Lost in what church/denomination I agree with/should be a apart of, leaning towards Lutheranism
Hello! I have been a non-denominational Christian for my entire life (I am 20 now). When I came to college, I joined a non-denom college ministry and served as a student leader-- meeting weekly with college girls to share the gospel with them and help them grow in spiritual maturity.
However, the more I learned about the history of Christianity and just the more I read scripture, the more questions I had regarding my status as non-denom. I made friends with a catholic, and after learning about the catholic church I started questioning, "why isn't my church practicing the same things and traditions that early church fathers have for the past 2000 years?"
To make a long story shorter, after months of research and investigation, I still can't come to a conclusion of what church I feel is the most biblical. I was stuck in between Catholic or Lutheran, however I cannot bring myself to the idea of venerating Mary or the intercession of the Saints, so I don't think I could join the Catholic church.
I feel like I mostly align with Lutheran doctrines (sola gratia, sola scriptura, sola fide), however I also do not think that paedobaptism is biblical and I am still working on what I believe to be true of communion.
I feel like I am so anxious of being a part of the wrong church, which I feel like is also sinful because it's not the church that saves me, it's Jesus. But I also just want to be a part of a community of Christians who hold the same beliefs as me, and non-denom just isn't cutting it.
I don't really know what the right response is to this post, but I'd just like to hear any feedback or insight/advice. Thank you!