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Title: first post from WasJon
Post by: wasjonpetrey on December 21, 2014, 01:47:05 AM
Hello everyone! Thank you for being here, I really needed this and you have helped me greatly already. I have only poked around a little bit so far but I feel at home here. It has been very hard for me to express my faith to religious Christianity over the years because the spirit in me does not agree with their interpretations of scripture or their doctrines. I've been crying out to God for understanding most of my life and when I got understanding and would go to religious people to discuss them they would get offended and in my opinion mistreat me. When I turned to psychiatry they would not talk about religious things but would happily give me a diagnosis and prescribe me medications to ease my emotional distress. Religious Ideations they would say, they would medicate me and send me on my way. My fiance found this site a couple of days ago for me and I am so excited. Seems the Spirit that is guiding me into truth has been guiding others also and i needed to hear it from others sooooo bad. So thank you for being here. I do not feel so alone any more after 49 years of spiritual isolation. Peace and love to everyone here.
WasJon :banana:
Title: Re: first post from WasJon
Post by: Tom on December 21, 2014, 02:37:59 AM
Welcome fellow believer. I haven't been to church in years, but I read scripture everyday. You'll find a diversity of perspectives on this site, but the thing in common is belief in universal reconciliation (Colossians 1:20).
Title: Re: first post from WasJon
Post by: RaiderGonzo on December 21, 2014, 02:48:08 AM
Wassup Jon ., how you doin' buddy

these are good folks here on this site
they try to show you good faith

overall we all have our own growing up to do
but these here folks have nothing but love to share with you

CHRIST VICTORIOUS
Title: Re: first post from WasJon
Post by: eaglesway on December 21, 2014, 07:10:22 PM
Welcome home :o)
Title: Re: first post from WasJon
Post by: jabcat on December 22, 2014, 05:47:29 AM
Hey there!  Welcome.  Enjoy and be blessed.

They said to the woman, "We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world."  Jn. 4:42
Title: Re: first post from WasJon
Post by: WhiteWings on December 22, 2014, 06:51:50 AM
Quote from: wasjonpetrey on December 21, 2014, 01:47:05 AM
Hello everyone! Thank you for being here, I really needed this and you have helped me greatly already. I have only poked around a little bit so far but I feel at home here. It has been very hard for me to express my faith to religious Christianity over the years because the spirit in me does not agree with their interpretations of scripture or their doctrines. I've been crying out to God for understanding most of my life and when I got understanding and would go to religious people to discuss them they would get offended and in my opinion mistreat me.
Jon, there are less people on the narrow path than on the wide road. o on the narrow path you will find less people to talk to.

:welcome: :newb:
Title: Re: first post from WasJon
Post by: Lazarus Short on December 22, 2014, 07:03:21 AM
Welcome!  Your fiance found the best site on the www.  :friendstu: :gimmefive: :friendstu:
Title: Re: first post from WasJon
Post by: Searching_For_The_Truth on December 22, 2014, 07:06:02 AM
Welcome to the tent
Title: Re: first post from WasJon
Post by: micah7:9 on December 22, 2014, 07:06:41 AM
Welcome!
Title: Re: first post from WasJon
Post by: joeteekay on December 23, 2014, 04:18:35 AM
Peace and love to you also.
:dsunny:
Title: Re: first post from WasJon
Post by: rosered on December 23, 2014, 01:00:29 PM
 :welcome:    Welcome Jon 

Enjoy your stay at the Tentmaker  :cloud9:
Title: Re: first post from WasJon
Post by: RonnyTX on December 23, 2014, 03:04:09 PM
Quote from: wasjonpetrey on December 21, 2014, 01:47:05 AM
Hello everyone! Thank you for being here, I really needed this and you have helped me greatly already. I have only poked around a little bit so far but I feel at home here. It has been very hard for me to express my faith to religious Christianity over the years because the spirit in me does not agree with their interpretations of scripture or their doctrines. I've been crying out to God for understanding most of my life and when I got understanding and would go to religious people to discuss them they would get offended and in my opinion mistreat me. When I turned to psychiatry they would not talk about religious things but would happily give me a diagnosis and prescribe me medications to ease my emotional distress. Religious Ideations they would say, they would medicate me and send me on my way. My fiance found this site a couple of days ago for me and I am so excited. Seems the Spirit that is guiding me into truth has been guiding others also and i needed to hear it from others sooooo bad. So thank you for being here. I do not feel so alone any more after 49 years of spiritual isolation. Peace and love to everyone here.
WasJon :banana:

Ronny to Jon:
Howdy Jon and welcome to Tentmaker! :-) Glad to see you hear and I think you will really like this place. :-)

Know what you mean too,about how some people react to somethings. When I first told,my next oldest sister,that I no longer believed in a Jesus Christ created hell of eternal torment,she blew a cork and it was like the 4th of July fireworks going off! :-( (ha)

Title: Re: first post from WasJon
Post by: ed on December 23, 2014, 07:54:44 PM
Quote from: wasjonpetrey on December 21, 2014, 01:47:05 AM
I do not feel so alone any more after 49 years of spiritual isolation. Peace and love to everyone here.
WasJon :banana:

:thumbsup:

Thank you for sharing your heart!



Title: Re: first post from WasJon
Post by: lomarah on December 24, 2014, 05:16:08 PM
Welcome! So glad to have you!