I'm a teen and I have some questions about God!?

Question

Ok I have a lot of questions. Please answer truthfully and seriously.

1. I sometimes find it hard to believe. I mean I go to a Christian school and I got to church and I say I believe but I have doubts. People have told me that its normal to have doubts but I’m scared God will send me to hell for questioning him. Am I being paranoid?

2. I totally believe in abstinence until I’m married but how do I tame my sexual desires? A preacher once said that God will fulfill our needs and desires but does that mean masturbation is wrong?

3. God doesn’t want us to sin. But where do you draw the line? Is cursing a sin? What about the occasional drink or smoke? Is having a crush on someone that you can not have a sin?

HELP!!!!

Answer 1

1. Questioning God is usually just being honest. God will NOT send you to hell for asking ?'s. The devil plays on our fears and torments us with some of them. Remember "fear has torment" and does not come from Him, look for God's peace in all things.
2. Anything that is not of faith is sin". Taming our desires is very difficult. The best way to not do something is to not put our self in the place where we might be tempted. eg alcoholics shouldn't hang in bars, they should stay out of them. I have prayed for relief for one minute at times, and then for another minute.
3. Have you ever heard anyone say "You curse really well". Of course not. Most of society does these days but not all. "It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles but that which comes out of the mouth is what defiles a man". Not just cursing though. Jesus drank wine but He was never drunk. I drink for my health now-in moderation, nothing wrong with it. The worst thing about smoking sometimes is the condemnation one feels-again from the devil and our own flesh.
Having a crush on someone is natural. I think it would only be sin if you let it carry you to extremes. Most crushes fade only over time. Some are never forgotten, nor need they be. "Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all".

Answer 2

1. God won't send you to hell for asking a question. The Bible says for us to 'come reason together' and to 'add knowledge to your faith'. The Bible even says "my people perish for lack of knowledge"! It is normal to have doubts - when you ask your questions do a thorough research of the answers. There are plenty of sources and Bible commentaries you can read to get more knowledge about your questions. Also, read your Bible regularly, you'll be amazed at what you find in there!

2. I personally believe masturbation is not wrong though if it leads you to want to look at porn etc, I'd be concerned. Abstinence, logically, is the best practise, guard yourself.

3. I would say cursing is a sin - remember the scripture "out of the mouth flow issues of the heart" meaning what and how you speak is a reflection of your attitudes and beliefs. If you are under age, smoking and drinking is illegal and therefore a sin; health wise, why would you do it? To have a crush on someone is part of being human; I'd do my best to nip that especially if the person is someone you cannot have. Guard your heart, once it's broken it takes a lot of time to mend.

Answer 3

This is your problem, you do not know the truth about God.

What have you done for God.

Electricity as example

Take electricity
You can not touch it, see it or taste it but you learned the effects that it has and you learned how to use it. How come you do not learn to fellowship with God.


You need to do the will of God

2.
If you did have sex with someone, make sure it is the right person and he is going to be your covenant. Do not give up your chuchie so easy. No, masturbation is not wrong, it is better to masturbate, than to give it up so easy.

3.
Who is teaching you the bible? We are sinners for life but by the blood of Jesus he cleansed you of all sins: past, present and future. God will remember your sins no more (Hebrews 10: 17). If you believe in Jesus you are not under the 10 commandments, this does not mean that you can go out and do what ever you want.

DO THE WILL OF GOD
You need to find a home church, be obedient, follow his word, be baptized with the holy spirit, show your self approved and do the will of God (Mark 16: 15 - 18)

Answer 4

Think God gave a manual for this its called the bible.
I think doubt is healthy if you didn't Q's you would not have Free Will and God don't want robots. Look at all the peeps that Q's him in the bible even Mosses. Just don't stop looking tell your sure in your heart.
Does it say it's bad to masturbate in the bible?
Don't go by what people say as the truth read it for your self and find out. If you get stuck then ask
About drinking and smoking come on what do you think. Ya one drink is not bad but drinking gallons and puking all over your new car sets an your girl friend is a sin and if it's not then it should be don't think your getting in my car. And if you smoke I punching you in the nose sin or not that stuff stinks big time and will kill you and me so stop.
You got to be kidding about the Crush right!?! Are you stocking her?
You should get a grip on your nuts first then find out what you re doing is a sin. If it's wrong its wrong and you know whats wrong or right I hope.

Answer 5

1. God does not exist. If he perchance actually existed and actually sent people to hell, INFINITE TORTURE, for the "crime" of not believing in him or believing in the wrong version of him, he would not be a being worthy of me having a s*** on him, let alone worship. I personally would want nothing at all to do with the heaven of such a god and I sincerely hope neither would you, whatever opinion you have of his (her?) existence.

2. Abstinence laws were made in an era when people were married off in their early teens, when knowledge about pregnancy was limited and when women were considered property of the men (when they made perfect sense... afterall who wants to buy a used car at full price). Bible says wait until married to have sex; bible also says KILL the wife if she does not show signs of lost virginity on her wedding night.

3) You draw the line at what you feel is right or wrong and not what some violent archaic book tells you. For the record, cursing only means taking the lords name in vain, you are REQUIRED to drink alcohol in the form of wine at communion, the bible makes no mention of smoking because it didn't exist, and considering that the Israelites were freely allowed to RAPE or KILL anyone outside their tribe (thou shalt not kill=thou shalt not kill JEWS) deciding whether having a crush is a sin does seem kinda moot.

