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Please do let us know how it goes! I'm really confused what your mom considers a "good church" and a "good Bible"?

Piece of advice. Don't be surprised when people let you down or fail to meet your expectations. I have been hurt by the church (it's amazing I'm still going, I think I've made my point quite clear to God about this matter). If this ever happens to you, tell God, and someone else you trust. If nothing seems to be happening, you may want to consider trying somewhere else! Be persistent, and be patient. I pray that God helps you find a good church where you can grow and be a blessing to others.

ok to answer the first question you asked

"if i were to die what would happen to me"

i belive you would not go to heven..

i say this becasue you've not been baptised, i'm curious to know why so may here seem to think this is just a symbol of faith to others!?

baptisum is a point in your life where you accept christ and repent (a chage in you mind where you make evry efort to become christ like in your actions and thoughts - i know beeing like christ is impossible for a mere mortal man to achive thats why you need FELOWSHIP (church), the bible and prayer to guide you in your struggle.)

to me baptisum is where you have your sins washed away (from when you started to sin to when you're bapatised- all the sins are forgiven and is a strong point of faith where you can build upon (a strong focus point if you will)). to me this is very important and i feel it's a must to be come christain. if you want to discuss why i feel so strongly of have questions challange me you only build in faith if you are challed right!?! (i don't mean as in competions- but challenge my faith)

and if you can i recomed the niv (new internation version) youth bible's or the street bible.. great fo us younger generations smile

to be honest a bible is a bile every bible has the same message just differnt wording so it dosen't matter what one you get!

(i too must stress that i have not yet been baptised either and i know i need to be but i can't explain why i havent been either so i need help in this area to razz )

Personally, I wouldn't recommend not going to church. I have less than two years in faith, and if it were not for the help of the fellow brothers, sisters and pastors in church, I would not have been able to fight such battles as the ones that the Father has given me to fight. Not only they serve as encouragement, but they help you settle your mind on the things above.

Sometimes it's not possible to go to church, I know, but if you can, by all means, go: "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching" (Hebrews 10:25). The "meeting together" of Christians in church is one of the biggest blessings that God created. His grace is poured in the assembly in a special way, and that's exactly why David rejoices with those who said they'll go to the house of the Lord (Psalm 122:1).

That's between you and God, as it is for any person.
~and if you're trying to play bait-the-Christian, that's just lame.

~and if you're trying to play bait-the-Christian, that's just lame.
what the bloody hell is "bait-the-chrisran?

Sometimes people ask the question of "I'm an atheist and I don't go to church, so am I going to hell?'" just to see a Christian tell someone else they're going to hell.

It happens quite often, and it's hard to tell a sincere question from someone who's just asking to see a Christian say someone else is going to hell.

I get the feeling that you're sincerely interested in discussing your initial question. Feel free to PM me if the answer you've recieved wasn't satisfactory enough or you'd just like to talk more, or if you just feel like it. =)

Also - if you're going to hell it's not because you've never been to church.

P.s. you like Ramstein? I'm not much of a fan, Ramstein is a bit too vulgar for my tastes and a bit too unintelligible as well, but I love German! It's so cool! heart