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Originally Posted by Sister Truth Seeker
It is not about conviction as much as its about peer pressure and wanting to belong and be apart and be accepted.....by those I went to church with...I kept the standards for a long time after I left and ya know it made no difference to anyone I had gone to church with, because I no longer went to that church I was no longer accepted or wanted...or saved to them, as I am not to you because I am not holy enough in the way I look...but you can look into my eyes and my heart and you can see just how truly in love with God I am.
Maybe one day you will see that as you move through life things change and as we grow in our walk with God we change too...I am still very much a Christian, I just don't dress like someone from the UPC.....I know you do not understand I just pray for you that one day you will see the whole truth of what Jesus did for us....it is sooooo awesome I can not get over how wonderful and beautiful it is....I love God with all of my heart and He loves me the same no matter what!
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Now,I could understand a teenager blaming behavior merely on Peer pressure but a mature grown person?? You are telling me that everything you proclaimed as your own conviction was just pressure placed on you to conform?
I have seen pastors who preached certain things for years, touting it as a deep "conviction',only to discover years later it wasn't anymore. I've seen this really throw people for a loop. It messed their heads up. I think that saints have to be held to some accountability in this area too.
I do understand your case was extreme and have extended my sympathies to you but to say that one should just be free or ALL convictions is a recipe for spiritual disaster
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