How to reconcile conflicting beliefs & aspects of Christianity while pursuing a relationship with God.
Q: I am on a journey to a life with God and Jesus, but I find myself grappling with certain controversial aspects of the Christian faith. These conflicting beliefs have distanced me from the church in the past, and I'm curious about how others handle similar challenges. If there's a specific issue that you find difficult to support, does it affect your relationship with God? Can you still embrace your faith if you don't agree with everything that's preached? I'm feeling lost and seeking guidance as I seek to welcome this faith into my life.
A: Until someone is saved, their beliefs and worldview will be at odds with what God has revealed as truth in Scripture. Even if they accept some of it now. They can't embrace all of it until the new birth.
Once a person is saved [transformed by God; given spiritual life] all the things you had problems with will go away - since you now will understand rightly and naturally align your beliefs to Scripture (by the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit).
You can embrace Christianity based on the reasonableness of it. You don't need to know everything first; we don't even do that in all other areas in life or other subjects. We just believe it.
After you are born again, you will embrace what the Bible teaches, and grow to understand and embrace it more over time with study. As others would also explain, there will be 1. False Preachers and Teachers and churches masqurading as Christianity, and 2. Pastors and teachers at solid Bible based churches who hold to a different understanding of non essential matters than you. This is either because they a.) are in error about that topic or b.) because they've spent 20 years examining a Bible topic teaching or Bible based theology taught in Scripture - but you just haven't come to that understanding yet. God grows us over time... but only if we are like Bereans in continually looking into the matter, in Scripture, and not being close minded.
On having a right relationship with God, there's no reason to delay. Get started by obeying the Gospel. If you need to examine a few basic essential things first, get it dealt with today - since tomorrow isn't guaranteed.
Links to investigate:
Once you become a believer, these Resources for Believers will help you resolve most all of the probable conflicts [you currently have], and help you grow in the faith, getting you off to a good start.
God bless
Comments
Post a Comment