Learning to Stand

Let me be frank for a minute. My boyfriend and I talked on FaceTime over this topic for a good two hours, it got too late to continue, so it ended up partially left in the air. After that day, I cracked open my Bible, searched google, and even asked my pastor for information.  This has to be the topic I have researched the hardest. Let's start at the confusion between the perspectives of my boyfriend and I. We were looking at confession after salvation. I felt that confession was necessary after we sin because God forgives us after we confess. I believed that sin separates us from God even after we're saved. Not separated in the manner of eternal damnation but relationally with Him. He felt that God had already forgiven us even before we confess it to God and there is no separation from Him at all.  Where did we end up? Well, we had a pretty heavy talk opening up the Word of God and studying it between the two of us. We looked at verses that dealt with confession. I s...

Let me first say that this blog is not for the faint of heart. This blog is not meant to attack anybody. My idea behind starting it is simply to express my thoughts through words. Writing is the easiest mechanism for me to explain and figure out what is happening in my head. You have been warned if you have come across this blog and decide to read what it's all about. Not too long ago, I got frustrated with myself. I realized that most of what I believed was only due to what I've been taught growing up in church or at home. Don't misunderstand me, I learned some extremely important things; but my understanding of those different subjects were only due to someone else saying so. I got in a rut of simply trusting any body's words instead of depending on the Word of God for answers. Finally, I had an eye opening moment. I acknowledged that if someone asked me why I believe what I believe, my only answer was, "someone told me." I wasn't living by the verse,...