Soulcrifice

I am a Christian, and was raised in a Christian home, attended church every Sunday. I still have a strong belief in God and am happy to see all of you who also share the same beliefs.

I've been known to watch Kim Possible too, my wife loves her. I also have a tendency to run back to Rocket Power, that was my childhood right there. Pokemon of course, Chowder, Dexter's Lab, Ed, Edd, & Eddy, Gargoyles, Pinkie and the Brain, and Scooby doo. I like cartoons and animated shows, but I have my tastes for adult content as well.

I am in no way offended. We're all entitled to our own beliefs, but I don't want what I said to be confused. I in no way meant that you have to read the bible in order to be a Christian (in my opinion of course). I meant that the bible is just what I believe in, it helps me understand the Lord better. By reading the scriptures I learn about how to handle my life based on the stories that are within its pages. In no way is that a requirement to being a Christian though. I completely agree that salvation is totally free, and I also agree that we are to become Christlike ourselves. I believe to become Christlike though you must understand his commandments and hist teachings, which can only be found in the Bible.

I'm simply a non-denominational Christian, which basically means I believe what the bible say, nothing more or less. If it's not in the bible, I don't believe in it. I also firmly believe that you can't have a religion based on tangible evidence. Me saying the bible is what I believe in no way says that it's proof of anything. Religion and having a belief in something isn't about proof but about faith. Having faith that God is there, and that by believing in him I go to heaven, it's as simple as that. Having a relationship with God is important too, but the simplicity is faith. Those that ask for proof are at the point where they can't believe in something they can't see or feel or hear. You have to believe that God is there, and that all the things he says are true otherwise you have no faith. I guess that's where, for me the people who claim to not have a religion, just do so because they can't find a proof or a definite reason to believe. If you had proof what would be the point of believing in something? "I believe because I saw it happen", well that makes no sense. Of course you believe it! You saw it! If you believe in something you can't see, you're having faith that it'll fulfill what it claims too by having faith in it. The problem with most religions and those who don't have one is that they don't see a point, or they see the beliefs as medieval. This is where interpretation can get in the way. The bible for instance has many different translations and all of which "sorta say" the same thing. Sometimes though they could be to a different degree, maybe not as harsh as you'd think. For example; Mathew 18:9 says: "And if your eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell." Alright so that's pretty hardcore.. In no way is God telling you actually pluck your eye from your head. Instead, he's using such a graphic metaphor to illustrate the severity of the situation. By letting something you see affect you in a negative way or cause you to sin, you should want to pluck your eye out. Or in other words, you should want to not look at it anymore, in fact you should want to tear it down and burn it. The problem with this is some Christians take this to literal too! They decide that they can't own a T.V. because of the things on it that may cause them to sin. This is a dramatic way of handling this, and this is why some people cower away from religion. Too many things are left to interpretation that everyone gets sorta scared they may be doing it wrong. This is a huge topic that I could go on forever about so if anyone's interested in hearing more feel free to pm me. tl;dr? I'm a Christian, and for those who don't have any religion I hope you find one.