I can not speak to all of this but I will give it a try.
To some degree I was really speaking of myself here. Emotion had nothing to do with my coming to trust in Christ. I finally became convinced that the gospel message was an accurate one, and that the Bible presented an accurate picture. If someone claims to be a Christian because they got all excited, it does not surprise me that they do not stick. Check out the parable of the sower.
I too was raised in what I have come to call churchianity, or cultural christianity. I was not raised as a real Christian.
It makes perfect sense not to trust yourself. I do not trust myself but Christ. I know that is not really what you were pointing to. But if you are convinced that it is true, I mean convinced, not hoping, that ceases to be a problem.
A little autobiographical stuff here. When I first came to Christ I expected to suddenly become perfect - or at least way better that I had been. When that did not happen I did not question the truth of the gospel, but the truth of my salvation. With years of trusting Christ I came to see that I can never "know" in the way you are seeking. Instead I became convinced that while I could never know enough, I could trust the one who could.
Originally posted by Wilkowsky
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Alright, but still what other grounds are there to build your belief on? Maybe tradition - being raised in a Christian family? But then what if you were raised in a Muslim or Jewish tradition? And I myself were raised in this sort of Christian family where Christianity is just a culture, not a way of life. Maybe reason then? But what about all the evidence against religion? What about materialism and the fact that whatever happens with your physical brain influences your mind? That pretty much undercuts any spirituality.
How can I trust God if i can't trust myself?
A little autobiographical stuff here. When I first came to Christ I expected to suddenly become perfect - or at least way better that I had been. When that did not happen I did not question the truth of the gospel, but the truth of my salvation. With years of trusting Christ I came to see that I can never "know" in the way you are seeking. Instead I became convinced that while I could never know enough, I could trust the one who could.
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