I really would like for Christians only to answer (no offense or anything)?

Question

ok im back to school and i cant switch classes. I have my problems like every other human being on the planet so I do stuggle with sin. (please dont beat me over the head with the Bible, I mess up a lot like eveerybody else and I know to try harder.) I try my hardest to stay away from drugs, s*x, and all that stuff. But my mistakes have injured my faith in God. So you see, God has been caring for my wounds and helping my faith ----- but now I'm plumiting downward in a spiral. My Great Civ Adv. teacher is more less teaching on evalotion and he doesn't quite allow us to have a right to believe what we want. And he WILL NOT shut-up. All he says is so logical but I'm a Christtian-I don't want my faith to be stollen. (or what I have left). I hate having knowledge cause it only makes me spiritual dumb (sometimes). What do I do? I cant switch classes and he's trying to prove with scientific facts that the earth started with a bang----(which can actually be just as hard to believe as believing in God). What do I do? If I never got trapped in sin I would have more faith-but I love GOd a lot. And to be honest I am very afraid, because I actually have something like extreme panic attacks, (not joking), and if I continue thinking that I believe in nothing-it's gonna kill me. I want you guys to tell me something that has happened to you that cannot be explained. I REAALLLLLY need my faith to come alive again (especailly since I messed up again today). If God is real I don't think He cares about me anymore because I don't quite feel him like I used to. I am worried beyound belief. By the way more then anything-- what messed me up spiritually I went to church one day and basically they screamed at me harshely about blashempy. So they put me in such an extreme panic attack that I never wanted to talk to God again because I was terrified of doing it. Now I never want to go to church again. I also went to a Catholic school once ---- (im protestant) and they forced me to go to confession and yet again they constabtly talked aabout how if I messed up on certain things I could go to h**l. Sorry I wrote so Much But i need help and the reason why I would only like Christains to answer is cause If they convince me God is in my head it's going to only put me in a apnic attack that I cannot control.

Answer 1

We still had this problem when I was in school.  You are just going to have to answer the questions on the tests to pass them, like what they say in the book. But the teacher can't take your faith away.  You just have to stay grounded in your Bible and know that you have been taught correctly from it.  And if they are screaming at you when you go to church, you need to find another church.  God is still there and will help you when you pray.  Everyone has sinned and come up short, it doesn't mean that we give up and not try.  We ask God to forgive us for our sins and shortcomings.  Then try to do better.  No one has been perfect except Jesus, and God understands that we mess up. He also gives us the choice to repent and do what is right, or choose to go our own way and do wrong, then we are sending ourselves to h**l, not God.

Answer 2

Okay, first off, some of you people are rude. Here is a child asking for help, and yet some of you are being mean. If it were you in this predicament, and didn't know what to do, you'd want some advice, too. I'm sorry about all of this rudeness, don't listen to them, and don't pay them any attention. I can't exactly tell you what to do, because you'll have to make that decision on your own, but I can give you some much needed advice. And I'll even tell you a story about what had happened to me, and maybe that will help a little. When it comes to your teacher, and well, since you can't switch classes, I say just try your hardest to ignore him. He's going to believe in what he wants, regardless what you say. It's hard to reach out to people like that, because they've already had their minds made up. Although, if it does come to the point to where you can't ignore it any longer, than of course I'll let him know what I believe. Yeah, he may make you look like you have no clue as to walk you're talking about, but in a case such as that, I'll do some research first before I even attempt it. Read your Bible, and write down a few scriptures or more that says about how God created the earth and so on. Keep them in your bag, just in case it does come to that. But just don't let that get to you, because people are entitled to their own opinions, and they'll talk no matter what. Now when it comes to the whole faith thing. The best advice that I can give you is, just because people make you feel like you're a failure, don't loose faith in God because of it. I mean God isn't the one making you feel that way. When something like that happens, that is the time to seek after God more. That's the time to have faith in God. Why? Because God will see you through it. Now for my story! Before I got in church, I was very skeptical. I went to church, but I didn't go for the right reasons, in fact I only went to get away from my abusive gaurdians. Although, I did believe that there was a God. I had started going to this Pentecostal church(well, so-call pentecostal anyway) with my family, and well, the first couple of times that I went, the pastor of the church pointed me out, and well, was bashing on me, because at the time I was a sinner. Afterward, I had told myself that I would never step foot in another Pentecostal church no matter what. Well, I ended up dating this guy(who is now my husband) and guess what? He was raised Pentecostal. Every time he would ask me to go to his church, I would say no. Finally, I went, after many times of him begging me. Great! Here we go, I know as soon as they realize that I'm a sinner, I've had it. But it was different this time. Yeah, I was use to the hands on prayer, but the people were actually very friendly, even to a sinner. So needless to say, I am now an Apostolic(Pentecostal). I guess what I am trying to say is, I too, let things get to me, and lost faith in God, because of people's remarks. I was going to give up on the whole Pentecostal thing, because of what had happened. But then I realized that not all Pentecostals are like that, in fact there are a lot of them that are so friendly. I'm so glad that I didn't let what that preacher say stick with me forever, because now I am so happy with the choice I made, and so thankful that my husband kept asking me to go to church with him. Just don't loose faith God, keep your head up high. Yeah, there will always be people with the rude remarks, but at those times just turn to God, and he will indeed help you through it. Sorry so long, and I hope you got what you were looking for. Good luck, and God bless you!!!

