.momentumchurch.com This is one example. Churches like this are all over the country.
Lastly, don't give up. It may takes years and years, but don't give up that he will never come to know God.

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Answer 3

Then by all means, join a church. Look at it this way; you go to church once or twice a week. How many hours out of those two days? You can certainly spend this much time with God and find your path. Your husband is a grown man; he is able to be by himself for a few hours.

Answer 4

Many people have had to deal with this very thing. God reaches out to people when the time is right for them. Do not turn a deaf ear toward him or he may never call again. (Although you could always call out to him while there is still time). It may be that God will work on your husband through you, so you might be also passing up the opportunity for him as well.

Answer 5

I am in the same exact situation.. I want to join a church and we just had a baby so I want my son to grow up in that environment but my husband has never been the "religous" type at all, and doesn't really want to start going... but.... I think maybe after we go a few times he will adjust to all of it and realize that it's something very important to me, and I hope your husband does the same! Good luck!

Answer 6

There are many denomniations so its hard to know what they all are and some of the minute differences. Find a church that believes in grace and they only way to heavan is by faith in Jesus Christ. Hopefull the members will show the Love of Christ and youll see that and you husband will as well with time

Answer 7

Nothing or no one comes before God. After all, it's your soul that's at stake. You have to live for yourself, as well as die for yourself. The same for your husband. It is God who gives you the desire to want to know more of Him. Seek it while you can, because there may become a time when you can't. I also want to add, see God. Don't put your faith in any MAN or any BUILDING. When you get a relationship with the Lord, He will lead you in all understanding.

Answer 8

My Mom dealt with this for 30 years. She told Dad she needed God and a church family. She never pressured him, but prayed. Several years ago, he decided to start going with her and now he enjoys having a church family and a purpose for living. Just let your husband know you love him, but you want to do this for your self.

Answer 9

Yes, I felt the same way several times and I pulled my husband to go with me. He went and every time we left within a year. Churches are just businesses today. They are not what Paul set them up to be. Start a home bible study and find your fellowship there.

Answer 10

Gow without him, and all you will have to do is let God's love shine in your life. He will probably end up following you in the long run.( I am speaking from personal experience here)
Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Answer 11

If you have a Bible start reading the Book of John in the New Testament. Most Baptist, Methodist, Church of God, Pentecostal have good Bible Study classes and this is what you want from the church and that is to learn the word of God. You also need to confess your faith in Christ and be baptized. We need to make a public confession of our faith in Christ in church and out of church.

After faith comes that spiritual experience called the "new birth" or "being born again." The born again Christian experiences a new kind of spiritual life brought forth within him by the Word of God received by faith in his soul.

Peter describes Christians as being "born again not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever." (1 Peter 1:23) It is, the very life of God Himself coming into a human soul through His word.

John said, "Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God." (1 John 3:9) However, this Scripture does not mean that a born-again Christian can never commit sin. Within every born-again Christian a completely new nature has come into being. Paul calls this new nature "the new man." Old man is depraved and corrupt. New man is righteous and holy.

God promises this and this is why you need to read the Bible
Isaiah 55:11 God says, "So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it."

Proverbs 4:20-22 "My son, give attention to my Words; incline your ear to My sayings, Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; for they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh."