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I don't know what to do.
Lupac:
Quite frankly, I'm terrified. I have all these doubts and fears. I realize now that I never really "loved" God, I just served Him because I was afraid of what He would do to me if I didn't. I'm still very afraid of hell. I don't know what to do about it. (I don't believe it, but it still scares me.) I worry about other things too. I worry that maybe the Bible isn't real, as in, maybe there isn't a God, I worry that if I think the wrong thing, God will put me in hell, and I just want it to stop. Can anyone help me?
lilitalienboi16:
--- Quote from: Lupac on December 08, 2009, 07:58:53 PM ---Quite frankly, I'm terrified. I have all these doubts and fears. I realize now that I never really "loved" God, I just served Him because I was afraid of what He would do to me if I didn't. I'm still very afraid of hell. I don't know what to do about it. (I don't believe it, but it still scares me.) I worry about other things too. I worry that maybe the Bible isn't real, as in, maybe there isn't a God, I worry that if I think the wrong thing, God will put me in hell, and I just want it to stop. Can anyone help me?
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Then worry, worry about it, think about it. You'll get tired of all of that eventually and you'll decide to make a decision on what you do believe in and when you finally do that, you'll embrace it and have some peace of mind. All of this is what i would like to call a "necessary evil." You'll be fine though, either way, whatever you decide! The Truth is constant and never changing, regardless of what we surround ourselves with both mentally and physically. Yea.. you'll be just fine!
God bless,
Alex
mharrell08:
--- Quote from: Lupac on December 08, 2009, 07:58:53 PM ---Quite frankly, I'm terrified. I have all these doubts and fears. I realize now that I never really "loved" God, I just served Him because I was afraid of what He would do to me if I didn't. I'm still very afraid of hell. I don't know what to do about it. (I don't believe it, but it still scares me.) I worry about other things too. I worry that maybe the Bible isn't real, as in, maybe there isn't a God, I worry that if I think the wrong thing, God will put me in hell, and I just want it to stop. Can anyone help me?
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You've got to live your life Bryant...no one here can live it for you.
Faith is when one believes and trusts in God...but it's a gift (as you are finding out firsthand) that can only come from God. No one can conjure up faith for themselves or anyone else. God has to GIVE it. You will not have peace until God grants you faith, this may seem unsettling but it is true.
Ask God for faith and piece of mind...what do you have to lose?
Marques
Phil3:10:
Lupac,
I don't know that any of us can help you. I do know that GOD can always help any of us. Remember, GOD has you where HE wants you and I feel sure HE will bring you the peace you need and want so much. Anything that I might say will only be words but HIS word is healing and peaceful. Dwell on HIM, cast your cares to HIM, and HE will help you.
In HIM,
Phil3:10
Samson:
--- Quote from: mharrell08 on December 08, 2009, 08:25:54 PM ---
--- Quote from: Lupac on December 08, 2009, 07:58:53 PM ---Quite frankly, I'm terrified. I have all these doubts and fears. I realize now that I never really "loved" God, I just served Him because I was afraid of what He would do to me if I didn't. I'm still very afraid of hell. I don't know what to do about it. (I don't believe it, but it still scares me.) I worry about other things too. I worry that maybe the Bible isn't real, as in, maybe there isn't a God, I worry that if I think the wrong thing, God will put me in hell, and I just want it to stop. Can anyone help me?
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You've got to live your life Bryant...no one here can live it for you.
Faith is when one believes and trusts in God...but it's a gift (as you are finding out firsthand) that can only come from God. No one can conjure up faith for themselves or anyone else. God has to GIVE it. You will not have peace until God grants you faith, this may seem unsettling but it is true.
Ask God for faith and piece of mind...what do you have to lose?
Marques
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Bryant,
Listen to what Marques said above, eventually you will overcome these fears in God's timeframe of things. Your only 18, you probably have alot of experiences ahead of you, both Good and Evil, that is how we are being created in God's image, you are the Clay and God is the Potter, He will fashion you according to His plan. If it's any consolation, I went through a period of time where I feared God was going annihilate(nonexistence), instead of Eternal Punishment. This took place after leaving the JW'S, eventually God delivered me from that state of mind and before I knew it, I was reading at Bible-Truths. It would be beneficial for you to read, if you haven't already, Ray's Articles on Hades, Sheol, Gehenna, The Lake of Fire series and the article; Is Everlasting Scriptural. These are all found at the front page of this Site. Hang in there and continue your Fellowship with those(that's us) who don't subscribe to a Eternal or Everlasting punishment of any kind.
Kind Regards, Samson.
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