#I don't have to get rid of the christian standards I was raised with

[gxlden-angels]

When leaving christianity, it is very important to sort through it. I struggle with holding myself to a christian standard but with secular goals. Some feel the need to lash out and "sin" but you gotta sort thru why you feel like that action is a sin.

Cussing is a christian sin. Drinking and smoking is a christian sin. Even having chronic anxiety is a christian sin. None of these are actually automatically moral strikes against you. Most humans don't care. People live on a plane of neutrality. You can simply live. There is no counter ticking up and down with each choice you make. There is no scale weighed against you. You do not have to be perfect. You don't even have to be good. You can just exist in the gray space that is our existence.

#Can you tell I went to another successful therapy session? #Anyways people aren't inherently good or bad #We just popped into existence one day and hit the ground running #We live in a society (derogatory) #We live in a society (affectionate) #I've been trying so hard to 'fix' myself and realized I was just forcing myself back into christian standards #I don't actually need to be fixed I just need to be functional #I am allowed to need #I am allowed to want #I am allowed #I don't have to get rid of the christian standards I was raised with #I just don't have to hold myself to them #I don't have to beat myself up for not being a good christian girl anymore #it'll still exist in my brain #but so does everything else in there #ex christian #religious trauma #Meant to post this yesterday but tumblr crashed and I forgot to open it back

[kathwriteswhatsheknows]

I just don't understand. Why does it matter if we sin if we get into heaven by beliving in jesus

Hi! Thank you so much for your question. My friend helped me a lot with this answer, so big thanks to her. Please tell me if you need or want more clarification. I’d be happy to help. -Kath

We accept Christ as savior, and nothing can ever take away our eternal life and salvation He gives us. - He rids us of our sins forever. Everything is washed by His blood. 1 Corinthians 10:13 - We are always promised a way out of every temptation. However, every Christian still sins because it is impossible for us not to.So why does it matter? Why shouldn’t we go ahead and sin if all of this doesn’t matter?It’s all about your attitude. If you willingly give in to sin, you are not only misguided about your walk and relationship with Christ, you are also being selfish.“The Creator of the universe didn’t save us so that we could continue in our old life, but He rescued us from having to live in sin and brokenness.”Jesus forgave us of our sins. That’s the beginning of our spiritual journey. That’s the starting point from where we then take Romans 12:2 into our life.We are given a set of standards on how HE wants us to live life. - Romans 12:2, for example (Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.)In the movie Case for Christ, one of the final points that was made (When talking about Salvation) was this simple “equation” that I really liked:Believe + recieve = become (becoming a Child of God, that is)John 1:12 - But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.We are “adopted” into His “family” essentially. Thinking of it that way, it becomes a little more “relatable.” You don’t become part of someone’s family and live in a selfish way, intentionally. That’s a sign that you don’t care about those people or that family.Philippians 2:14-15: Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.Romans 6:1 - What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound?Paul says this ^^^“If receiving forgiveness of sins is receiving God’s grace, then won’t we get more grace if we sin more? That’s kind of like saying “If my mom lovingly takes care of me when I’m sick, shouldn’t I get sick more often?” A godly mother will not love or care for her child any less if he is well. She’ll just care for him differently. He’ll have greater freedom to explore the world, and come to her willingly in joy, instead of weakly calling for her from his bed.”“God doesn’t withhold grace from those who are obedient.”^^^ He gives them a grace that results in “power and effectiveness”“Jesus equated obedience to God with joy when He told His disciples, “If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full” (John 15:10-11).”“Romans 6:2-14 explains why we shouldn’t sin even if we’re forgiven from a theological viewpoint. When we accepted Christ, we became a new creation. We received a new nature. We were “buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life” (Romans 6:4).”“Salvation is much more than a golden ticket that gets us into heaven after death. It is a transformation that alters our entire being. We need to live out of our new selves. To refuse is to choose to be a spiritual invalid—alive, but weak, useless, and contrary to our very nature. It shows an incredible lack of faith that God knows best and ungratefulness for Jesus’ call in our lives.”Source: https://www.compellingtruth.org/forgiven-why-not-sin.html

#kath answers #thanks friend #christian #question