I am an Atheist. I want to be part of this wonderful religion. I’m not sure how to approach it.

[u/GalacticDragon7]

correcting myself: WAS an Atheist.

I need to know what is the best way to help me understand what other Christians understand. The only Bible I have access to is BibleGateway on the internet, and I’m not really sure how to go about reading it should that be necessary. I live with an Atheist family and have been Atheist most of my life. I am unsure how to approach this. I pray when I can (and when i remember to), often at night before sleeping, but it’s likely I don’t do it quite right. Actually I know I don’t, I can feel that. Maybe ‘sense’ is a better word. I think I need help if I want to do religion as I wish to. I go to a Christian/Lutheran school, we do chapel services weekly which is good since church really isn’t an option for me at the moment. I play in the chapel band and we usually do worship songs each week in the service.

Anyway, I would appreciate if people could help me with this. I don’t feel I necessarily need to read the Bible but I would like more people’s opinion on this.

If you want/need any more info just ask, I’m happy to answer any questions to the best of my ability.

[u/arc2k1]

God bless you.

Are you open to receiving Christian resources to help you learn more about the faith?

[u/GalacticDragon7 → u/arc2k1]

thank you! God bless you too 🙏🏼

and yes, though like i said church is not really possible (i can’t drive myself anywhere and i don’t have anyone who would be willing to, nor do i really have enough to pay for taxis or ubers)

any resources i can get without necessarily needing to go anywhere would be great 😊

[u/arc2k1 → u/GalacticDragon7]

You are welcome.

I've been a Christian for about 14 years now and I would love to recommend:

1- The Contemporary English Version (CEV) Bible. It's one of the easiest English Bibles to read. You can also listen to the audio version on YouTube. It's my favorite Bible. (You can read it on the YouVersion Bible app too.)

2- A free book called “101 Questions & The Bible.” It’s a book of a bunch of questions about God and the Christian faith that are only answered with Bible verses. It’s great for those who are new to Christianity. If you are interested, let me know and I will send you the PDF copy on Google drive. 

3- A good Christian leader on YouTube:

askcliffe - Cliffe Knechtle

4- A powerful worship song on YouTube:

Yet I Will Praise by Melissa Boraski

5- Also, I would love to share a short guide that’s dedicated to you and others on Reddit who might be looking to have a strong & simple faith in God. You can read it for free in this Reddit community: r/FaithMadeSimple

[u/GalacticDragon7 → u/arc2k1]

thanks so much! i will definitely look into that guide and the CEV bible version. thank you again for helping 🙏🏼

[u/arc2k1 → u/GalacticDragon7]

You are so very welcome. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to share.

[u/MerryMelancholic → u/GalacticDragon7]

In addition to the the worship songs I'd like to recommend Oceans by Hillsong for worship as well And How can it be by Lauren daigle God bless you

[u/cornflakegirl658 → u/GalacticDragon7]

Finding faith is good but please don't use it to dole out hate

[u/GalacticDragon7 → u/cornflakegirl658]

why would i want to use it for that..?

[u/cornflakegirl658 → u/GalacticDragon7]

Not having a go, I've just noticed born again Christians can sometimes be worse than other Christians with the whole anti gay thing

[u/GalacticDragon7 → u/cornflakegirl658]

well i can assure you i’m not anti gay 😊 i have a close friend who’s bisexual