No, Matt, there's nothing wrong in searching.  Like I said the LORD said
"Seek and you will find."  And "You will find me if you seek me with all
your heart."  The LORD does want us to keep looking, keep searching, and
keep trying to understand more about Him.  The difference as with so many
things in life is motivation. Why are they still searching, because they are
still looking for a clearer answer or because they don't like the answer
they get?

It's like a child who goes to his father for permission to do something he
wants to do but has no business doing.  The father says no, so the child
goes to the mother.  The mother gives another answer, but the child doesn't
like that answer either because she still doesn't give him permission to do
what he wants to do so he keeps going until a man in a car at the corner
says "Sure, come with me and you can have anything you want."

JESUS explains that He is the Good Shepherd and that anyone else who comes
is really the enemy of the sheep only out to harm them.  The LORD wants us
to choose life, not death, and Life can only be found in Him. If our
searching is honest, and genuine, He will eventually lead us to Himself.  If
our motives are for ourself or to avoid what little we know about Him for
our own ends, that's another thing altogether.

Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 10:12 PM
Subject: Re: CHILDREN AND RELIGION


> So, do you think it is a mark against these people who explore different
> paths before turning to christianity?
> I never took much interest in different religions because I was raised to
> believe that the bible was the only religious book you need have in your
> house.
> I listened to info about other religions but they always sounded a bit out
> their to me.
> Even Catholisism has some things I don't agree with but again, it seems to
> be quite a strong faith.
> When I posed my question a while back about priests not being allowed to
> marry, it sounded like some catholics didn't even agree with that aspect
of
> their own religion.
> I attended a penticostal church with a highschool friend a couple of times
> because she invited me but it seemed strange to me because I was not used
to
> the way they acted.
> I didn't really see anything "wrong" with it.
> It was just different than anything I had ever seen in church.
>
>
> Matt