 Posted Monday, November 23, 2009 6:21 PM
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| Hi, my name is Sheri and I have been a believer in Jesus Christ since February 2002 at the age of 31. From birth to 22 I was raised in a CS home with loving parents. I am a third generation CS on my mothers side of the family. My dad converted in his 20's. I attended CS Sunday School every Sunday from birth to 18 years old. I went to A/U CS Camp in Buena Vista, Colorado for many summers and I attended Principia College and graduated in 1992. I didn't know anything else and was not given the opportunity to explore until I was an adult. I never really felt comfortable in the CS religion. I always felt like I wasn't doing it right because I wasn't getting results. It brough quite a bit of blame and shame. I felt like an outcast in grammer and high school. It was difficult to break away from the thinking that I was taught growing up and I would attend Christian churchs and cringe when I heard the 'S' word (sin). I didn't like or agree with referring to Jesus as God and I didn't understand why I had to go through Jesus to get to God. He just seem like an unneccesary middle person. They talked about the Holy Sprit and I had not clue who and what that was. I kept seeking and finally after about three years of attending a non-denominational Christian church for almost 3 years believed in my heart that I was a sinner and Jesus died on the cross for me and that I wanted to have a personal relationship with Him and accept the gift of salvation. My parents are still practicing CS. My sister is not practicing anything but would call herself CS. I look forward to getting involved in this discussion forum. I live in the Fort Worth area and attend Hillside Community Church.
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Posted Monday, November 23, 2009 8:04 PM
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Welcome to the forum, Sheri! I hope you will feel supported, and that it will help to know that you are not alone.
Feeling blamed is a common thread, as is the 'outsider' feeling at school. You will find that in many of the stories told here.
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Posted Monday, November 23, 2009 8:23 PM
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| Welcome, Sheri. It's nice to meet you! I'm glad you found us and that you have given your heart to Jesus. It's amazing how different he is than we were taught in CS. I look forward to getting to know you better as you participate on the forums. Linda
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Posted Tuesday, November 24, 2009 6:56 AM
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God bless you Sheri and welcome!!!
John
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Posted Wednesday, November 25, 2009 6:57 AM
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| Don't you think everyone feels like an outsider in school? I don't think you have to be a Christian Science kid to feel like that!
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