[I hate these ?'s but..] Christians: How did you come upon your believes? Were you raised that way or what?

Question

Just curious. Were you raised that way? Did you research it? See a documentary on Discovery Channel?

Answer 1

After many years of study and reflection, I chose my faith. I am a Christion free of religion (C-FOR ). No, I was not raise along these beliefs. Thanks for asking and have a nice day!

Answer 2

From studying and learning about various beliefs, and finding out that Christianity had a lot of evidence proving it to be true. I was raised in a Christian home, but with very different doctrines that I know accept.

Answer 3

i read the bible cover-to-cover, prayed asking for guidance, fasted about it. then i studied every facet of the doctrine i felt god leading me to. i am a united pentecostal. i was raised in the church of christ, huge difference!

Answer 4

My parents had no use for religion so it wasn't until I was twenty before I heard the gospel. At first I didn't believe it, not did I want to believe it.

So, I set out to prove the whole thing was garbage.

I said the sinner's prayer just to show everyone including myself that it meant nothing at all. I mean seriously, how could Jesus come into my heart? But to my shock, I found my self thinking new ideas, like I didn't have to argue with everyone, I didn't have to prove I was right all the time just to feel good about myself.

It still took roughly five years of testing and even tempting God, but now I can say with absolute certainty that God is real, and Jesus is my Lord and Savior.

Answer 5

My mother was raised with it, my father converted so that my mother would love him, and i was raised christian, but converted to atheism at 13.

Answer 6

I was lucky to be raised by caring Christian parents.  I was intrigued by what I saw in them, and the example of the life that they lived, and I became baptised.  I didn't change immediately, and it wasn't until years later that I came to understand the depth of my commitment.  Over time, God became more real to me.  As a logical person, I have also run my own logic tests on what I believe, and it has proved internally consistent.  Now, God speaks to me (for real), I see miracles happen in my church, I see how God changes lives all around me, and it is just a real experience.  There is so great a cloud of witness surrounding me, so many things I have seen happen that I could never be anything other than a servant of God.  

Bottom line: God works in different ways in different people's lives.  But He will work once you give him a chance in your life.  I am not saying that everyone has my experience, but God gives each person his/her own experience.  

Answer 7

raised a christian