...come to the belief system or faith you now embrace?
Were you born into it? Instructed as a young person? Allowed to choose when you reached the "age of reason" (whatever age that may have been for you)? Did you convert from another faith?
2006-10-09 09:14:48 · 16 answers · asked by Chickyn in a Handbasket 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It has been progressive.
It has not been smooth sailing at all.
As iron sharpens iron, one man sharpens another. In my case a wife sharpened her husband to the point I am now. We don't always agree so it is a constant point of friction but not to the point of separation.
When you know the truth, the truth will set your mind free. Free to worship the one true God in harmony with his glory and will.
Mine was a conversion from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light. I've broken out of denominationalism and into the broader body of saints. Yet, I am still a member of a local church because that is what is required.
2006-10-09 09:32:25 · answer #1 · answered by Bimpster 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GREAT QUESTION !!!
I was brought up in an inactive Mormon family in a VERY Mormon community,, Church, the bible, god,, none of this made sense to me,, from a very early age I began to question my father about religion and things I could not understand, his advice all stemmed directly from the bible and the book of Mormon,,, no real answers there.
So, I began to study other religious and found them just as wacky as the LDS faith.
I learned everything I could from the bible, books, various churches and anyone willing to share their veiws. Now at age,,,,ummm really old. I have come to the conclusion Christianity as a whole does not work for me, nor do any other major belief systems,,Buddhism, Hindu, Islam etc.
But I have a deep and profound respect for science, water, and the awesome power of nature. Leading to my current subject of study-- Wicca.
I do not know where I will end up,, what happens after we die,, or the nature of god and spirituality,, but I do know:
Happiness is something you have to earn.
Love conquers all.
We have no dominion over nature,,,we are simply part of it.
and finally,,,
What you do will come back to you three-fold,, good bad or indifferent.
Thank you and blessed be.
2006-10-09 16:26:52 · answer #2 · answered by landerscott 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had no religious upbringing at all. Years and years of just living like a moral person - for no other reason than that I knew it was right. toward the end of high school, I started researching different religions and attending services. None ever fit.
When I turned 24, i was introduced to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and I knew in my heart that it was the truth I had been seeking. I was Baptised in March of 2002, I was married in the Nauvoo Temple to my amazing wife in 2004.
2006-10-09 16:35:37 · answer #3 · answered by topher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was born into it, and then I guess kinda decided to stick with it on my own at about 13. I went through a questioning phase for a while, but it was kinda just to make sure I was believing what I wanted to beleive, not just because my mom and dad told me to. Now I am a full christian, by my own choosing!
2006-10-09 17:01:43 · answer #4 · answered by ASH 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went through four formal conversions: confirmed Episcopalian, became a Buddhist, became a Muslim, became an Orthodox Christian...
and then quit converting and apostasized from all formal religion.
The whole time I was looking for the "right answer" out there, and finally I figured out that the only place to look for the "right answer" is inside, not outside myself.
2006-10-09 16:30:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was born into Christianity, and at a young age, I rejected it. I came to embrace Paganism in my young teens as dreams and events became connected in very strange ways.
)O(
2006-10-09 16:20:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My beliefs are almost totally a reaction to my environment. The only original thoughts I've ever had, were related to my own inadequecies. I was born a natural lier, and wouldn't tell the truth now, if God himself didn't hold the title to my soul. I did have one enligtenment, it was exactly as you stated, 'age of reason'. It was mind boggling, gut twisting, and loaded down with guilt. Such is life...any more questions?
p.s. He forgave me...
2006-10-10 18:28:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Born a Christian,
Attended Protestant Services and was a member there for 8 years, then attended Protestant and Catholic Services for the next 20 years.
Studied all Religions, and became Catholic less than a year ago.
Peace and God Bless you!
2006-10-09 16:20:03 · answer #8 · answered by C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was brought up in a christian home and accepted Jesus age 4 but did not fullyknow him till I was born again age 40.
2006-10-09 16:19:55 · answer #9 · answered by Mim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm wondering what you hope to achieve with this question. Does it matter in any substantive way how a person came to a particular faith? Will you afford greater respect to the individual who has approached their personal journey with intellectual, questioning intent rather than one born to it? In the end, does it really matter?
A suicide bomber is a suicide bomber whether they were born to it or came to it. Ultimately the end result is the same. But to be fair...to answer your question...
I came to my religion. I was not born to it.
2006-10-09 16:28:45 · answer #10 · answered by gjstoryteller 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