Summer 2016. The changes inside me were happening from a lot earlier than that, but Summer was when I really kind of accepted those changes, and allowed myself to label myself.
Why?
Well, that’s a very long story, but if you’re close enough to me and we have enough time I’ll gladly tell it to you. The gist is that I wasn't a very nice person pre-‘conversion’, and I realised that if I was someone else, I wouldn’t want to be friends with me. Therefore, I started to change my attitude and my actions, and as a result my inner feelings and spirituality started to change too. Months passed until I finally realised ‘hey, I believe in a God…??’ and that was the start of the new me (must be said v sarcastically).
What does that mean for your daily life?
Well, on Sunday mornings I go to church, on Wednesday evenings I practice Worship at church (Worship is essentially praising God through singing and playing instruments), on Thursdays I go to Youth Group, I pray everyday, I read some of the Bible everyday, and my outlook has changed.
What denomination are you?
I don’t actually label myself as any denomination, because I haven’t yet found one that defines me correctly. If I do find one eventually, that’d be great; but for now I’m fine with solely being a Christian.
Aren’t all Christians homophobic?
Nope. As probability and population suggest, there are a whole bunch of gay Christians, who obviously won’t be homophobic. Some Christians are, but there are a lot who may not necessarily be pro-gay but they certainly aren't homophobic.
Aren’t all Christians anti-abortion?
Again, nope. I am pro-life (although every case must be treated subjectively) because of my beliefs but there are a lot of Christians who (especially in certain circumstances) will condone abortion.
Aren’t all Christians creationists?
Nooooo. There are so many different interpretations of Genesis (where the Adam and Eve story is) and many of them align with evolution and the Big Bang and everything else scientific. I personally don’t know where I stand on the literality/symbolism debate of Adam and Eve, but again I’m not stressing too much over finding an answer quickly. I know I’ll find my answer soon enough, be it correct or not.
Do you just sing hymns all the time?
Seriously, no. Listen to Hillsong/Bethel/Jesus Culture. They are some of the best Worship bands of all time.
Do you just sing hymns all the time?
Seriously, no. Listen to Hillsong/Bethel/Jesus Culture. They are some of the best Worship bands of all time.
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