Where to get started as a christian

[Hate Fueled]

I want to be christian and do not know where to begin. Can I do church online since I have no reliable means of being able to attend in person? My family is also atheist and I am worried that trying out the christian faith might have my family not understand me.

[Arbiter Spectre]

I apologize for not seeing this post, but if you're still interested, here's a few tips I would do myself,
1. Start saying the Our father prayer, if you don't know the prayer then here;
Our Father,
Who Art in Heaven,
Hollowed be thy name,
Thy Kingdom done,
Thy will be done,
On Earth, as it is in Heaven,
Give us Our Day,
Our Daily Bread,
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us,
But leave us not into temptation,
But Deliver us from Evil
Amen.
Try to say this prayer in the morning and at night before bed.

2. Read and study the Bible, I don't know if you have a Bible, but it can easily be brought in a book store or online, but if you don't want to do neither of that then you can always read a free version of the Bible online. You don't have to read the whole Bible, just read some verses some days to help you get in touch with the Word. You can also read my 'how to study/read the Bible' on the pinned topic page as well.

3. Live the way Christ intended. It's not that hard to do, just be a good moral person that don't condone violence. And also being a Christian is to repent, ask God for your forgiveness, when you sin. Being a Christian doesn't make you a good person, Christians are somewhat like everyone else, they sin like everyone else. This is why when he pray, we ask to repentance.

4. To live a moral Christian life, try following his Ten Commandments. Here it is;
1. You shall have no other gods before Me. (Don't worship gods, as you worship only one true God)
2. You shall not make idols (Don't create any idols before God, like over obsessing about video games and celebrities.)
3. You shall not take the name of your LORD your God in vain. (Don't say anything like Oh my g... or stuff like that)
4. Remember the Sabbath day, keep it holy. (Pray and worship him on Sundays)
5. Honor your father and your mother (Respect parents)
6. You shall not murder
7. You shall not commit adultery (Don't cheat on wife)
8. You shall not steal
9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor (Don't lie)
10. You shall not covet (To be envy of not having something)

Well, that's all I have for now, try to do this in your daily life and see how you like it. Yes, there are limitations you have to do as Christian, but that is to create a better person for ourselves. As again, sorry if I didn't reply to you sooner, but if you're still interested or have any questions, feel free to add me.

[Jewlianne]

Originally posted by Hate Fueled:

I want to be christian and do not know where to begin. Can I do church online since I have no reliable means of being able to attend in person? My family is also atheist and I am worried that trying out the christian faith might have my family not understand me.

- You can absolutely do church online. When you have the chance to try out churches, i would go to multiple, see what fits, where God would want you to go. I go to a non-denominational church! Also, what sparked the desire to be a christian/ have a relationship with Jesus?
- Julianne