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Reposted from a blog entry I just made:
Over the past months, I have been enrolled in a Bible study program under the guidance of a mentor assigned to me to whom I could direct my questions related to my readings and lessons, and he would answer me to the best of his ability.
All in all, it was an experience I've been glad to have had. I completed my program without any hiccups. It was only after the program was concluded that I ran into some issues that I have not as of yet been able to resolve.
My mentor asked me if having now completed the program, would I be willing to meet with other Christians in my area?
I answered "no".
My mentor asked me if having completed the program, would I be interested in having a water baptism and join a congregation?
I answered "no".
I'm not sure exactly why I answered no to both of these questions, but "no" was the only honest answer I could give. Am I not supposed to be honest? If I am, and being honest means that I don't want to meet with other believers in my area and am not interested in being baptized, then what does that mean?
*I post this rhetorically. I don't honestly expect to have a civilized discussion about this topic. The people who would most want to impart advice are the ones I most likely don't need to hear from based on my short time here. I don't think this is a topic anyone can help me with simply because it's a matter of my own faith, or what passes for faith in my crazy little world. I just wanted to put it out there so folks could have a little better idea what kind of stuff I am dealing with.*
Over the past months, I have been enrolled in a Bible study program under the guidance of a mentor assigned to me to whom I could direct my questions related to my readings and lessons, and he would answer me to the best of his ability.
All in all, it was an experience I've been glad to have had. I completed my program without any hiccups. It was only after the program was concluded that I ran into some issues that I have not as of yet been able to resolve.
My mentor asked me if having now completed the program, would I be willing to meet with other Christians in my area?
I answered "no".
My mentor asked me if having completed the program, would I be interested in having a water baptism and join a congregation?
I answered "no".
I'm not sure exactly why I answered no to both of these questions, but "no" was the only honest answer I could give. Am I not supposed to be honest? If I am, and being honest means that I don't want to meet with other believers in my area and am not interested in being baptized, then what does that mean?
*I post this rhetorically. I don't honestly expect to have a civilized discussion about this topic. The people who would most want to impart advice are the ones I most likely don't need to hear from based on my short time here. I don't think this is a topic anyone can help me with simply because it's a matter of my own faith, or what passes for faith in my crazy little world. I just wanted to put it out there so folks could have a little better idea what kind of stuff I am dealing with.*