New to the Group
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:18 pm
Hello to all,
I'm new to this group but have struggled for years with the ideas of the church of Christ. I've recently started going to a new church that in my opinion is more based on what we're called to do as Christians which is love. I've shared this feeling and our decision along with a 60 page proclamation of faith based on biblical study with my family, but they are no longer speaking to me (for the past 6 months) and I have also recently begun to recieve letters from family friends about how I'm upsetting my family by going to a "non-scriptural" church.
I recognize and try to keep in mind that to my family, all of this is being done out of 100% conviction and love for me and concern for my soul, but it is extremely hard to be patient with this and to remain loving and peaceful from my side anyway. I have expressed my pain to them and my beliefs and I'm doing my best now to try to move on in a positive direction spiritually, with or without them.
Luckily I have a wonderful support group in my church which is at least half made up of former COC members, but none of them seem to be experiencing family issues to the extent that I am and that's why I wanted to see this group.
I love my family and I love many people who are still in the coc and don't hold anything against them, because I understand what it's like to be in their mindset. I think many people have great motivations and I believe we're beginning to see movements within the churches of Christ toward more open minded loving feelings, or at least in places like Nashville or possibly other cities, but the overall mindset I grew up with is just wrong in my opinion and I can't continue going against my conscience and what the bible seems to say in order to make my family happy.
I'm still a christian and in fact my faith has never been stronger because the bible seems to make so much more sense outside the context of the traditional coc understanding.
I'm looking forward to meeting you all and growing from shared experiences and finding direction in how to move forward in a positive way and not feeling guilty for hurting the people I love while doing what I think is right.
I'm new to this group but have struggled for years with the ideas of the church of Christ. I've recently started going to a new church that in my opinion is more based on what we're called to do as Christians which is love. I've shared this feeling and our decision along with a 60 page proclamation of faith based on biblical study with my family, but they are no longer speaking to me (for the past 6 months) and I have also recently begun to recieve letters from family friends about how I'm upsetting my family by going to a "non-scriptural" church.
I recognize and try to keep in mind that to my family, all of this is being done out of 100% conviction and love for me and concern for my soul, but it is extremely hard to be patient with this and to remain loving and peaceful from my side anyway. I have expressed my pain to them and my beliefs and I'm doing my best now to try to move on in a positive direction spiritually, with or without them.
Luckily I have a wonderful support group in my church which is at least half made up of former COC members, but none of them seem to be experiencing family issues to the extent that I am and that's why I wanted to see this group.
I love my family and I love many people who are still in the coc and don't hold anything against them, because I understand what it's like to be in their mindset. I think many people have great motivations and I believe we're beginning to see movements within the churches of Christ toward more open minded loving feelings, or at least in places like Nashville or possibly other cities, but the overall mindset I grew up with is just wrong in my opinion and I can't continue going against my conscience and what the bible seems to say in order to make my family happy.
I'm still a christian and in fact my faith has never been stronger because the bible seems to make so much more sense outside the context of the traditional coc understanding.
I'm looking forward to meeting you all and growing from shared experiences and finding direction in how to move forward in a positive way and not feeling guilty for hurting the people I love while doing what I think is right.
