Thread:Akamichi/@comment-5175866-20150911211957/@comment-5175866-20150914220220

I will be here to help point you to the Bible and answer any questions you have. Faith cannot be entirely virtual (or idealized) faith must be showing full trust in God in all of your actions. I think its important to make reading the Bible a priority (if need be get up earlier to be able to read it privately). It may be difficult to understand at first, by itself or as a new believer. As time goes on God will reveal to you the context of the Bible and the meaning of the scripture. Be sure to also be in prayer for your new faith, while it is being nursed. A baby has to want to accept the food it is being fed otherwise it will just spit it out.

You do not a computer to have faith or study the Bible (think of the ancients!). Having a computer can give you access to a variety of resources to study the Bible more, and to communicate your faith to others. I encourage you in your studies of the Bible to if you have any question to pray and meditate on it but also research it. Be very careful that God is discerning the truth from lies in what you read. If you ever need help on determining the biblical basis of anything let me know.

Reading the Bible does not make you a Christian. Without reading the Bible it is very difficult to grow and become mature. Mature Christians read their Bible privately and study within a group (both congregation wide and study groups). I also encourage you to join a church as in the Bible it is described as the bride of Christ.

Churches have many resources to help you. They have free access to Bible's and study materials, they have counselors and pastors willing to talk to you on a personal level, groups and study sessions aimed at those with specific struggles or specific ages or gender. The church is the most important tool to help you grow in your faith and to share your faith asides from the Bible. A church can also help you jumpstart in your service to the LORD.

I will be here to help grow you in your faith, but there gets to a certain point where I have to point my finger to the real world. Let me know how it's going, questions you have and what to do next in your faith. James 2:17 "Faith without action is dead"