A Question for Christians?

Question

Hello..Everyone.. :)

Were you brought up in a primarily religious or primarily in an atheist environment?

If you were raised in a non religious home, what caused you to decide to be a Christian?

Or if your were raised in a religious environment..why are you still a Christian?


This question is the reverse, of another question that dear (((((((Mirage))))))) asked earlier today..

I did ask for persmission, to use this question..as it is was his to start with.. :)



With ~Love~ In Christ.. :)

Answer 1

I was raised in a very strict religious home and Bible Church. I rejected religion at 10 and remained athiest until recently. My main problem was resolving science facts and historical evidence with the Bible. I have been able to finally settle on acceptance of both. Mainly by accepting some Biblical events as more parables that literal events. But perhaps the biggest element to finally becoming a Christian was meeting someone who I believed and trusted in completely. That allowed me to finally believe and trust in God. As a result I have found God, met the love of my life, suddenly been presented with several great business opportunities and an amazing change in my personality. I had also been looking for God to speak to me, a bit like Moses or something. He hasn't spoken, but given all these sudden changes as I accepted His existnnce. And I have heard God laughing about the future He has in store for me. A 50 year search now answered. Not only does it serve as my proof of God but that He still cares and effects the lives of people.

The ways to reach athiests and people of other beliefs are by example and reason. Don't try to make them believe as you do. Just give them the answers they ask don't overdo the details. They need to procede at their own pace. I believe most athiests are like I was. Very knowledgable and looking for understanding from many sources. It is a mistake to try to get them to accept the Bible wholly and reject science and history that they also believe in. Maybe concentrate more on personal experience an relation with God than only the Bible.

Answer 2

Were you brought up in a primarily religious or primarily in an atheist environment? Very religious


Or if your were raised in a religious environment..why are you still a Christian? Because I saw that it worked. I saw that religion brought not just comfort to my parents, family and myself, but also a sense of structure to the Universe. I saw that God's laws not only made sense religiously, but also practically... in that they helped me avoid a great many problems my peers encountered as we grew up. I saw that there is a lot of truth in the statement "You can not break the law, you can only break yourself against the law."

Lastly I encountered, on occasion, the joy of a real and personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I know that He is real because I've seen Him move in my life.

BTW "Smoking Frog" I qualified of membership in MENSA, and as far as I know there is not a member of my immediate family that could not, or has not, done the same. One of the things I learned (from reading Summa Theologica amongst other books) is that there is no inherent conflict between faith and reason. Some of the most intelligent people in history have been Christians, (Mendel, Newton, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas More) and there are plenty of well educated intelligent Christians today.

Answer 3

Yeah, I know I'm late, but I just found out about the question. :o)

I was raised in a home with Christian values, but my parents didn't go to church. My dad was from the Re-organized Church of the Latter-day Saints and my mom was from the Episcopalian church.
A cousin of mine would come by our house every Sunday morning to see if we wanted to go to Sunday School. She would bring my sister, my younger brother, and me to the Baptist Church for Sunday School.
Somehow I always knew God was there, but I questioned a lot of things in my youth. When I was 14 we moved 500 miles away from where I grew up. Low and behold that same cousin was already living where we moved, so we again attended the Baptist church. \
When I was 16 or so, I walked the aisle in that church because I knew I needed Jesus to save me. However, no one told me what to do next and I didn't know. After that I attended church only occasionally.
In 1983 I felt the Spirit convict me to go get baptized. I said out loud, "Do I have to?"
and I felt a resounding "Yes!" in my spirit.
I went to the same church where I walked the aisle at 16 and walked it again.
I re-dedicated my life to Jesus Christ and was baptized. I have been a regular member ever since and I love the Lord Jesus Christ with all my being for saving me to live eternally with Him!!


By the way both my parents accepted Jesus as their Savior before they died, so did my eldest brother.
Both my older brother, my younger brother, my sister, and her son have done the same and serve God in that same church.

Answer 4

I was raised in a Christian home with my mother and my sister. My parents divorced when I was very young. I became a Christian on my 15th birthday, because I knew it was the right thing to do for me, not for anyone else. I am still a Christian, and will continue to be so, because I want to continue a relationship with God, and this is the only way I can grow closer to Him.

Answer 5

I was brought up in a primarily atheist environment, but I attended church on my own. I had friends that insisted that I needed a relationship with JC and so I went to see what it was all about. Now I am a pastor of a small church and working toward becoming an elder in the United Methodist Church.

Answer 6

I was not brought up in a Christian home.I was pretty wild growing up all the way threw my twenty's.I had a friend that was not around for a while when i saw him at a party talking about the lord .I was pretty interested we were all friends but people did not seem to like him because he was talking about sin.that night i stop drinking ,smoking pot. and received the lord as my lord and savor and never had a hard time dealing with all the thing of the world.I'm still Friend with Sammy and our family spend two week a year in the mount ans fishing and sharing the Lord..

Answer 7

No I was not raised in a religious home in fact my step mother and dad never go to church and do not believe. When I reached my age of accountability I was told to research different religions and the lack of and think hard before my choice. I chose Christianity because to me it was the only one that made any decent sense and still is the only explanation that makes any sense. And before you ask yes my parents respect my decision and do not judge me for it.

Answer 8

Brought up in an atheist environment. Became a Christian after an evangelist said ' ... is your name in the book of life' (Revelation 13:8).

Answer 9

I was raised in a religious environment (Catholic). I turned agnostic in my teens and early twenties. After collage philosophy and a study of the Bible, I turned to Biblical Christianity because of its truth, consistency, wisdom, hope, etc. None of the other religions I looked into had all these qualities.

Answer 10

I was raised in a Christian home, and I decided to become a Christian because I could see that it was real. Our family went through some really hard times, and I watched my Mom grow closer to God through it.