Christian teens- i'm looking for advice?

So i am a teenage, presbyterian girl in a sort of liberal church, recently i've been struggling with being open- minded and liberal, and conservative a listening to the more conservative interpretation of the bible. I live in a really open minded community and i love that. Some of the really conservative ideas i hear are crazy to me, some make sense. I feel like i should be a stricter Christian and that is partly what i am looking for- to feel more devoted and close to God.


I don't know how much sense that makes to everyone else but i would love some guidance.Christian teens- i'm looking for advice?
I'm a Christian teen too, and I understand your plight. All I can tell you is this: read your Bible and follow its principles. Don't listen to that deluded $mitty or whatever. God will guide you through life. Keep your faith, sister. There are so few of us in this world...Christian teens- i'm looking for advice?
What is up with all the vile answers? Someone announces she's a teen girl, and all the pervs come out of the woodwork.





My advice, not as a Christian (because I'm not), nor as a teen girl (but I was one once) is to be yourself. You must examine what it is that you really want. No one can decide this for you. And remember, life is a journey; you need not decide your entire fate and path in life in one day. Learn about yourself and what it is you want to be.





I suggest really examining how you feel about this. On the one hand you say you want to be a ';stricter Christian'; but on the other hand you say you love the ';really open minded community'; in which you live. These two conflict. You should ask yourself, does being a conservative Christian really bring you closer to your god? Are you trying to fit in with a different crowd? Or does the more stringent Christianity honestly appeal to you? These and more are questions you must answer.





Always remember to be true to yourself.





Good luck :)
Keep thinking godly things. If what you're thinking at any time is not godly, change what you're thinking about. In that way, you'll have a closer relationship with God through Jesus, and He'll draw closer to you.





Blessings
Catholics put tradition over the Word. Protestants put their own understanding above the Word. Liberals take liberties over the Word.





If you want a close walk with Jesus Christ, study His Word and obey it. Read the Word everyday prayerfully inviting God to speak to you through it.





It is good to go to a Church and encourage others and be encouraged. But don't let Church become a crutch, don't depend on other people. If you are looking to others you will be disapointed but keep your eyes on Jesus and His Word.





I know it sounds crazy to take the Word literally sometimes. But the bible does teach the rapture. The greek word used is harpazo. Quantum theory sounds crazy to. The only thing it has going for it is that it is absolutely true. The same with the rapture. May God bless you with wisdom, knowledge and understanding. Stay pure. Greg Laurie said ';Evangelize or fossilize';.





Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith鈥攁nd this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God鈥?9not by works, so that no one can boast.





1 Thessalonians 4:13 Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who died, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. 14We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have died in him. 15According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. 18Therefore encourage each other with these words.
Sorry for the rudeness you have been getting. This forum isn't safe today. We have had some pornographic intrusion and some seem particularly prone to attack. Please email me if you would like to discuss this. I am a United Methodist Pastor who is conservative but not fundamentalist. I have also been a youth pastor.





Pastor John
Salvation is an individual reward that comes from our Heavenly Father; it does not happen in groups no matter what religion you come from. Armor yourself by building a good relationship with our Heavenly Father by acquiring accurate knowledge of His truth, and applying this truth in your daily life, and help spread the good news of His Kingdom with others.
just be yourself, the really conservative stuff is actually anti-christian in practice.
here are some ideas: live for yourself and stop living for someone else, let no book mark your words
Ignore ';$mitty'; and ';Tom J'; It's the same person and he's been scribbling rubbish all over Yahoo. I think he's a little bit mentally unwell.





I think you're looking for a sense of order but you don't have to look to the Bible for that. As you get older you won't need so much guidance but as a teenager it's a scary process trying to learn who you are and what to do without someone telling you.


My feeling is that you are probably doing well enough already and you just want someone to reassure you that you're on the right path.
Just pray to God for Guidance in what you should do in your community. Just tell him what your dealing with and he will guide and direct you to be more devoted and close to him.
James 1:27 (New International Version)


27Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.





Liberal thought does the first and not the


second thing in this verse!


Do BOTH and you will be wise!





Sincerely,





Kaboodle