What convinced you to believe Christianity is true?

[dingleberry]

Is there a particular argument or experience in your life that convinced you (as a believer) that Christianity is not just another false religion like the thousands of religions that have come and gone throughout the history of humankind?

Thanks in advance for your personal insight into this matter.

Dingleberry.

 

[crimsonlung]

I am not Christian but from what I hear from my Christian friends and other newcomers to Christianity is that a certain moment happens where Jesus speaks to them, and I am assuming many of the answers to this question will be of similar content.

They "Feel Jesus's Embrace" on a metaphysical level

 

[dingleberry]

I am not Christian but from what I hear from my Christian friends and other newcomers to Christianity is that a certain moment happens where Jesus speaks to them, and I am assuming many of the answers to this question will be of similar content.

They "Feel Jesus's Embrace" on a metaphysical level

You mean the same rationale that believers in the thousands of long-forgotten religions of the past would likely have given for their devotion? "I feel the embrace of Thor."

Dingleberry.

 

[ellenjanuary]

You mean the same rationale that believers in the thousands of long-forgotten religions of the past would likely have given for their devotion? "I feel the embrace of Thor."

Dingleberry.

I'm gonna go home and feel the embrace of Dionysus in a minute.

I feel that Christianity has a degree of truth because of the "Yahweh technology hypothesis" I have formulated; but yeah, personal experience. If I ever publish, it may be a different story.

 

[crimsonlung]

See, I knew this thread was going to turn into a slam Christianity thread, it had troll written all over the first post.

 

[dingleberry]

See, I knew this thread was going to turn into a slam Christianity thread, it had troll written all over the first post.

This is not my intent. I'm genuinely interested in hearing from followers of the faith in regards to what it was (is) that convinced them that Christianity is not just another false religion like the thousands of long-forgotten belief systems of the past.

Dingleberry.

 

[Orbital]

I feel that Christianity has a degree of truth because of the "Yahweh technology hypothesis" I have formulated; but yeah, personal experience. If I ever publish, it may be a different story.

You've got everyone interested.

Tell me now.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I think I realized Christianity was true when I first heard a preacher turn "god" into a two syllable word.

 

[dingleberry]

Are there any followers of the faith who'd be inclined to express their position on the topic?

 

[crimsonlung]

I think I realized Christianity was true when I first heard a preacher turn "god" into a two syllable word.

I am pretty tired today but, I dont get this.

 

[Erebus]

I'm not a Christian anymore (haven't been for a long time) but when I was young I went to a Church of England school and my mother was a liberal Christian/neopagan. For me, God's existence was a given, though both me and my mother believed that all religions have some truth to them, not just Christianity. The Christianity I was brought up with was a pretty harmless, feel good religion, so I never thought to question it. It was only as I got older that I started to feel that Christianity wasn't for me. I'd always been drawn to the image of Satan and the associated images and eventually I decided to go with my natural inclination towards that side.
I don't begrudge my mother's form of Christianity though (although I did for a while in my moody teenage years) since it doesn't harm anybody and encourages people to care about each other. I think the humanitarian aspect of Christianity is it's most appealing aspect and though I think altruism is ultimately misguided I can't fault the intention.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Is there a particular argument or experience in your life that convinced you (as a believer) that Christianity is not just another false religion like the thousands of religions that have come and gone throughout the history of humankind?

Thanks in advance for your personal insight into this matter.

Dingleberry.

I was convinced in way that the people around me were convinced themselves, I observed, and thought there was really something to all of it.

Within the scope of Christianity, the Bible at the time for me had made reasonable sense, relatively easy and fun to learn about, was popular, and was in essence very true to its words and stories when you consider the capabilities and character of God that empowers them, and further encouraged by claims from my peers that Christianity is a historically based religion from real events that were purported to be true. Clinched it at the time with some compatriot friends who also were eager to learn and went to a church. I then became a follower of Christ and formed some memorable and special friendships at the time. Had stayed for thirty years till my Cof.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I am pretty tired today but, I dont get this.

Don't worry - just go back to sleep.

 

[smokydot]

This is not my intent. I'm genuinely interested in hearing from followers of the faith in regards to what it was (is) that convinced them that Christianity is not just another false religion like the thousands of long-forgotten belief systems of the past.
Dingleberry.

The Holy Spirit convinced me when he gave me to believe it.
It couldn't happen to me without him.

 

[smokydot]

I think I realized Christianity was true when I first heard a preacher turn "god" into a two syllable word.

WOW! That would make a believer of anyone!

 

[smokydot]

Are there any followers of the faith who'd be inclined to express their position on the topic?

I just did. . .in post #14.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

WOW! That would make a believer of anyone!

Certainly seems to work on a lot of people.

 

[Orbital]

The Holy Spirit convinced me when he gave me to believe it.
It couldn't happen to me without him.

Obviously it could happen without him, don't be silly.

Now demonstrate how it did happen with the use of this 'holy spirit'.

(by defining what the holy spirit is, how it came into contact with you, how you know that it was the holy spirit, etc.)

 

[Snow_Owl]

I am interested in the answers about the Holy Spirit; the most ambiguous form of God in Christianity.

 

[dingleberry]

The Holy Spirit convinced me when he gave me to believe it.
It couldn't happen to me without him.

I'd be interested in understanding your position on why the "Holy Spirit" chose to intervene in your life in order to bring you into the Christian "fold" but appears to avoid doing so in the lives of others. How do you reconcile this issue? Are non-believer who've never had the luxury of being "convinced" by this "Holy Spirit" at fault for their lack of belief?

Dingleberry.