Offshoot discussion of "what religion are you" thread

[Aewionen]

Originally posted by Millane

i was sort of lost with Aewionens post about to grow in him we must go to Church... i thought that even if you had never been to and never will go to Church, that wouldnt affect someones association with God...

What I meant is that when we go to church, we learn more about God and we fellowship with other Christians. And it doesn't nescisarily(sp?) have to be church, it can be any other place where other people learn and fellowship. And thanks Rian for clearing it up more. I ain't that good at explaining.

[Millane]

So's mine

well thats good but do you not find that Christianity ristricts you in any way? i mean its more sets of rules... i was just in the Friendmaking thread or whatever it is and someone said this

Originally posted by Silme*Christian Could you pray for a friend of mine? She says she is a Christian, but her parents are Catholic and Mormon and she does drugs and smokes and cybers and if hooked on porn and this post will take half an hour to read about all her "Christian" flaws so I will end with those. Can you pray that something snaps in her head and she gets involved with Christ like she 'says' she is?

now dont you think life would be better if you could decide these things for yourself, if you want to smoke, its your decision, you want to look at porn again it should be your choice... thats what i was trying to get at with living by what i think is right and wrong...

What I meant is that when we go to church, we learn more about God and we fellowship with other Christians. And it doesn't nescisarily(sp?) have to be church, it can be any other place where other people learn and fellowship. And thanks Rian for clearing it up more. I ain't that good at explaining.

ta i get you now

[Ragnarok]

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Originally posted by Silme*Christian
Hey you guys, I have a Youth Group project that I have to do and I need to find some Christiants who can answer these questions.

Please state your name....................................PS usernames are fine(for instance Sile*Christian says...)

please state your age.......................................

1. on a scale on 1-10 what would you rate your relationship with God?

2. Has God given you a miracle?

3. What was that miracle?

4. Are you happy with your relationship with God?

5. Why? or why not?

6.Do you "shout it out" about God?

I know, strange questians. I can explain later, when the asighnment is done.
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I'm 17 and my parents brought me up in a Roman Catholic Church so I guess thats what I am. I'm not religous at all and I think it doesn't matter as long as you live by some kind of morals.

1. 1
2. I guess that depends on your outlook on life. For me that would be a no.
3. n/a
4. I'm not interested in a relationship right now with God.
5. n/a
6. nope

[Silme*Christian]

Thank you guys very much for helping me! I got a score of 85 out of 100! That's pretty good. I came in (on the test) third place! That's pretty good when you are competing with 42 other girls!

[Silme*Christian]

Ohh, I need some prayers. There is a girl at my Youth Group who as quite the (God forgive) snot. And she treats me bad. (like criticizing everthink you do) and I need prayers on this subject. Please pray that I don't break her nose in anger (I did once but I don't want to do it again) and that I find the strength to resist her evil ways.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

A bit late, sorry for that, but here goes:

Joshua Gonnerman/Gwaimir Windgem, age 18

1. on a scale on 1-10 what would you rate your relationship with God?

10 would be nice, but probably 6.5-7.5.



2. Has God given you a miracle?

Depends on definition of "miracle". I consider life, faith, and the ability to know Him miracles, as well as much more. As for Divine Intervention type miracles, I somehow feel that the answer is "yes", but I can't remember any specifics. I have been witness to miracles, for those I love, my brother, my mother, and financially for my family (as a group). If a miracle specifically for me, I would honestly probably say Tolkien. Firstly, because he is (to me) so very admirable, so devout, and (more importantly) possessed of such deep faith. Secondly, because he is such a fascinating individual, with so many thoughts, ideas, etc. Thirdly, because he was the first factor which lead me to investigate the Catholic faith, which I know believe that I will espouse, hopefully in the next few years.

3. What was that miracle?

Erm...see above.


4. Are you happy with your relationship with God?

No, not really.


5. Why? or why not?

I always feel that I should closer to Him. I feel that I should walk more deeply in His will, doing what He would have me to do, both in the big picture and in littler things. I also believe that "low church" Christianity isn't right for me, and look forward to the day when I may partake of the Holy Eucharist.



6.Do you "shout it out" about God?

Depends on what you mean. I certainly don't hide my faith, and if the subject comes up, I will certainly discuss it. I don't, however, really believe in door-knocking proselytizing. I feel it is unlikely to do anything but harden hearts, not to mention that it is rather inconsiderate towards people. I would certainly share my faith if the opportunity came up, though, and the other parties seemed willing to listen and interested.

[Insidious Rex]

Originally posted by Silme*Christian
Please pray that I don't break her nose in anger (I did once but I don't want to do it again)

cool! you broke her nose? you rock silme. dont feel ashamed about it. now why in the world is she STILL giving you crap if you already showed her who is boss?

[Ruinel]

Originally posted by Silme*Christian
Ohh, I need some prayers. There is a girl at my Youth Group who as quite the (God forgive) snot. And she treats me bad. (like criticizing everthink you do) and I need prayers on this subject. Please pray that I don't break her nose in anger (I did once but I don't want to do it again) and that I find the strength to resist her evil ways.

errrr... here's a thought. Why not just go up to her, privately, and point out that you don't like her behavior. You might ask her if there was something you did to make her treat you so badly and if you find that you inadvertently did something to cause the behavior, then offer an appology.

If that doesn't work... bust her face, again. Even if it won't stop the behavior, you will feel better afterwards.

