What made you convert/revert (To any faith) ?

Question

I have been studying the Quran for over thirty years now and it never fails to fascinate me. In fact, the phenomenon of continually finding new fascinating aspects of the Quran has been true for the Muslim scholars throughout the years.

My family moved to California from Spain. Thus, we were nominally Catholic. I had very little exposure to any religion until a friend of mine in school invited me to their church. I started attending and this was the first time that I began to read the Bible. I was definitely taking everything very seriously. There then came the time to be baptized. I had no problem with it except that I decided that, since this was the first religion I was exposed to, I should just look around at other religions to make sure that I was certain about what I was doing. I did not think this would actually affect my final decision while, in reality, that near baptism led me to becoming a Muslim.

What's your story? What lead you to be who you are today?

Answer 1

I studied Christianity for a long time and couldn't find answers that made sense to me. I almost got baptized twice because even though it didn't make sense to me, I thought it was the right thing to do. Like you, I think that sparked me to keep searching for the answers I was looking for. I eventually started reading about Islam and was mildly interested in it, until I met the man I would later marry. He is Muslim and I was so impressed with how he was, what he believed in and who he was in his heart, that I became hungry to learn more. After being married to this wonderful man for 5 months and studying Islam for one year I surprised everybody by announcing that I wanted to do my Shahada. My husband and his family knew I was interested and studying, but they were not sure how seriously I believed and respected Islam until then. Reverting was the best experience of my life, in addition to marrying my soul mate.

Answer 2

I was also brought up Roman Catholic (my mom's idea, my dad is Non-denominational Christian and attends a bible church). I went to public school but to CCD classes on the weekends (Catholic Christian Doctrine). We were taught that if you had pre-marital sex, you were basically already married to that person. So, when I was forced into sex by my boyfriend in college, I figured that was it. I had to marry him. Well, that sham of a marriage lasted 4 months. When I met someone else who was wonderful at the time and we wanted to get married, I had to get an annulment. They were going to charge me over a thousand dollars, even under the rape circumstances! I was also teaching at a Catholic school at the time and during every meeting, they always downed the "publics"! I couldn't take it anymore, and quit. A friend introduced me to his Lutheran -Missouri Synod- church. It felt like the Catholic faith without all the politics, plus the pastor was very down-to-earth, entertaining and humorous with his sermons and child-friendly. So, that's how Concordia Lutheran Church became my church and Lutheran my religion. When I miss church, the pastor even emails the sermons to those who request it!

Answer 3

Its the fact that God is concerned with the little things in my life that led me to be a Christian. The Bible says that He takes care of the lilies of the feild and the birds of the air and He loves me more than He loves those things. I know within myself before I became a Christian that there was something missing from my life and I was not fulfilled. After accepting Him as Lord and Saviour that void was filled. It has not been an easy road to maintaining my faith but it has been a beautiful journey thus far, and I always take comfort in the fact that He is there with me during the hard times.

Answer 4

I went through years of disbelief and searching from one belief to another until I came to a point where only one theological view made sense of everything and seemed the most inwardly and outwardly consistent. I know that if there are atheists on here they will mock it as many can not conceive of the idea that Christians can spend years of intellectual struggle and searching before coming to the views consistent with Christianity. But it is true.

Answer 5

I went by way of a tough patch in my existence that made me flip to the faith my moms and dads trained me in. (I constantly had questions approximately this designated faith) I felt like I was once empty within and that the phrases they made me repeat to God made no experience and did not heal my wound. I regarded into extraordinary religions due to the fact I felt that it was once predominant to be ready to hope to God and think whole with it. I visited many congregations and lots of church buildings however none made me think like I anticipated. I shall be sincere with you; I left Islam to the very final due to the fact of all of the misconceptions I had approximately the faith. I began studying the holy Quran and felt it! then I purchased a couple of books and began doing a little study and the extra I discovered the fuller my middle felt. I discovered find out how to pray on my own after which made up our minds to visit a Friday prayer. I not felt vacancy in my middle and knew correct there after which that Allah was once with me and that he had under no circumstances abandon me.

Answer 6

I was at a point in my life where i couldn't turn to friends, co workers or even family cos they all... didnt' care for me i suppose?

I've always been a good person and have (off sidedly) been morally and ethically driven and i'm a born Christian too... basically, i've always believed in God but i never felt a connection with him or turned to him in times of trouble because, well i thought i cuold handle it myself and also my family and friends never really practised our faith either...

anyways though... it got to a point where i was all alone in my world with no one to go to for comfort or support... so that's when i turned to God and my life has been getting increasingly better since.

Answer 7

I got tired of all the 'beatings for Jesus', all the lies, and the warped view of reality I had to accept and realized that the world view that I had was the twisted, delusional picture that was seen through the eyes of my psychotic, violent, biological mother.

I'm now no religion of any kind, though I was a devout Christian for many years.

Answer 8

I got into a spiritual crisis and praying to saints and the Holy Trinity saved me physically, mentally and emotionally. I gave myself to Jesus and was healed. I have seen and felt things which have shown me there is life after death, and becoming a Christian is the best thing I've ever done for myself.

Be blessed.

Answer 9

I was living a wicked life without Christ and was on my way to a burning hell when the Lord spoke to me at my lowest point. I was depressed and lonely and in need of a friend. The Lord spoke to me at my lowest moment. He told me that if I started living for him, I would see wonderful things.
That following week I went to church, got saved and have been happy in the Lord ever since.

Thank you Jesus for saving me from hell.

Answer 10

I used to be a fellow idiot believer, until a foreign stupid believer gave me an insight of his belief which is based on the same belief as I previously had but with just a little extra editting.