Answer 3

Hello. I can truly relate to being distanced from God, as I'm sure many others can too as well.  Don't beat yourself up about your mistakes. God still loves you and its never too late to commit to Him fully until you die, which by the way is what blasphemy is- rejecting God until the day you die. That results in separation from God forever with no chance for forgiveness. And although you might not feel God like you used to, you can again. The more time we spend with Him, the more we feel His presence. As with any relationship you want to build a stronger bond with. If you've ever loved anybody, you make sure, because you want to, that you take extra time every day just getting to know that person and what makes them happy. And God desires the same. I've got children and when they make mistakes, which they will continue to do, and ask me forgiveness, I forgive them. But what really matters is are you sorry enough to quit doing it. If so, and say I forgive my children, it would be strange if all yr long they kept thinking they needed to ask my forgiveness about what they had done. And God is the same. But being sorry and repenting are two different things. Repenting means turning away and not doing it. Don't feel bad about not wanting to confess your sins at a confession session. Jesus is the only mediator between us and God. And for the final answer to your question about your class, I can say that maybe God would have you there because it is you who could make a difference, shed some light, whereas nobody else would take a stand for what they believe in. Respect everyone's beliefs, yes. But through you, God could pave the path toward the truth for your teacher and countless others.  Im posting 2 links that deal with evolution that bring up some remarkable points that you could discuss if you felt led to, with your teacher. They are awesome!! Don't be afraid to be confident in who you are in Christ. You can't have a testimony without a test!! Be blessed and my thoughts and prayers are with you! :)

http://www.billygraham.org/DMag_Article....

http://www.billygraham.org/DMag_Article....

Answer 4

today is your day.  get down on your knee's and thank the lord for all that he has done for you.  start with him waking you up this morning and go from their.  God know your young and going thru and the devil knows it too.  when you ask god to forgive you. try every day not to do that again. and as far as your teacher is concern. this is the world and she and all the books are entiled to think.  but the true book is the bible king james version. stop beating your self up find better freind go back and get your self in to a church.  your sins are between you and god and no body else.  have a good night and remember in the name of jesus my attacks will be healed. with much love  

Answer 5

ok, trolly, my suggestion to you is stop obsessing over evilution and take some English classes. Really, that's the important thing at this point. Before you can solve a problem you have to be able to identify it and name it. That takes language skills.

Answer 6

Try the following websites to bolster your faith by countering the evolutionary scientific garbage. These sites have answers to most of the so-called science which your teacher insists is true. Here is an idea - Use this as an opportunity to strengthen your faith. Instead of arguing with your teacher, take what he is teaching and examine it in the light of Scripture and creation science in the websites I am going to list. You can use it as a learning experience to understand why they believe as they do, and why creationists believe as they do.

Most of all, seek God. Ask Him to strengthen you and to teach you His truth. What matters most is a personal relationship with God.

Answer 7

Suggestion:  Listen to the teacher, do not contradict, give the answers expected.  You do not have to believe or accept.  If someone show or teaches me how to do something, I will patiently heeds the words but If I know a better way. I will do it that way instead.  The teacher already knows and accepts what he/she knows, the mind is made up,  You are not there to change this, but to make a good grade in the class.  You do this by doing what is expected and when the class is over forget it.  If we spend most of time combating something, much of which will not change any;way we just loose and waste time.  You are only there for a short while, suck it up, gitter done and then leave it.  Oh, and God is right where you left him, if you feel a coldness, he is not going to come to you, you will have to go back to him and the best way to do that is on your knees.  We are indeed fightin spiritual wickness in high places but your class room is cut and dried and not the place to do it, God bless.l

Answer 8

If you were in a very rural area and came upon a dilapidated house or barn - would you consider for a moment that it was not built by someone along time ago, or would you consider that the wind blew it all togethr somehow randomly to resemble a structure that had a door, roof, windows, etc.?  The answer of God's existence is obvious - all living beings with thier complicated biologies and reproduction - they could not have all happened by chance and with no planning!

Charles Darwin himself admitted before dying that his theory of evolution was not a practical explanation of all of creation.

Satan is the father of lies and wants you to feel you are too far from God to ever be redeemed. Don't forget, the apostlle Paul was guilty of having many Christians stoned to death before Jesus called him. We will never be perfect, but if we pray for Jesus to help us resist sin, and try to surround ourselves with people who also seek to be good Christians, and avoid those people and activities that will tempt us to sin, then we have a chance at being saved. And remember this - not all good christians or good perople are found in church every Sunday. Jesus said "Ask and you will receive, and seek and you will find". Even if you do not know where to start or who to seek, pray first for Christ to help you, and if you really mean it, He will. Keep the Faith. I will pray that Jesus helps you.    

