{"id":41923,"date":"2014-02-19T21:28:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T03:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=41923"},"modified":"2022-01-13T21:30:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T03:30:32","slug":"i-left-god-and-have-not-been-a-faithful-wife-how-do-i-get-baptized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/i-left-god-and-have-not-been-a-faithful-wife-how-do-i-get-baptized\/","title":{"rendered":"I left God and have not been a faithful wife. How do I get baptized?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

Question:<\/h2>\n

I have known about God all my life. I used to go to church with my parents. It has been a long time since I have been to church. I forgot about Him for a while; I lost faith and stopped praying.<\/p>\n

I got married two years ago.<\/p>\n

A couple of weeks ago I started praying to ask God to help me be a better person and to enter my heart and thoughts. I have been thinking about Him very often and pray often for forgiveness. I would like to change my life because I can feel Him giving me a chance to get closer. I really want to start going to church again and I want to get baptized. Time is running out. I can feel all the evil that is happening in the world, and I don’t want to lose my soul.<\/p>\n

The thing that is bugging me so much — all I think about now — is a year ago when my relationship was rocky, I cheated on my husband with two people. I had put it in the back of my mind for a while forgetting what I did, but lately, I just regret it so much. I think, “What was I thinking?” And I’m upset with myself for it. I wish I could go back and never do it; it was not worth anything.<\/p>\n

I haven’t felt tempted to do it again because I know how wrong it is. I have been praying much more lately especially for that specific issue asking God to forgive me for that horrible disgusting sin I am ashamed of. I want to get baptized, but I am not sure if I have to let my husband know about it. I really don’t want to tell him because I know he will not forgive me. It will cause him pain. I wouldn’t want to place him in and he doesn’t really believe in God, but I do and I do truly repent.<\/p>\n

I just don’t know what to do. I want to be a better woman and wife and mother and be with God. I don’t want to go to hell for that sin.<\/p>\n\t

Answer:<\/h2>\n

If your husband asks about that time, you’ll have to tell him the truth. But what I would suggest doing is becoming the loving and faithful wife that he should have. Most likely he will never ask about the past because he is enjoying the present.<\/p>\n

In regards to your sins: yes, you need to become a real Christian. Being a Christian is not about feelings. It is a firm commitment to serve God because He loves you and has given you salvation. See:\u00a0What Must I Do to be Saved?<\/a>\u00a0If you would let me know what city you live near, I’ll try to locate a church in your area that you can contact.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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