I want to thank everyone for responding to my previous post with so much useful information. I greatly appreciate it. And again I have more questions I was hoping could be answered.
1. What is the process in baptism and being saved? I ask this because I have been baptized and I have been saved in my past as a child and very young adult. Unfortunately I let evil things take over my life and am ashamed of the past. When I was saved though I felt... What my grandmother explains is the "holy ghost" although I don't know if that's correct but I got goosebumps started crying and felt this overwhelming feeling, and this overjoyous feeling. I want that feeling again. And I remember after saying the prayer I genuinely felt good and that I was able to be loved by God. But I've done so much sinning and went away from my faith for a long time. I am hoping to be baptized here in the next few months and would like to be saved as well. I know what it means to do these things, I understand the committment I am making and I want to make it and follow it so I just want to start over from scratch. So how does that work? Could I get baptized then saved? Do I not get saved again? Does the feeling happen again ever? My Grandmother says you only get that feeling one time in your life, is that true?
2. I started reading the bible a couple of months ago on my Kindle. I've gotten to the first Samuel and chapter 26, only one or two chapters left and I'm done. But then I read that this particular bible could have been published by the group that published the satanic bible and that many words are not included in the newer versions so I downloaded the king James version. The youth pastor at our church was talking about a story in Samuel about King David having a child with an already married woman. I don't remember reading this so I've decided to start all over with the king james version. Should I just start cover to back or should I start somewhere else? Any recommended ways or reading this?
3. I want to know others take on wearing a cross. My dad says it's a sin but my dad is on heavy drugs so I can't trust him. I decided to wear my daughters gaudy cross to work these last couple of days and have gotten some negative looks, it's a beautiful cross just BIG. I'm not trying to show off or anything but I haven't purchased a cross yet and now while wearing it, when I notice I'm doing something I shouldn't be doing, not following Gods word I grab the cross and remind myself of why I'm makig these changes. But is it wrong to wear the cross at all?
Thank you for any help or answers
1. What is the process in baptism and being saved? I ask this because I have been baptized and I have been saved in my past as a child and very young adult. Unfortunately I let evil things take over my life and am ashamed of the past. When I was saved though I felt... What my grandmother explains is the "holy ghost" although I don't know if that's correct but I got goosebumps started crying and felt this overwhelming feeling, and this overjoyous feeling. I want that feeling again. And I remember after saying the prayer I genuinely felt good and that I was able to be loved by God. But I've done so much sinning and went away from my faith for a long time. I am hoping to be baptized here in the next few months and would like to be saved as well. I know what it means to do these things, I understand the committment I am making and I want to make it and follow it so I just want to start over from scratch. So how does that work? Could I get baptized then saved? Do I not get saved again? Does the feeling happen again ever? My Grandmother says you only get that feeling one time in your life, is that true?
2. I started reading the bible a couple of months ago on my Kindle. I've gotten to the first Samuel and chapter 26, only one or two chapters left and I'm done. But then I read that this particular bible could have been published by the group that published the satanic bible and that many words are not included in the newer versions so I downloaded the king James version. The youth pastor at our church was talking about a story in Samuel about King David having a child with an already married woman. I don't remember reading this so I've decided to start all over with the king james version. Should I just start cover to back or should I start somewhere else? Any recommended ways or reading this?
3. I want to know others take on wearing a cross. My dad says it's a sin but my dad is on heavy drugs so I can't trust him. I decided to wear my daughters gaudy cross to work these last couple of days and have gotten some negative looks, it's a beautiful cross just BIG. I'm not trying to show off or anything but I haven't purchased a cross yet and now while wearing it, when I notice I'm doing something I shouldn't be doing, not following Gods word I grab the cross and remind myself of why I'm makig these changes. But is it wrong to wear the cross at all?
Thank you for any help or answers