I would like to "hear" others experiences in this area.
I never did decide to be a Christian. For most of my early life - post childhood and even late teen years - I sought the truth. I never understood the gospel in the church I was raised in, and when I could I stopped going. There was no discernible. to me, truth and when I left that I gave up God. I perhaps should say I gave up god, since I never knew the real God. I searched hard, that is I tried to come up with a truth myself. To make a long story short . . . at about 33 or 34 years of age the Spirit suddenly enlightened me. As soon as I understood what was going on I was a believer. I prayed the believers prayer because I thought it was important, but it was in some ways more harmful then helpful "to me." I figured that because I was saved I was finished with all that old sin stuff. I came back often and prayed that prayer again. I wanted to really be saved. It was not until someone pointed out (something I already knew, but . . .) that it was not me that brought about salvation, but the grace of God through the love of Christ that I finally recognized my state.
Well the point is I do not think I decided for Christ at that moment of enlightenment. I decided some years earlier when I decided, if that word even fits there, that what I wanted was the truth. Of course in seeking the truth, I never imagined finding the Truth.
This thread was born in the Christian cliches thread.
I never did decide to be a Christian. For most of my early life - post childhood and even late teen years - I sought the truth. I never understood the gospel in the church I was raised in, and when I could I stopped going. There was no discernible. to me, truth and when I left that I gave up God. I perhaps should say I gave up god, since I never knew the real God. I searched hard, that is I tried to come up with a truth myself. To make a long story short . . . at about 33 or 34 years of age the Spirit suddenly enlightened me. As soon as I understood what was going on I was a believer. I prayed the believers prayer because I thought it was important, but it was in some ways more harmful then helpful "to me." I figured that because I was saved I was finished with all that old sin stuff. I came back often and prayed that prayer again. I wanted to really be saved. It was not until someone pointed out (something I already knew, but . . .) that it was not me that brought about salvation, but the grace of God through the love of Christ that I finally recognized my state.
Well the point is I do not think I decided for Christ at that moment of enlightenment. I decided some years earlier when I decided, if that word even fits there, that what I wanted was the truth. Of course in seeking the truth, I never imagined finding the Truth.
This thread was born in the Christian cliches thread.
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