what was that moment when you decided to believe or not believe? did your up bringing influence you or some other enviorment? Or did the lights just come on and if so what turned on the lights?
2006-08-30 05:08:08 · 12 answers · asked by the answers are there 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I both decided to not believe and to then believe at one point. Earlier in life I decided to not believe because my life wasn't going the way I wanted it to. None of my dreams were coming true. So, in anger I started denying belief even though there was always this nagging feeling that I was wrong.
I met my wife. She was a Christian, and insisted that if we were going to be together, I would have to give church a chance. I was surprised by how non-boring and non-doom-and-gloom it was. There was little to no hell and brimstone.
After a few weeks, I was feeling more peaceful and hopeful than I ever had before. I started to face my anger and seek forgiveness for denying Him. It didn't take long for me to want more of what I was learning. I soon found peace. I've never been depressed since, not even in the worst of situations. God gives me strength and hope. He answers my prayers. He is here now, and He loves us all.
2006-08-30 05:31:00 · answer #1 · answered by luvwinz 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a Wiccan. Growing up was a little difficult. I never understood the Christian religion. I don't understand the other one but I have not been really interested in trying to either. Thing is someone wrote the Bible. They wrote it how they wanted to. It is their stories and the way they believed things to be. I am not to sure about Jesus being the son of God. Maybe a prophet...I don't know I guess this is why I am Wiccan. I just don't believe whoever wrote the Bible.
2006-08-30 05:14:51 · answer #2 · answered by mememe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did not grow up in a Christian home and I even flirted with atheism at one point. I started attending a church after my separation from the military just because I thought it would be the "right" thing to do with my life. I sat in the pews for about 5 years before I read the Bible seriously. When I read Romans 5:8 [but God demonstrates his own love for us in this, while we were still sinners Christ died for us] it was an epiphany of sorts. I soon after prayed to receive Jesus as my savior. My life changed from that moment forward.
/ short version of my story
2006-08-30 05:18:54 · answer #3 · answered by nobody 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you could imagine it really is uncomplicated for non believers now to not position self belief in god, even with the undeniable fact that it really is purely in view that even as think ofyou've got been taught from an early age about god. in case you extremely imagine about it, If someone the position to go back as a lot as you for the first time and allow you to realize about the bible once you the position 18, there is not any way you'll trust. This and the shortcoming of evidence.
2016-12-05 23:39:48 · answer #4 · answered by Erika 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There wasn't a single moment. I slowly dropped the BS as I studied mainstream Christianity. I finally kept what I knew was correct and could prove is correct (mainly those things that teach us how to treat each other... those teachings that are in Judaism, Paganism, etc) and left a lot of the stuff that ppl seem to have blind faith in behind. I would rather see where I'm going when I'm being dumped in hell... rather than have my eyes closed wondering "why's it so damn hot in here?"
2006-08-30 05:23:30 · answer #5 · answered by Kithy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
School and studying
Education made me realize that science has more of a grip on my heart than religion ever will.
I've seen WAAY too many documentaries about brainwashing and religious fanatics to even consider God as a possibility. I don't like the idea of believing in something that isn't there - blind faith doesn't do it for me
2006-08-30 05:12:08 · answer #6 · answered by ηιgнт ѕтαя 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
After a long intellectual debate with someone I decided, "well, there *may* be something to this (judaism)". So, I took it from there and have been overwhelmingly impressed with it.
2006-08-30 05:11:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read enough religious texts to convince me of no real supreme being. During high school.
2006-08-30 05:13:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the moment was just as i was getting out of algebra class and going to world history one day during my first year in high school
i didn't have anything better to do, so i thought, "what the heck?".
2006-08-30 05:11:29 · answer #9 · answered by professionaleccentric 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
when lights come on, you do not believe what you believed when they were out.
2006-08-30 05:11:56 · answer #10 · answered by baheramgor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