[Silme*Christian]

cool! you broke her nose? you rock silme. dont feel ashamed about it. now why in the world is she STILL giving you crap if you already showed her who is boss?

Umm, thanks, I think. She kind of showed ME 'who's boss' cause she told the Pastor and he told my parents and my parents are boss.

errrr... here's a thought. Why not just go up to her, privately, and point out that you don't like her behavior. You might ask her if there was something you did to make her treat you so badly and if you find that you inadvertently did something to cause the behavior, then offer an appology.

I did that already, she said that she doesn't like me because I am a freak of nature and I am a loser. I already apologized about the nose (She has the Owen Wilson thing going on now ) Now she hates me more! And I hate her more for not geting over it! When I told her her behavior was inapropriat, she flung her water at me! Then I (out of anger..I need to stop doing things like this) called her an demon-possesed Neaker-Breaker, and said (to get HER angry) that she lookes like someone hit her in the nose with and Ugly Stick...errr...I might have said that it looks like she took a nose-dive off an Ugly Tree and hit every branch coming down...one or the other, then she tried to slap me, so I grabbed her arm and did a twirl under it and ended in the position where she would think I am pulling her arm out of its socket. (My dad told me that move, he works 4 the military and now I strike before I think.)

[Ruinel]

Originally posted by Silme*Christian
...I did that already, ...Now she hates me more! And I hate her more for not geting over it! .....

Wow, sounds so... 'turn the other cheek'-ish.

[Rían]

Originally posted by Silme*Christian
Ohh, I need some prayers. There is a girl at my Youth Group who as quite the (God forgive) snot. And she treats me bad. (like criticizing everthink you do) and I need prayers on this subject. Please pray that I don't break her nose in anger (I did once but I don't want to do it again) and that I find the strength to resist her evil ways.

I'll pray for you, Silme. I haven't broken anyone's nose, but I've been awfully mad at people. And YOU start praying for HER like crazy! Pray for her to learn kindness, pray for her to be blessed, pray for her family situation, pray for God to help her with whatever is making her be such a brat. That's the best way for YOU to take charge of your anger, and not have the anger be in charge of YOU. When you're mad at her, pray for her good, and for God to help you to be a blessing to her, and for God to help you have patience and understanding. Otherwise your anger over her will dominate YOUR life.

ps - how old are you, Silme, if you don't mind my asking?

[Aewionen]

Originally posted by Silme*Christian
Ohh, I need some prayers. There is a girl at my Youth Group who as quite the (God forgive) snot. And she treats me bad. (like criticizing everthink you do) and I need prayers on this subject. Please pray that I don't break her nose in anger (I did once but I don't want to do it again) and that I find the strength to resist her evil ways.

I will pray for you too Silme, I have known a couple people like that and (and I certainly felt like I could bake their nose) they can make life so hard. Have you tried talking to your Pastor or your parents? One thing that worked for me was to just smile and be nice (which was really hard) when they said something mean to me. They soon saw it didn't bug me and they stopped. I hope everything works out!

And remeber, everything must be done out of love.

[Silme*Christian]

Thanks for your prayers and help. You guys are great!

ps - how old are you, Silme, if you don't mind my asking?

I am 14, and she is 16 (I thought you might want to know.)

[Gulio, Strength of Many]

Originally posted by Silme*Christian
Ohh, I need some prayers. There is a girl at my Youth Group who as quite the (God forgive) snot. And she treats me bad. (like criticizing everthink you do) and I need prayers on this subject. Please pray that I don't break her nose in anger (I did once but I don't want to do it again) and that I find the strength to resist her evil ways.

That was why I stopped going to Youth Group. The people there either hated my guts or didn't know (or care) that I existed.

[Ruinel]

Originally posted by Gulio, Strength of Many
That was why I stopped going to Youth Group. The people there either hated my guts or didn't know (or care) that I existed.

[sarchasm]Wow... sounds so... Christian of them. [/sarchasm]

[Rían]

Remember, Ru, that these are young Christians, and have some learning to do.

Sorry to hear about the troubles, Silme and GSoM - going to youth group was very hard for me, too, because I was so shy. If you can, try to stick with it, and pray for those that are difficult to be around, and learn what you can, and you can even look at it as an opportunity to minister to others. I hope you can also find a few good friends in the bunch to have fun with and encourage each other and set a good example for those that have trouble.

I know that often when I'm in a big group, it's a "drainer" as opposed to a "filler". My "filler" time is with a group of 6 Christian women that are loads of fun and very loving and really committed to growing in their Christian faith and walk. Then I can minister to others, since I've been "filled" and encouraged. It's very important to minister to others, as well as being ministered TO.

[Rían]

(from the "Moderators-please read" thread)

Originally posted by Silme*Christian
I got a new job that involves me getting a lot of e-mails but because of this problem, I get so many e-mails the my Boss and fellow Employees can't e-mail me.

So what type of a job do you have, Silme? 14 sounds pretty young for a job ...

[Ruinel]

Originally posted by RÃ*an
Remember, Ru, that these are young Christians, and have some learning to do. ....

Ok. I'll be good... well, relatively good... ok, maybe somewhat good......hmmm... would you settle for not so bad?

[Rían]

[Gulio, Strength of Many]

Originally posted by RÃ*an
I know that often when I'm in a big group, it's a "drainer" as opposed to a "filler".

Same here. I like small groups better.