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 less likely 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!

 

[Debp]

Hi, welcome.

 

[happylife]

Welcome and god bless

 

[WalterandDebbie]

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.

Hello, qui foris sunt, How are you? We are well. Great to meet you. Have a great day. I will contact you after prayer, ok? Love, Walter and Debbie

 

[qui foris sunt]

I appreciate all the likes and replies everyone.

I'm a bit low on time at the moment, so I'll write more soon.

 

[WalterandDebbie]

I appreciate all the likes and replies everyone.

I'm a bit low on time at the moment, so I'll write more soon.

Thank you. Love, Walter

 

[qui foris sunt]

"It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God."
Mark 10:25


Luckily enough, I'm not a rich man lol. As I write this I'm wondering, why is someone like myself interested in religion, or spirituality, or philosophy? Would I be interested if my life had gone smoothly? If I hadn't suffered in various ways, like everyone does?

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 less likely 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!

Gratias tibi ago. Latin grammar is very complicated, but that seems to make it more interesting perhaps lol.

I don't think too many people say all things are chance. Physical laws such as gravity, for example, aren't really related to chance as far as I'm aware. But I'm probably splitting hairs a little, there's only so much you can say in a short paragraph, thanks!

 

[qui foris sunt]

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.

Thanks, I certainly have a curious mind, although it tends to wander off on various tangents!

Hello, qui foris sunt, How are you? We are well. Great to meet you. Have a great day. I will contact you after prayer, ok? Love, Walter and Debbie

Hi WalterandDebbie, great to meet you too. I'm in pretty good form at the moment, my week has had ups and downs so far. I'm waiting for news about something, I think I'll be happier once I find out what it is, good, bad or in between. Yeah feel free to contact me.

Thanks again to everyone else, hopefully I'll be back tomorrow to write some more.

 

[ScottA]

"It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God."
Mark 10:25


Luckily enough, I'm not a rich man lol. As I write this I'm wondering, why is someone like myself interested in religion, or spirituality, or philosophy? Would I be interested if my life had gone smoothly? If I hadn't suffered in various ways, like everyone does?




Gratias tibi ago. Latin grammar is very complicated, but that seems to make it more interesting perhaps lol.

I don't think too many people say all things are chance. Physical laws such as gravity, for example, aren't really related to chance as far as I'm aware. But I'm probably splitting hairs a little, there's only so much you can say in a short paragraph, thanks!

It is the intricacies of so many things, the human body, a flower, animals that don't seem to fit their natural surroundings, etc. that are most amazing, that make it hard to imagine such order existing without design. Gravity is perhaps based on a law that can be explained like the mechanics of a thing can be explained...but is without full consideration given to their origin and the bigger picture. If one follows that type of question out, it usually comes back to chance also...or design. In other words, Boom! or "Let there be light!"

All of which forms the basis and setting in which we live...which I say is by design. That setting is the circumstance that God created and has set before all who are born (regardless of all the variables) "life and death, blessing and cursing"--by design, as a freewill method of "dividing the light from the darkness" (good from evil) as it is written.