Young children view their parents as bearers of infinite knowledge, so if your parents tell you that the Bible is the Word of God, you will accept it without needing any proof. But once you reach adulthood, you no longer have absolute trust in anyone - so there would be no one who could convince you of God's existence without providing some evidence to support the claim.
I'm wondering if there's anyone out there who, after being raised believing there was no god, decided as an adult that the Christian Bible was substantively accurate. If so, what made you decide this?
2007-01-04 19:39:16 · 5 answers · asked by abram.kelly 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
My parents are not bearers of infinite knowledge. Yours must be a lot better than mine or else, you are very idealistic.
I don't accept the Bible offhand, I simply have learned in life that there is a Higher Power that demands that you follow or else. The whole thing about everything coming back to you sevenfold...The Old Testament and New Testament are the same, justice and mercy yet different histories...
One must look into the mysticism of the Bible and its true meaning, not stand on a corner with the Watchtower in hand looking like the world is going to end downtown, or spend your days at a church vigil in suppport of the militant pro-life movement...anyway, I am not a fundamentalist with no life....
2007-01-04 19:43:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that you are asking for personal stories, and I don't have one to share. However, please allow me to answer the question anyway.
There are two men who were athiests that after a tremendous amount of research trying to disprove God and Jesus, ended up coming to faith in him. Both ended up writing what they found in books, and have since become pretty famous authors.
The first book, while a tremendous resource full of tons of facts found during his research, is not that interesting to read. It is called Evidence that Demands a Verdict by Josh McDowell. He also later wrote a second volume and More Than a Carpentar.
The second author and book was more interesting for me to read. The author was a reporter for the Chicago-Sun Times for a long time, and I really enjoyed reading the book because he actually shares the conversations that he had with experts almost word for word. One friend (not a Christian) read it recently and said it almost reads like a novel. I'm not sure I would go that far, but it is definitely interesting. The book is Case for Christ by Lee Strobel.
Mr. Strobel's search didn't end after all the interviews in the first book, and so he wrote Case for Faith, which very honestly deals with really tough questions, like why should we believe in God when there is so much suffering in the world.
As one who grew up in a Christian home, I am like your first description. I had to find out for myself while in college what I truly believed. Both of these books have had a tremendous influence on me. Again, thanks for letting me answer anyway. :-)
2007-01-05 03:57:16 · answer #2 · answered by Eric's wife 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was not raised in any religion. I have answered this question before. I became a believer in a God when I was 28. Went into details before, too lazy this time.
2007-01-05 03:48:36 · answer #3 · answered by tonks_op 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If 15 counts as an adult, me.
2007-01-05 03:41:39 · answer #4 · answered by jab12191 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It happens frequently the other way around.
2007-01-05 03:42:55 · answer #5 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