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Have You Sought Jesus?

Jimmy

King Phenomenon
“If you really want Me to speak, if you want to know Me, if you want to experience Me – not just intellectually, not just cognitively — you need to seek me.”

This makes a lot of sense actually. I don’t think you can find him by reading scripture. It may take years but eventually you will find the truth. For those who are seeking Jesus don’t ever stop though.

Share your personal journey of finding Jesus.
 
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an anarchist

Your local loco.
Share your personal journey of finding Jesus.
I was told when I was a toddler that Jesus is God. I had Jesus in my life from then until about 2 years ago.

I found Jesus everywhere I needed to find Him! In times of struggles, I called out and wept to Him. He served as my crutch and first aid.

He gave me such zeal and purpose! And I brought others into the fold and made Christians out of non-Christians!

Then I lost Him. This happened as I continually questioned all that I was told and read. That led to me doubting Jesus as literal. After that, I could find Jesus no longer.

I suppose all of my experiences with Jesus was me believing what I needed to believe at the time.

If He is real, He knows I already put in my hours for Him. I'm a retired Christian.
 

Regiomontanus

Eastern Orthodox
I was told when I was a toddler that Jesus is God. I had Jesus in my life from then until about 2 years ago.

I found Jesus everywhere I needed to find Him! In times of struggles, I called out and wept to Him. He served as my crutch and first aid.

He gave me such zeal and purpose! And I brought others into the fold and made Christians out of non-Christians!

Then I lost Him. This happened as I continually questioned all that I was told and read. That led to me doubting Jesus as literal. After that, I could find Jesus no longer.

I suppose all of my experiences with Jesus was me believing what I needed to believe at the time.

If He is real, He knows I already put in my hours for Him. I'm a retired Christian.

A sad tale. Seek and you shall find (again).
 

an anarchist

Your local loco.
A sad tale.
I think not! Maturing and evolving beliefs is not sad at all.

Though, I am sometimes nostalgic for the times I believed in God. Yet I cannot unlearn and unthink what I have learned.
Seek and you shall find (again).
The more I seek and find, I find it less likely the idea of Jesus being a literal God is true.

@King Phenomenon
Why is this in debates? Seems like it'd be more fitting in discussion or DIR. Is there something you would like to debate? Putting this in debates just opens the floor to fools like me to interject. Though I genuinely contributed to the OP with my initial post I feel.
 

Balthazzar

N. Germanic Descent
Let, see ... I began my journey as my dad and a swimmer. I managed to make it to momma's egg where my mom formed me from my dad and from herself. I went through many changes during that lifetime, but eventually I got big enough and developed enough to descend from mom and into the world. I can't remember my first steps, but I grew up and I learned many things, a few bad habits, and got into some trouble too. I was a curious child. It wasn't uncommon for me to explore the woods and fields and creeks bottoms, etc. Heck, I even explored the tunnels underground for water drainage. I went to school, but didn't learn a great deal. I learned enough to get through 12 years with a GED, though. I went on to try college out. I did well enough but couldn't afford it. I'm an empath and bipolar, also. I'm a lot like a conductor of energy in this regard. Anyway, I'm learning and growing and although there was a time when I thought I knew everything, I realized I didn't know much at all, so I became a student again ... Full time. Have I sought Jesus? Of course, but I realized I didn't truly accept the way many others accept him, so I became a friend instead and do my best to hold true to true, when I understand something true, to be true. That's my guide, by the way. I'm obligated as a Christian to search truth out and to not lean on my own understanding, which is why I'm a full-time student now. I'm no good at following the views of others. I have my teacher/s. Others have their own. It's personal.

My relationship with ... the Holy Spirit.
 

Jimmy

King Phenomenon
Let, see ... I began my journey as my dad and a swimmer. I managed to make it to momma's egg where my mom formed me from my dad and from herself. I went through many changes during that lifetime, but eventually I got big enough and developed enough to descend from mom and into the world. I can't remember my first steps, but I grew up and I learned many things, a few bad habits, and got into some trouble too. I was a curious child. It wasn't uncommon for me to explore the woods and fields and creeks bottoms, etc. Heck, I even explored the tunnels underground for water drainage. I went to school, but didn't learn a great deal. I learned enough to get through 12 years with a GED, though. I went on to try college out. I did well enough but couldn't afford it. I'm an empath and bipolar, also. I'm a lot like a conductor of energy in this regard. Anyway, I'm learning and growing and although there was a time when I thought I knew everything, I realized I didn't know much at all, so I became a student again ... Full time. Have I sought Jesus? Of course, but I realized I didn't truly accept the way many others accept him, so I became a friend instead and do my best to hold true to true, when I understand something true, to be true. That's my guide, by the way. I'm obligated as a Christian to search truth out and to not lean on my own understanding, which is why I'm a full-time student now. I'm no good at following the views of others. I have my teacher/s. Others have their own. It's personal.

My relationship with ... the Holy Spirit.
Sounds like you’re still searching. That’s good. Don’t stop.
 

Twilight Hue

Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
“If you really want Me to speak, if you want to know Me, if you want to experience Me – not just intellectually, not just cognitively — you need to seek me.”

This makes a lot of sense actually. I don’t think you can find him by reading scripture. It may take years but eventually you will find the truth. Don’t ever stop though.

Share your personal journey of finding Jesus.
Proselytizing doesn't help and I don't care one wit about finding Jesus.
 

Balthazzar

N. Germanic Descent
Sounds like you’re still searching. That’s good. Don’t stop.
I'm still a student and hopefully, I can maintain that type of mentality moving forward. At 53, you'd think I'd be more settled by now. Not a chance! I'm too studious and curious to not adventure into the unknown. I decided I needed to learn another language. I thought "Spanish", then I thought "Latin" and so I made some effort, but only one out of those two became interesting enough to warrant my attention. I tried Russian, too, but I found it almost as appealing as Latin, which wasn't very appealing, so now ... I'm going to make an effort to learn how to play guitar. It's a language I can understand well enough to maybe maintain some interest in developing the skill.
 

Alien826

No religious beliefs
I haven't sought Jesus. I never caught on to the idea of the Trinity, so I see him as an itinerant preacher that fell foul of the authorities and got executed. His teaching was good, but it got corrupted in the years since.

I have sought god, and really thought I was in contact with something at one time, but it didn't last.
 

Jimmy

King Phenomenon
I'm still a student and hopefully, I can maintain that type of mentality moving forward. At 53, you'd think I'd be more settled by now. Not a chance! I'm too studious and curious to not adventure into the unknown. I decided I needed to learn another language. I thought "Spanish", then I thought "Latin" and so I made some effort, but only one out of those two became interesting enough to warrant my attention. I tried Russian, too, but I found it almost as appealing as Latin, which wasn't very appealing, so now ... I'm going to make an effort to learn how to play guitar. It's a language I can understand well enough to maybe maintain some interest in developing the skill.
I wasn’t talking about languages and learning how to play guitar. I’m Talking about spiritual hidden truths like how we got here and where we’re going.
 

Jimmy

King Phenomenon
I never looked for Jesus but I found Him in the Baha'i Writings, and that is how I know who He is and why He came into this world.


I’m not trying to take away from your knowledge of him from a book because I think it’s great that people are introduced to him from text, but I’m curious did you ever personally seek him?
 
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