Hello from me

[qui foris sunt]

Hi everyone,

I'm new here. If you're wondering about my username, it means "those who are outside" in Latin.

I was raised in a particular Christian church, but my personality or ideas (or both) seemed to clash with it, so I became agnostic and then atheist at a fairly young age.

In my twenties I started getting interested in various spiritualities, but also lost interest in them somewhat. At some point I became more of an agnostic than atheist. I've also enjoyed learning about different forms of Christianity, including Orthodox. I remain not a proper believer but I'd like to explore Christianity in my somewhat unusual way and see if it can help me grow as a person and so on.

I'm interested in starting some kind of informal "blog" here, perhaps someone could advise me on a suitable section of the forum for this.

 

[pwg_jonathan]

Welcome, qui foris sunt, and thanks for sharing your story so openly. It sounds like you're coming at this with real curiosity, and that's a good place to start. Jesus said in Matthew 7:7, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” I take that as an invitation to keep exploring honestly, questions and all. Glad you're here, and I hope you find some good conversation along the way.

 

[shepherdsword]

Hi everyone,

I'm new here. If you're wondering about my username, it means "those who are outside" in Latin.

I was raised in a particular Christian church, but my personality or ideas (or both) seemed to clash with it, so I became agnostic and then atheist at a fairly young age.

In my twenties I started getting interested in various spiritualities, but also lost interest in them somewhat. At some point I became more of an agnostic than atheist. I've also enjoyed learning about different forms of Christianity, including Orthodox. I remain not a proper believer but I'd like to explore Christianity in my somewhat unusual way and see if it can help me grow as a person and so on.

I'm interested in starting some kind of informal "blog" here, perhaps someone could advise me on a suitable section of the forum for this.

Welcome!

 

[Sel@h]

Welcome x2!

 

[ScottA]

Hi everyone,

I'm new here. If you're wondering about my username, it means "those who are outside" in Latin.

I was raised in a particular Christian church, but my personality or ideas (or both) seemed to clash with it, so I became agnostic and then atheist at a fairly young age.

In my twenties I started getting interested in various spiritualities, but also lost interest in them somewhat. At some point I became more of an agnostic than atheist. I've also enjoyed learning about different forms of Christianity, including Orthodox. I remain not a proper believer but I'd like to explore Christianity in my somewhat unusual way and see if it can help me grow as a person and so on.

I'm interested in starting some kind of informal "blog" here, perhaps someone could advise me on a suitable section of the forum for this.

Bene venta intus! (Google Latin )

You are right to clash with much of what is to be experienced in Christendom--so there is hope for you.

In a nutshell...the chances of things all being only chance, are simply greater than there being a God and Creator. Wherein, He has a plan...which is a worldly way of looking at it. Actually, this is all just the revealing of all that is true, like an unfolding story that is already written and now only read. Which explains the term "I AM" with regards to God who is timeless and is in the process of bringing those who respond favorably into His reality, described as--Paradise. Alternatively, He also has an eternal place for those who choose otherwise. And then there are ages of details, but at its core, it's quite simple.

All the best to you!