HayleyMay

Thank you so much realspiritik, your post was very uplifting. Do you believe in sin? The idea of sin makes me want to try and be perfect- which is impossible. Beating myself up for human nature seems antithesis to me. I believe God is a loving God, my beliefs about Jesus sway back and forth. I'm mostly Christian to please my Christian family, though I want to know where exactly I stand in my own beliefs, which may take time.

Thank you. I feel like this forum may have a few things to teach me. Looking forward to reading and participating in more threads! Just an aside, would you regard progressive Christianity as being the same as liberal Christianity, or different?

Thank you both. My beliefs have swayed over the past couple of days. I believe in a man named Jesus existed, apart from that I don't know what else I believe, I'm not sure I'd label myself as progressive Christian but your posts have certainly been illuminating.

Thank you for your replies! As of the moment I'm not entirely sure what I believe, except from the fact that I invited Jesus into my heart not so long ago to be my God. Almost everything else is open to evaluation. I'm trying to understand my own beliefs and where they fit in the Christian continuum. Are there progressives who believe Jesus literally rose from the dead to save us from a fallen world? Is that a valid belief?

As a new Christian I'd love to read some perspectives on your beliefs as progressives: 1. Do you believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour? 2. What are your views on hell, eternal damnation, and demons? 3. What do you think about homosexuality? 4. Do you believe God created the earth in six literal days? I'll add some more later if they come to me, thanks!