Can a person really change religions?

Question

I think once you commit to one it is very hard to change.

Answer 1

Not only can you, if you find one truly presents God's word accurately, it is you obligation to change.
It's called free will.
We have a choice.
I wasn't raised in any religion. When I felt the need to find out about my creator I researched many religions and made and informed choice.
Not because my Mom was in it, not because 1/3 of the worlds population was in it. It answered my needs.
Find one to answer yours.

Answer 2

well, in that sense though one could say that everyone gets "one free change" from whatever they were raised to whatever they pick for themself.

some people "use" this by dedicating themself to the one they were raised, either deliberatley or circumstantially,

but I think once you pick a religion for yourself, it would indeed be hard to change.

edit:
"You can change but the chage will not affect very much since all religion believe in Jesus as their personal serviour. "
... thats a joke, right? right?

Answer 3

It took me a good while to break away from the religion I was raised in--in my case, it was about six years before I noticed my mind not automatically flipping back to it. It's possible, but yes, very hard.

Answer 4

Even "very hard" does not mean its impossible.
I no longer have any ties to the religion I was raised in. As an adult I made more personal choices and moved on.

Answer 5

You can change but the chage will not affect very much since all religion believe in Jesus as their personal serviour.

Answer 6

Yes you can. It is even in the Bible...

Act 9:1 Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
Act 9:2 and asked for letters from him to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, both men and women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
Act 9:3 As he was traveling, it happened that he was approaching Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him;
Act 9:4 and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"
Act 9:5 And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" And He said, "I am Jesus whom you are persecuting,
Act 9:6 but get up and enter the city, and it will be told you what you must do."
Act 9:7 The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one.
Act 9:8 Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing; and leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus.
Act 9:9 And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.
Act 9:10 Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias." And he said, "Here I am, Lord."
Act 9:11 And the Lord said to him, "Get up and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying,
Act 9:12 and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him, so that he might regain his sight."
Act 9:13 But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he did to Your saints at Jerusalem;
Act 9:14 and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on Your name."
Act 9:15 But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;
Act 9:16 for I will show him how much he must suffer for My name's sake."
Act 9:17 So Ananias departed and entered the house, and after laying his hands on him said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
Act 9:18 And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he regained his sight, and he got up and was baptized;
Act 9:19 and he took food and was strengthened. Now for several days he was with the disciples who were at Damascus,
Act 9:20 and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is the Son of God."

You can also read about several online conversion stories from Protestant Ministers, found at the first link, but the one I recommend is the second...

Answer 7

All that matters is what you believe in. If your beliefs change, then they change. What others say or think does not matter, only what you think. If you want to change, there is nothing and no one that can stop you.

Answer 8

yes,you have to remember you shouldnt ever commit to a religion anyway....commiting to god isnt a religion its a way of life ........

Answer 9

you may have it forced upon you as a child, but as you mature, yes, it is possible to walk away and free yourself from the madness.....