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I put together a little slide show of sorts to represent my appreciation...
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I put together a little slide show of sorts to represent my appreciation and love for Jesus Christ. :3
***NOTE:
Currently, I am not practicing Christian beliefs, though I do respect the religion. I am choosing to leave this video up because of that, and also because I do acknowledge the appreciation I once deeply had for Jesus Christ.
Hey guys!
I wish to address this issue so that my perspective on Christianity will be cleared. At the moment, I do not consider myself a Christian. This is because I do not believe in all of the tenets and concepts. I am particularly troubled by the idea of hell; of eternal damnation. When I was an avid Christian, I had a false picture of who God was. As I read the Bible and delved deeper into what I believed, I found a God that was spiteful, vengeful, and not at all what I had previously, in my hear and soul, believed. If God is so eternally forgiving, then why is there a hell? Why would He create an angel, and have the purpose of that angel be to fall and dominate a place of eternal suffering? Where is the love for His children in that? It's something that troubles me, and has troubled me for some time now. I don't think I could be content with the idea that there are people suffering, burning in Hell while I am at peace in Heaven. What have I done to be more righteous? Nothing, other than believing in the same God that punishes these people.
I liked the safety and comfort of a merciful, loving God, and as I learned more, I began to find that I was being ignorant. I felt selfish, like I had an "easy way out". I feel that, presented with the idea that there is a God so wonderful and so loving, I should entirely devoted myself to Him. I do not desire to be hypocritical about believing in this ultimate God figure, as was the behavior I had been exhibiting. If there were a God so worthy of my love, I would want to believe every word, and take it to my heart, and live truly and entirely for Him.
Now, these are simply my beliefs. I do not wish in any way to imply a message of disrespect toward the religion/relationship that is Christianity. There are still many things I agree with, and I do not entirely dismiss it. :)
The reason I wanted to post this is that I have been receiving many messages asking me why I am not a Christian. I really appreciate the prayers and support - I still very much believe in the power of prayer, it is an undeniable force - and the fact that people are concerned over my salvation is not a negative. I'm glad, in fact, that complete strangers would care about me so much! :) Thank you all very much, sincerely!
So if you'd like to continue sending me messages, that's no problem at all! I simply don't log onto my YouTube account very often (I apologize if anyone thought I was ignoring them!).
My current "religion"? I don't have a secular medium, at the moment, for translating my beliefs. I am spiritual, but not religious, as they say. I still pray every day, and I'm looking into other philosophies and beliefs that might suit me, but I don't know that I'll ever find the complete truth. I don't expect to - after all, I'm only human. Though, being human means I'm also naturally inquisitive!
I hope I didn't upset anyone, that was never my intent. :)
Love,
Rachel
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