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I am lost. I’m not sure if I'm following Jesus properly. If I'm going to be honest, I'm completely scared I won't make it into heaven and go to hell. I don’t want to go to hell. I don’t know if I'm doing it right. I keep falling into sin and asking for forgiveness afterward, but I know I will fall again. And I don't know how to stop. I’m becoming less guilty. Also, many people don't know I'm a Christian, and I was previously a Hindu, but I gave my life to Christ 1 year ago. But I told my parents and sister, and they accepted it, but I feel they don't truly like that I'm a Christian and that I'm falling out of the tradition. All my friends think I'm a hindu except a few. And I’m afraid to tell others because of shame, because I have friends who are Hindu and still think I'm a hindu, but I've been afraid of what they will say about me or think of me. Also, I haven’t been able to tell family friends because it would be shameful for my parents. My parents openly expressed that I shouldn’t call myself a Christian to others until I was 18. And I wouldn’t be able to baptize until I was 18, in which I could make my own choices. But do I need to baptize to make it into heaven? I hear many different answers and I'm confused. I know that it is not work that makes me get into heaven. But I’m not sure if the current path I am on right now is wrong. I don’t know if the path I'm on will bring me to heaven. I know I shouldn’t focus on heaven and hell and instead on my relationship with Jesus, but I can’t help but think this way. Because it is important. What gets me into heaven? When I kept it a secret that I was a Christian, is it a sin and would bring me to hell? Sometimes I wonder if Jesus is real, but deep down I do believe, but at times I have faith as the size of a mustard seed and I try to hold onto it but waver back and forth. I want to believe it, but sometimes parts of my brain tell me he's not real. And I'm making things up. Do I need to be baptized to get into heaven? What should I do to stop sinning? I keep falling into sin, and continue and don’t know how to stop. I’m not sure what the truth is and what is false. Some parts of my heart want to tell others I follow Christ, but parts of me hesitate and stop me. And care so much about what others think. And I feel parts of the way I feel is because I still feel hesitant about if Jesus is real or not and if what I’m telling others about is the truth or not. I don't know whether I’m lukewarm or not. I am confused where I stand in front of God. Please pray for me and share some advice. i am feeling lost.

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Shay Tanner 119 4 days ago
Your salvation is by Christ alone. Getting baptized is an act of obedience. The thief went to heaven, but was not baptized. BUT it does show to others you have received Christ. At the right time Christ will give you power to be baptized. Read your Bible, prayer and use the faith Christ has given you to not be ashamed of the gospel.
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Spéranda Djeni 4 days ago
You know what's written 365 times in the Bible? "Do not be afraid or discouraged, for God is with you. Do not be afraid, for God will always be with you, even in the realm of the dead," said the psalmist. So whatever the situation, do not be afraid, believe, and cling to Him. Affirm that you have accepted Jesus into your heart. Do not be afraid of having accepted Jesus. Perhaps you are even a conduit for your family to accept Jesus in turn, for it is written in the Bible that "whoever wants to follow me must take up their own cross." So be and remain proud of having accepted Jesus Christ into your life. Please read you bible its very important for you to read you bible.
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Jada R 5 days ago
Hey! I think you’re just very overwhelmed. Someone without faith doesn’t ask the questions you do. I think the first thing you need to do is get into prayer and remind yourself that God is a Father that LOVES you and that He saved you not because of what you could do for him. So for all of your sentences that say “if I x will I go to hell?” If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is the Son of God you will be SAVED. Period. Not Jesus, and praying 5x a day. Not Jesus and baptism. Not Jesus and telling 10 people the gospel. Simple, believe that Jesus died for you and allow Him in. I also want to tell you you are doing amazing. The enemy wants to make you feel scared and embarrassed and ashamed. His job is to steal kill and destroy. Keep going in your faith. Keep praying. Keep seeking the love of God, because it’s not ourselves that help us stop sinning but the love and relationship of God our father. The thief on the cross don’t get baptized and Jesus told him he was going to be in paradise with him. But, if you recently said yes to Jesus and got saved and feel the spirit leading you to get baptized, do it! Everything God wants from you is out of love and never force . It will grow you and strengthen you. But no, you won’t go to hell if you don’t get baptized. You won’t go to hell if you believe Jesus is lord . Period.
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Karla C Perez 5 days ago
Oraremos para que Dios te dé la dirección y la sabiduría hermano, Dios es un Dios de orden no de confusión. Proverbios 1:7 léalo Y Santiago 1:1-11
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Bible Verse for this Prayer

Romans 10:9-10

If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

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