I'm thinking of becoming a non-Christian?

Question

Not an atheist. I believe the Bible, particularly the New Testament, I believe in Christ and that he is the Son of God.... But I never pray anymore. I used to pray with my first girlfriend but she died and I hated God for a while before becoming a Christian again, but I've never prayed since then. I believe totally in the Christian system but I have not really dedicated my life to God or resisted sin totally, I still give in to many sinful desires..... So I dunno, maybe I should stop associating as a Christian because a Christian should be pure and sanctified from sin and I am not.

What do all you guys think?

Answer 1

HAVENT U HEARD THE CHRIST SAYING HE SHOULD CAST THE FIRST STONE THAT HAS NOT SINNED
CHRIST WAS THE FORGIVER OF SINS.IT SEEMS U HAVE A CONSCIOUS DONT LET GO OF UR BEAUTIFUL RELIGION

Answer 2

First of all, Christians are not all pure and sanctified. We are all sinners, but forgiven. Jesus died on the cross so we don't have to pay for those sins again.

However, you should get into a church or bible study. You will learn so much more.

As for the sin, we all sin...all the time, that's why the bible tells us to take up our cross daily. That means we are human, we are flawed and we will fall. But the difference is we can ask for forgiveness. Now that doesn't mean go out and deliberately sin saying 'oh I'll be forgiven'. We in our humanness are flawed and will naturally make mistakes and sin. It is that God will forgive us those sins if we sincerely repent.

Prayer is when you talk to God, even when you are mad at Him, go to him daily, talk to Him. We are told to pray without ceasing...so go to Him, talk to Him, tell Him your needs, desires and yes your doubts and fears.

He will NEVER leave you! Get into a church, youth group, or bible study, you will need the fellowship and people you can rely on and learn from.

Answer 3

First let me say, I am sorry for your loss. It is difficult to understand why God allows such things to happen, other than at this time we are getting a glimpse of how Satan would run the world.
Second about becoming a non-Christian; don't do it. Or better yet, become a disciple of Jesus Christ. Put your faith in Jesus and pray. You say that you never really dedicated your life to God, nor resisted sin totally.
That would describe a non-Christian. What I suggest is that instead of turning your back, turn fully to Him.
Really give your life to Jesus, associate with people who do love God, and who have given themselves to them.
You would do well to seek godly counsel to learn about salvation, sanctification and justification.
Most important of all pray. Prayer makes the difference.
When you are in Christ you are saved from sin, from the power of sin.... and that is, in part the process, of sanctification.

Answer 4

You are what is in your heart not your head. I was Christian for many years and not wanting to pray was an early sign that something had changed within me. My searchings eventually took me to Paganism and I am totally at peace with God and myself now. That may not be the answer for you but look and you will find. But it must be done with an open mind. Religion isn't the way. Spirituality is. I wish you well on your journey.

Answer 5

Good for you. I'm sorry for your loss.

Christianity was not a good experience for me. I was never happy; I had to pray to a god that I found to be cruel, impersonal, cold, tyrannical, and incompetent; My questions could not/would not be answered (I asked a lot about contradictions in the Bible, holes in the Bible, why did God do this and then forbid humans to); got called "demon possessed" from the pulpit because of a neurological illness I had; criticized and talked about from church members who did it "out of love," etc. I could go on and on with the problems I have with Christians and Christianity, but there's not enough space here.

I realized that it made me unhappy, and that I was just going to get more unhappy if I stayed Christian. So I began to research other religions, and found one that I was truly comfortable with. I am a Pagan Witch now, and I wouldn't change it for the world. No hate, no hypocrites, no god I can't stand, no contradictions, and no ridiculous and baseless standards.

Answer 6

Wow, you sound just like every Christian I know.

Dude, bad stuff happens to everybody. Christianity is not a force field that stops life from happening. It actually makes things worse, since you become a target of the devil... he calls you out. I don't know where you got the idea that Christians are perfect, but we ain't.

Honestly, you really have demonstrated a more Christian attitude than many of the Christians I know. You know that you are setting a bad example, and so you don't want to denigrate Christianity by being associated with it... in a fudged up way that is very admirable, and is a much more Christ-like attitude than many who profess to be believers.

My email's open if you want to talk.

Answer 7

no way. God loves you, he wants to be closer to you. Find someone you know that you are totally comfortable with and ask them to pray with you, it sounds weird, but I think you'll really like it. Just pray, whenever, wherever, about whatever. Tell God how you feel. Find someone to go to Church with, someone that goes all the time. you can't just give up on your relationship with Christ. for a long time i just gave up all religion, I stopped seeing sin as sin. but then i started going to church and reading the bible and meeting with people and my life has improved so much, i feel so enlightened and invigorated. please don't give up. I will pray for you.

Answer 8

What I believe my Bible tells me is: I have been saved by accepting the Gift from God through His Son. I will ALWAYS be redeemed. If I choose to turn away from God completely I will be a disobedient &(LONELY) Christian.
I am glad for you that you have accepted the Gift God gave for all of us. I am truly sad about the death of your girlfriend. I hope you have given yourself permission to be sad, angry, mourn & work through those feelings at your own pace & in your own way.
A Christian is one who professes belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ. Remember that your choice to accept God's gift is about a relationship, NOT a RELIGION or SET OF RULES. Unfortunately there are always PEOPLE that can "say" the words that they think are appropriate to "get us back on track" so we can be close to God. Please do not be fooled by others words, their motives may not bee as obvious. As a Christian you have asked & received a relationship with the Person who created you. He also knows what purposes your life has & wants to use you to accomplish His BEST. Allow Him to work in your life as you work at living the best you can each day. Notice I DID NOT say PERFECT living each day. Read your Bible, & talk to the Author each day. He is waiting to hear from you, about you & what troubles you.
You have already made the most important decision you will ever make in you entire life, so give yourself the credit you are due. I trust God is going to honor what you have already done in your life to live for Him.
By the way SDW great answer & how kind to offer to talk if he needs to.

Answer 9

Your salvation cannot be obtain by yourself. Jesus is the one that died to set you free. He doesn't expect you to be perfect that is why he is. Take your pain to him and you will be conforted. Think of your girlfriend, she is in Heaven! She would have wanted you to pray then and she wants you to still pray.
I know your pain! You feel like God has abandoned you and taken the most important thing in your life from you. I promise you that was NOT his intention. You must seek him as a father and a friend that loves you and will help you. He has arms wide open and wants you to be close to him! He loves you no matter what. Pray to him and ask him to help you because you can't do it alone.
God loves you MORE than you KNOW.

Answer 10

To thine own self be true. Always follow your own path honestly, and you will live a good life. For many this path ends in Christianity, or maybe starts in Christianity. For millions of others, they never even hear of Christianity. I'd rather Christian be an option, but you can't be afraid to leave it if your path leads off that path. Maybe it will lead back one day, but if you follow truth, you will always be on the right path.

Answer 11

I think if you're not reflecting Christ with your life you shouldn't be calling yourself by His name, it's a misrepresentation of His character. We all screw up, but hopefully we are in a process of always changing for the good. It's about the intentions of the heart. If your intentions are not to follow Him, why label yourself as a follower??