Intro
Hello all. I just joined this community fairly recently and I wanted to take a minute to introduce myself.
My name is Ashley. I'm 22, I live near Detroit, and I'm bisexual. I'm also obviously a Christian.. Non-denominational, born-again, and.. Whoa unto me, leaning towards "fundamentalism". I know, it sounds like a crazy contradiction, but, so it goes.
I knew I was bisexual long before I became a Christian. I grew up in a fairly liberal household, my parents were not very religious and my mom always taught us that "what people do in their own bedrooms is their own business." I always had crushes on my girl friends as far back as I can remember. When I was 13 I finally was able to start putting the puzzle-pieces together and by 15 I was ready to start coming out. That went pretty well, although, admittedly to this day I still really only have one foot outside of the closet door. I've never dated a woman or been with a woman in any capacity. I think it's fear, but that's a whole other subject I suppose.
I was saved during my sophomore year at college when I was 19. My church I attended was a very Bible-literalist kind of church, so I guess that's where the lean towards fundamentalism comes in. I don't even know if fundamentalism is the right word, bear with me. My faith took a bit of a tumble after I left college halfway through my sophomore year for financial reasons. Only recently did I start getting back on track and trying to really live my life for the Lord. A fitting way to put it is Hebrews 5:12-- In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! I feel that way a lot.. That I could be so much farther along on my path but I'm basically starting all over again, reacquainting myself with Jesus, the basics of salvation, etc.
Anyway... One thing I really haven't dealt with yet is how my sexuality fits into my perception of the Bible. I have never told any of my Christiam friends that I'm bi and I really feel like it's a lie of omission by not telling them. But I also don't know what to expect after I tell them. Do I see it as a sin or not? Is it something I want to be held acocuntable for or not? It's a big can of worms that I don't know if I feel like opening. How have you all dealt with this, in the sense of coming out to Christian friends who may not understand?
My name is Ashley. I'm 22, I live near Detroit, and I'm bisexual. I'm also obviously a Christian.. Non-denominational, born-again, and.. Whoa unto me, leaning towards "fundamentalism". I know, it sounds like a crazy contradiction, but, so it goes.
I knew I was bisexual long before I became a Christian. I grew up in a fairly liberal household, my parents were not very religious and my mom always taught us that "what people do in their own bedrooms is their own business." I always had crushes on my girl friends as far back as I can remember. When I was 13 I finally was able to start putting the puzzle-pieces together and by 15 I was ready to start coming out. That went pretty well, although, admittedly to this day I still really only have one foot outside of the closet door. I've never dated a woman or been with a woman in any capacity. I think it's fear, but that's a whole other subject I suppose.
I was saved during my sophomore year at college when I was 19. My church I attended was a very Bible-literalist kind of church, so I guess that's where the lean towards fundamentalism comes in. I don't even know if fundamentalism is the right word, bear with me. My faith took a bit of a tumble after I left college halfway through my sophomore year for financial reasons. Only recently did I start getting back on track and trying to really live my life for the Lord. A fitting way to put it is Hebrews 5:12-- In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! I feel that way a lot.. That I could be so much farther along on my path but I'm basically starting all over again, reacquainting myself with Jesus, the basics of salvation, etc.
Anyway... One thing I really haven't dealt with yet is how my sexuality fits into my perception of the Bible. I have never told any of my Christiam friends that I'm bi and I really feel like it's a lie of omission by not telling them. But I also don't know what to expect after I tell them. Do I see it as a sin or not? Is it something I want to be held acocuntable for or not? It's a big can of worms that I don't know if I feel like opening. How have you all dealt with this, in the sense of coming out to Christian friends who may not understand?