Answer 9

Why would anyone take offense at such a sophomoric attempt?

Answer 10

Ok...I totally agree with you about the Big Bang Theory stuff.. When I first heard Scientists saying that the world was created with "the big bang" My first thought was..ok what if it..but what if at the same time..this Bang was god saying "let there be light"..and Bang life started for us. It's getting harder and harder for us as christians to steer away from Drugs, and s*x as we see it getting pushed every day. The way to avoid these things is just continue to live your life..God knew we couldn't live our lives without sin and that's why he gave us his best (Jesus) for us. Growing up I had a hard time believing the Crucifixion as I wondered "Why does Jesus ask god why he has forsaken him?" and my pastor answered with "Because God cannot look upon Sin and Jesus was the bearer of all Sins." It also just sounds like you're trying to please god too much. Just live your life the best you can. Give your best to god,praise his name,thank him for the things he has given you. Don't let the Catholic school thing get to you too much. (i'm not saying they're wrong but the inquisition really messed up their view of things in my opinion) They believe that the way to get to heaven is through the church and not having your own faith in our lord and savior. God put you on this earth to do his work. Each person has their own precise calling but in general he wants us to LOVE one another as much as he loves and cares for each and every person on earth.

Answer 11

Switch classes.

Answer 12

Drop Great Civ Adv. and take English/Reading and Spelling; it's clear you need it.

Answer 13

Think about it.

If you know the truth, no amount of lies can change the truth.

How much support can you get from your parents?

Would they be willing to talk to your teacher just to establish the fact that your family is in your corner?

If it is not in your personality to challenge authority or speak out then just go along with it, but whenever you have the opportunity to express yourself, DO IT!

Answer 14

You don't know very much about your faith if you think that it can be "stolen" by logic.  Faith is not built on logic and reason, it's built on belief. Perhaps your panic attacks are not the result of what someone else is telling you to believe (and why, pray tell, are you believing what someone ELSE tells you to believe and not thinking for yourself???) but perhaps it's because you're having a crisis of your OWN faith--in other words, you're questioning because you're trying to learn.

It is my opinion (and ONLY my opinion) that God does not mind if you question faith--when you do it in the spirit of learning about things. Nowhere has God ever said "don't use your brain." MAN says this in churches and certain religions--but God didn't. You can question things because you are then doing what your brain was meant to do: THINKING. Then, when you have learned what you want, you can CHOOSE to believe what you like.

Other people can't "force" you to think something you don't want to think. If you believe that they do, you are denying two things: your own ability to use your own mind, and God's design of your mind and brain: which was for thinking with. If God did not want you to think with your brain, why do you have one? Wouldn't it have been much easier to remove free will and thinking ability from human beings right at the outset, so they would never question anything? Of course it would have. But that's not what God did. Instead, he gave human beings free will SO THAT THEY WOULD CHOOSE TO BELIEVE in him. It's kind of the entire point, you see? Choosing to believe is the essence of faith.

It doesn't mean that you can't learn about other things--about other beliefs, about other points of view. No matter how much knowledge you have, you can STILL CHOOSE to believe.

Faith and belief is not about how much you "mess up" or don't, either. it's not about miracles. It's a CHOICE. Pure and simple--that's all it is.

Miracles won't convince anyone of anything if they don't want to believe them. Case in point: The Amazing Randi. (Look him up on the 'net.) He doesn't believe in anything supernatural. So absolutlely NOTHING is going to convince him of it, until he has incontrovertable proof. Well, he's going to be waiting a very very long time for that proof--because the essence of belief in the supernatural, (and the surest way for anyone to experience the supernatural!) is to simply BELIEVE it, without proof. If he wants proof, he'll never see it. Period. I, on the other hand, believe that magic and the supernatural is everywhere in everything--and so I have had lots and lots of experiences with it. Does it make any difference WHERE they came from? Nope. I still believe. I CHOOSE to believe. I don't care if they came out of my own head or not! It doesn't matter! The experiences were real--and my belief is real. That's the point that The Amazing Randi (and others) seem to miss all the time: that you don't HAVE to have proof to believe anything.

You know the old saying: Some things have to be seen to be believed? Well the inverse of that is also true: Some things have to be BELIEVED to be SEEN!

Lighten up. Let others talk. Let them tell you anything they want to--and do your schoolwork as if it matters what they tell you, so you can get through school with decent grades and no hassles. BUT BELIEVE WHAT YOU WANT TO. Have faith in your own FAITH, and your own ability to believe!  It really is that simple.

  

Answer 15

There are a lot of Scientists who are Christians and believe the Genesis account of Creation. What you need to do is educate yourself to be able to give a solid defence for your faith. Have a look at this web site http://www.answersingenesis.org/

I have found it a great resource for engaging in the Creation vs Evolution debate.