Posted by Christ_empowered on July 31, 2018, at 12:53:40
In reply to Do any of you believe there is a 'loving' God, posted by meltingpot on July 31, 2018, at 12:10:24
hi. I"m a Christian. To be honest...although my life as a Christian began with a definite conversion experience ("born again experience"), I sometimes hesitate to say that I'm a Born Again Christian, because...in the US at least, -some- self-described Born Again Christians are mean, mean, mean people.
but, yes...I believe in a loving, merciful God. As a (surprisingly...) traditional, Protestant Christian, I also believe in sin, Hell, forgiveness, redemption, the exclusivity of Christ, etc.
As for "helping"...I don't know. My conversion led to such profound changes that its now in my notes as my so-called "spiritual awakening." I'm a lot more mature now, I don't think I Have any personality disorder labels...and my new personality (complete with some much needed soical skills!) has proven to be a huge blessing. oh, and I"m also a lot healthier, physically. Before you dismiss this, just keep in mind that Jung was big on spirituality and such...just not on Jesus, for whatever reason(s).
so, yes; I believe in a loving God. As a Christian, I think repentance and faith in Christ are the ways to the one, true living God. I also acknowledge that there's loads of evil and and suffering in the world. In Christianity, that's one result of The Fall...we live in a Fallen World, marred and scarred by sin, in desperate need of redemption.
but..I do -not- view Jesus as a coping mechanism. Its been...a total change in outlook, I guess I could say a "paradigm shift," if...you know...I didn't feel awkward calling it a "paradigm shift."
in Christianity, forgivness is key. Faith in Christ=forgiveness for the believer, who is then to forgive 70x7, especially when it hurts. faith, hope, and love are vital, too..."and the greatest of these is love."
im not here to preach and such, but I'm glad you asked, no matter what you believe or end up choosing to do with your life. there's a lot more to the people here than our labels, our pills, etc.
:-)
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