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Hey im agnostic, a pretty strong agnostic i guess... which might seem weird cuz when i was younger i was the most religous person in my family! None of us ever went to church but i really wanted to and stuff, and then as we got older everyone except my dad whose athiest got big on religon, except me, who just stopped believeing. I dont know why i just started to really think about it, and ask myself questions about it, and i just couldnt believe it anymore. Then later on i became wiccan for awhile, but i went through depression and stopped believing again. I think mostly religon is something that people really need to hold onto and believe in, and so they create it. I totally understand that religons tend to be good, and they have good values and things like that, but i dont think they're true. im not likely to change my mind [and yea i HAVE been to church], but i figured id give anyone a chance to explain to me how they know their religon is true... please don quote the bible unless ur gonna tell me how you know the bibles true too. And dont say you just KNOW, because people always tell me that they just KNOW that their god is the real one and not someone elses, and then that person comes up and tells me the same thing.
Dont be stupid. I rate high! Thanks... (link)
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First of all, no person can convert anyone. If I could convert you, I would be claiming to be God. Since I am a human like everyone else, all I can do is point you to truth and then it's up to the Holy Spirit to convince you of that truth and you have a free will to accept or reject it. The Holy Spirit may use my words to convince you, but your conversion is ultimately up to you.
I grew up in a "religious" family and like you, I stopped believing. I searched until I found the Truth. Religion is not apart of me anymore or what I believe. Anyone can have religion -- prayers that have no heart, deeds that are done thinking salvation will be achieved, manmade traditions that mean nothing, lists of do's and don'ts that are impossible -- these things are useless. I have a relationship with God because I have accepted His Grace through Jesus Christ. Grace is a gift that can't be earned. I believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God and He died for my sins so that I will have eternal life in heaven. I believe there is a real hell that people will go to when they die if they do not have Jesus as their Savior.
Why can I believe that? Because throughout my life, the Holy Spirit has convinced me of Truth by sending people across my path to challenge me, He has caused the Bible to come alive and has given me understanding, and He has opened my eyes to things around me. My heart was open and I desired to know Truth. I didn't accept this just because "it seemed right". I accepted it because the Holy Spirit convinced me it IS right.
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hey thanks wow well, im reading all these replys an i have a lot to think about. Thanks so much..
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