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Topic Started: Feb 9 2009, 11:48 PM (34 Views)
Enspire	Feb 9 2009, 11:48 PM Post #1
The Chill Posts: 59 Group: VIP Member #13 Joined: Feb 5, 2009 Gender Male Religion Atheism Political View Liberal/Centrist Time Zone GMT-8 (Pacific Standard Time)	This is a thread where members of Truth Seeker can politely share their Faith Journey and the events in their life that have affected their spirituality. Note, this is not a thread for debating whether god exists and whatnot, only sharing what you believe and how that belief that you hold came to be. ... For me, I was born into a family that is christian and more specifically, protestant Lutheran. Nearly all of my relatives are christian as well. I don't know what it ever was or is, but I have never been able to accept God as a real concept and have struggled to put any faith in him whatsoever. I have tried to do so as it would be much easier for me, seeing as my entire family is christian. However I cannot believe. Over the past few years as my knowledge of the world has grown, I have begun to feel very hypocritical whenever I walk into church and I simply go along with what everyone else does. For me I accept the possibility of a divine power, but I believe that if there is one, it would be much unlike any that today's monotheistic religions describe. I do not know how the world began, but I don't feel a need to know. I fail to see how God explains the origin of our world, because religion does not explain the origin of God. So I live life normally, atheist at heart and the day I leave my parents I will no longer be a christian even though I am confirmed in the church and still take communion. I feel complete without God in my life, I think that life is a wonderful thing that should be enjoyed while one is blessed with it. That is certainly what I plan on doing. I can't wait to hear your stories. Edited by Enspire, Feb 9 2009, 11:54 PM.
	"Under the spreading chestnut tree, I sold you and you sold me" -1984


Theboy1001	Feb 10 2009, 01:34 PM Post #2
Advanced Poster Posts: 94 Group: Assistant Admins Member #6 Joined: Sep 21, 2008 Gender Male Religion Christian Time Zone GMT	I have was bought up in a Christian family, and was taught Christian morals and beliefs from a young age. I always accepted that there was a god, but I never had any sort of relationship with Him. It was when I was about 11 at a Christian event called Soul Survivor when I really met God. We were having ministry in one of the kids groups and Jesus really touched me. I was instantly aware of Go'd love and peace. I will never forgot that moment. Later that year, I chose to get baptised and I've continued to love Jesus more and more ever since.



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