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| − | I'm not gonna unveil my actual name, but do acknowledge I'm a | + | I'm not gonna unveil my actual name, but do acknowledge I'm a 19-year-old (birthday on 30 May 2006) Male from Michigan whose name is not actually "Addie." It's a pseudonym. |
==Theological Journey== | ==Theological Journey== | ||
I was raised in a secular household and grew up in a way contradictory to the faith I would eventually accept. While I considered myself a believer in God since I was young, I was never encouraged to actually pursue our loving creator. I ended up falling into religious doubt by the time I was 14 and it was crushing to me. I would almost never pray and I wasn't really going anywhere spiritually. | I was raised in a secular household and grew up in a way contradictory to the faith I would eventually accept. While I considered myself a believer in God since I was young, I was never encouraged to actually pursue our loving creator. I ended up falling into religious doubt by the time I was 14 and it was crushing to me. I would almost never pray and I wasn't really going anywhere spiritually. | ||
| − | On 10 December 2021, I | + | On 10 December 2021, I began dating a self-identified pansexual girl who was my age and it took a toll on me. She was an atheist, and in that relationship, I started considering myself agnostic. I was freed from that relationship after I found out she was having an affair on me on 14 June 2022, and then I fell in love with an Irish-American girl (dual-nationality) who was Catholic in August 2022. During the relationship, I would call myself 'Christian' but I wasn't even entirely sure what that truly meant anymore. It was like a candle died out. |
| − | That relationship ended on 17 October 2022 and then I took a break from | + | That relationship ended on 17 October 2022 and then I took a break from pursuing relationships. During that time, I spent a bunch of time hanging out with a friend I met online who was protestant although many of my real life friends were actually agnostics or atheists. |
| − | This one friend however had something special. I noticed that he was never as depressed as my God-less friends and so, I decided to look more into the matter. Before this point in time, the only books of the Bible I ever read were Genesis and Exodus. In January 2023, I read the Gospel of Matthew but it didn't actually do me much favors. All it did was educate me on who Jesus was. I then just dropped it afterwards, but I think God didn't think that was good enough. | + | This one friend however had something special. As the saying goes, the world doesn't read the Bible, they read Christians. I noticed that he was never as depressed as my God-less friends and so, I decided to look more into the matter. Before this point in time, the only books of the Bible I ever read were Genesis and Exodus. In January 2023, I read the Gospel of Matthew but it didn't actually do me much favors. All it did was educate me on who Jesus was. I then just dropped it afterwards, but I think God didn't think that was good enough. |
| − | On 23 February 2023, I was arrested and charged with a crime. On 1 March 2023, while I was in Juvie, I began reading throughout the New Testament as well as some Old Testament books. I was released on 9 June 2023 and was on House Arrest until 19 July of that year. The first Sunday after the day I got off of House arrest (23 July), was the first time I attended Church. | + | On 23 February 2023, I was arrested and charged with a fairly serious crime. On 1 March 2023, while I was in Juvie, I began reading throughout the New Testament as well as some Old Testament books. I did so because I had so much time to crush in the months I was there. I was released on 9 June 2023 and was on House Arrest until 19 July of that year. The first Sunday after the day I got off of House arrest (23 July), was the first time I attended Church. |
| − | Due to all the Biblical knowledge I obtained while in detention, I ended up being a lot like an assistant to the Sunday School teacher. | + | Due to all the Biblical knowledge I obtained while in detention, I ended up being a lot like an assistant to the Sunday School teacher. I remained in that position for months before a bit of burn out. I moved out of my parents house in April 2025 and currently find myself intrigued with Catholicism. I attend mass regularly, although I have yet to be either baptized into any church or consider myself a believer in Catholicism. As a Gen Z person, I find myself fond of [[Redeemed Zoomer]] and I am fully onboard with his approach to Christianity. Denominations need to be more [[Ecumenical]]. We're all one in Christ. |
Latest revision as of 13:00, 11 August 2025
I'm not gonna unveil my actual name, but do acknowledge I'm a 19-year-old (birthday on 30 May 2006) Male from Michigan whose name is not actually "Addie." It's a pseudonym.
Theological Journey
I was raised in a secular household and grew up in a way contradictory to the faith I would eventually accept. While I considered myself a believer in God since I was young, I was never encouraged to actually pursue our loving creator. I ended up falling into religious doubt by the time I was 14 and it was crushing to me. I would almost never pray and I wasn't really going anywhere spiritually.
On 10 December 2021, I began dating a self-identified pansexual girl who was my age and it took a toll on me. She was an atheist, and in that relationship, I started considering myself agnostic. I was freed from that relationship after I found out she was having an affair on me on 14 June 2022, and then I fell in love with an Irish-American girl (dual-nationality) who was Catholic in August 2022. During the relationship, I would call myself 'Christian' but I wasn't even entirely sure what that truly meant anymore. It was like a candle died out.
That relationship ended on 17 October 2022 and then I took a break from pursuing relationships. During that time, I spent a bunch of time hanging out with a friend I met online who was protestant although many of my real life friends were actually agnostics or atheists.
This one friend however had something special. As the saying goes, the world doesn't read the Bible, they read Christians. I noticed that he was never as depressed as my God-less friends and so, I decided to look more into the matter. Before this point in time, the only books of the Bible I ever read were Genesis and Exodus. In January 2023, I read the Gospel of Matthew but it didn't actually do me much favors. All it did was educate me on who Jesus was. I then just dropped it afterwards, but I think God didn't think that was good enough.
On 23 February 2023, I was arrested and charged with a fairly serious crime. On 1 March 2023, while I was in Juvie, I began reading throughout the New Testament as well as some Old Testament books. I did so because I had so much time to crush in the months I was there. I was released on 9 June 2023 and was on House Arrest until 19 July of that year. The first Sunday after the day I got off of House arrest (23 July), was the first time I attended Church.
Due to all the Biblical knowledge I obtained while in detention, I ended up being a lot like an assistant to the Sunday School teacher. I remained in that position for months before a bit of burn out. I moved out of my parents house in April 2025 and currently find myself intrigued with Catholicism. I attend mass regularly, although I have yet to be either baptized into any church or consider myself a believer in Catholicism. As a Gen Z person, I find myself fond of Redeemed Zoomer and I am fully onboard with his approach to Christianity. Denominations need to be more Ecumenical. We're all one in Christ.
