I guess so, even though I feel it would be a bigger invasion of my cousin's privacy. However, it's for her own good.
Her spelling and grammer is terrible so please bear that in mind.
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I had been became Christian few weeks ago (2nd time-mean God&Jesus came into my life and they took all my Sin and i had been forgiven by god all mistaked i made before and i was very bad and so i am now felt alot peace and happy) and i felt alot better than i was before. You remember i told you that i wanted to kill myself as i really got no where to live, fed up with life, people, worrying about future, and i dont see whole point me living in future. I go church every sunday and met new friends they are very nice&and we pray toghther and i pray too. (if you dont believe me than that up to you as you imaged what i would be like now??? alot worse and i could my life would be ended) (I will be sent you leaflet what happened about me and be honest it was SO AMAZED!!!) Soon I will be baptism next few week time or months or next year will let you know.
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I has changed, as god gave me holy spirts and is inside me and i felt alot happy and peace. anything happens now, later or anything i hoping for i have to pray to god&jesus and i will get my answer and i ask my mates to pray and is does work. i must trust god!!! i must not worry about anyting,friends and family only myself to focus to god for now and learning bible it is very difficult but i am learning and see people and talk about it and it is very good. You will get leaflet soon (not know when)about myself and what happened) Also i dont feel Nana, Chris and Angela around me, i may some feel watching me - only short time and i most feel only holy sprit, god and jesus where i can talk to them all time and whatever i need help.
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soon will try look other job.my mate said to me trust god, as he have plan for me and best job that i can do but i have to be patient!!
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I dont understand what mean by this "They say that God helps these who helps themselves" well i felt better today as i belive god&jesus made me better when i talked to them. Sound like to me you dont believe god etc. (i do believe bible too). Many people who from my mates and met at church they said "God know what best for me and god have plan for my future!"
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you go ahead believe whatever you want, but i afraid that i do not believe what you believe in. People who live now they never reborn in pasted. you only reborn in heaven or hell etc. behind that god made us and made this world,light and dark, jesus etc. i believe what other people said and way i learned by talk with people and read bible.(i know it true) god has plan for my future. i do not belive science etc (of course might something happen, you can either believe something happen or you can trust god-jesus will come back for us) people who are Christian they will go heaven and people are unbeliver they stay on earth. i heard and read bible. No one can create before you was born. (and now i am new child of god)
Do you really want to know this:
over last 2years, i was about going to kill myself and fear is going to happened. I told someone that i am going ahead doing since i moved flat. next things my mates told me they had been prayed that i did not know about, and they pray that to make sure i got accommodation. god is true and he caring, protected me and now i became full christian and soon baptism (giving me new life) and that god and jesus and holy spirt is with me all my life.
Now, I don't have a problem with her beliving in God, and following a religion, but the reason why I'm unsure as to whether it's a destructive religion/cult or not is because I asked her face to face what sort of Christian religion is is, she wouldn't tell me.
Also, it seems that she doesn't understand the basics, (for example, God does help those who help themselves) then how can she expect to understand the rest of it?
Also I told her that while the Bible speaks a lot of truth, some of it is symbolic, for example, the creation of Adam and Eve, the creation of the Earth and so on is symbolic because we all know that it couldn't have happened that way. It took millions of years to evolve as humans for example (according to science), and how can the Earth be created in seven days, when we know through sciencific research that the Earth wasn't created in seven days? She reckons that science was wrong, and that it happens exactly as the Bible describes it.
If you notice, when I said to her that God helps those who help themselves, she thought that I sounded like I didn't believe in God. In fact, God is a major part of my life - I have a great love for Him. I felt offended by that, and told her that I felt offended.
Now, what's she's coming out with might be just part of the dogma from the religion, or it might not be. I was baptised as C of E as a baby, and know something of the religion, and I have read the Bible from cover to cover as a child. I chose to stop following religions of any kind because although there were some things I agreed with, there was a lot of things I don't agree with. Instead, I am spiritual, which is more universal (some see it as a religion, but I don't. I see it as a way of life) - I try to live my life as best as I can, without hurting anyone. Sadly, my cousin seems to think that I'm wrong (I might well be or I might not be!).
Basically, I'm trying to learn more about my cousin's religion, whatever that might be, so I can educate myself, as I am more open minded about other religions as well as my own way of life. I also tried to explain to my cousin what my way of life - spirituality - is about, but she didn't want to know, saying it was completely wrong. It's as if what her church-going friends are saying is the absolute truth, and everything I'm (and everyone else) saying is a pack of lies. :(