taekwondo_girl
It sounds like you have been baptized, but the changes that you were expecting to come as a result have not happened. Now, you're wondering why your heart hasn't changed and why you don't feel different. Sometimes when we make a major spiritual decision, like baptism, we expect to be completely different people after we have done it. We somehow want to feel more spiritual or sense God's presence in a deeper way. We also tend to think that we won't sin the way that we used to.
James
We appreciate your question about the use of fear in Philippians 2:12 where Paul wrote, "Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling."Â You are right, the word "fear"Â there does not mean terror, dread, or fright, in our usual sense of those words. It means reverence, trust, sense of awe, and a recognition of God's majesty and power.
Michael
Jehovah's Witnesses (JWs) may appear to hold many of the same beliefs that Christians do. However, when you take a closer look, you'll see that Jehovah's Witnesses deny most of the key doctrines of Christianity, including: the Trinity, the personality of the Holy Spirit, and the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. The most important issue is that they do not believe that Jesus Christ is also God. For this reason, we consider them to be a cult, not just another denomination.
I&J