But hey, it's not like your protestant preachers, who have twisted the original words, however misguided they may be, beyond recognition actually give a damn about any of these things.

Answer 6

I'm a teenager too but I believe whole heatedly in God. That's because I leArened What God is really like. God is love and he doesn't judge you ar condemn you for every little thing that you do. Remember that God forgives you and if you repent your sins even if you have committed the same sin one hundred times in one day but repent with all your heart one hundred times he will forgive you. Having a crush on somebody is not a sin in the least. unless you are sexually immoral other wise you are not committing any sin. He gave you those emotions and if you like someone he doesn't judge you for that. God will never send you to hell if you believe that he exists and believe in his son who died for your sins. He loves you. Always remember that. He is the one who is there when you are alone and afraid. He is the one saying my child I am here for you don't be afraid because I love you! He is the one that hugs you when you are crying and sad. He comforts you and gives you strength. Don't ever doubt him. If you do just repent he will always be there to take you back.
God Bless you.

Answer 7

1. first and foremost you seem to have gotten a wrong conception of who God is. He is not someone who has a club in hand waiting to knock anyone who misses the mark. NO! He is a loving, merciful God who wants you to understand that and love Him back. He wants to take care of you, be your buddy, be everything to you. You can approach Him boldly because of what Jesus did on the cross. He took your place so that you may be made righteous and have access to God. Believe and receive it in faith because it is so written in the word of God.
2. Yes, it is wrong. It is a spiritual bondage. let me ask you this- can you stop it?
Instead of trying to suppress your desires by your own strength, hand over yourself to Jesus. you will find these bondages that you once were in being broken, You will be set free.
3. Sin is stepping out of God's standards. Disobeying Him. so all these things do look as they are sins. But you need not feel distressed. you have received forgiveness through Jesus' blood. But again its up to you to believe and receive it in faith

Here's a little prayer -
Lord Jesus, I repent of my sins. come into my heart. I make you my Lord and savior.

If you've prayed that, you just got born again! get in to a bible based church and learn more about God. He will take you places!
God bless you!

Answer 8

Hi Darkpoet,

I am a youth/college pastor and wanted to give you an honest and Bible-based answer to your questions- that are not based on my opinions but are based on principals found in God's Word.

1) The Bible is quite clear that the only thing God will send a person to hell for is- rejecting His Son Jesus Christ. It is normal for people to have doubts and the question is what do you do with those doubts. For some people those doubts become excuses never to seek God. i think it's OK to share you doubts with God, and i can be an online friend that you can ask your questions about God that you are confused about to. i would also hope that at your school or church, that there are people too who you can share your doubts with who will help you to seek out Biblical answers and pray and help you. God will not send you to hell for questioning him- but don't let your questioning him cause you to not find His answer to your question-- don't make up your own answers for your own comfort.

2) i think you have to be careful not to feed your sexual desires- and masturbation feeds that desire. i would suggest sharing this with an older sister and she can pray with you and help you. Obviously you're thinking about somebody while you're doing it. There are also a lot of books that have wisdom on how to deal with this.

3) First let me say no Christian is perfect- but some sins are more damaging to us than others. As a teen things like: smoking and drinking, can lead to addictions that are hard to shake down the road. God cares more about our hearts than our actions. If our hearts begin to say-- it's OK to disobey God every once in awhile- we can be in trouble- it doesn't mean we will always obey Him perfectly- but little allowances in our lives often lead to big trouble later.

Having a crush on someone is not a sin- but when it comes to relationships -- you should never start something you can't finish. Like pursuing a relationship with a non-Christian or someone who won't help you grow spiritually - will lead to disaster down the road.

I really want to encourage and remind you that you shouldn't be afraid of not following God's ways out of fear of being punished- but because you recognize that God's ways are good for us. That's what he told the people in Deuteronomy. We should follow God's ways because He loves us, because He has what's best for us- and we trust Him.

I really hope this helps. Once again feel free to email me and i'll give you an honest Biblical answer.

God Bless You, keep growing in Christ.

Kindly,

Nickster

Answer 9

you first need to come to a full understanding of God, he is just and merciful which is hard to understand. It is not about which sin is going to send to eternal damnation. We all sin and fall short of God,s glory, but it is about accepting and understanding whom Jesus Christ is and understanding why he came on to this earth. When you can answer these questions, then you can understand the questions you are asking. The problem is that people try to describe god by only one attribute rather than the whole picture. I am not going to tell you how to believe, but it would do you well to al least explore the whole picture.

Answer 10

By going christian sch doesnt make u a christian. Same as going to mac donald doesnt make u a hamburger.. haha!! but what make a christian christian is.. e relationship with God. It's okay to have doubt as long as u clear ur doubt for ur own benefits :) I believe if u ask any church leader, they shld be able to ans ur qus if not seek for a pastor to clear ur doubt.

Yes, God will fulfil our needs and desire.. tt's true but God wan us to learn to have self-control. Do not let ur body/mind control u but u shall be the master of ur body and mind.

" But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law." - Galatians 5:22 (NIV)

God doesnt wan us to sin.. true.. but human being a sinful at the first place. God dun expect us to be perfect cos we can never be until we are in heaven with him. Sin = anything that fall beyond e standard of God is call "sin". Having a crush is not a sin but lust is. Our body is not our own, it does not belong to us.. holy spirit dwell in our body therefore we are ask to take care of our body because our body is e temple for the Holy spirit to dwell in.

"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;" - 1 cor 6:19

:) Hope I ans ur qus