From atheism to Christianity? How so?

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Anthony Flew is not a good example for a number of reasons. He was known to be at decreased mental faculties, he was swayed by bad biological info and he did not become a theist, he became a deist.

My mistake, he was a deist. I think it would only be fair to deal with his arguments rather than speculate about his mental condition and what evidence he was swayed by. Unfortunately, I am unfamiliar with his arguments so I am useless in this conversation about Antony Flew. My only point was, though, that there are numerous examples of atheist to christian conversions..most notably in communist countries all over the world. It's not as rare as people seem to think.

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Do you think it was possible for Jesus to sin? If so, what do you think would have happened had he done so? It's one of those scenarios that I find pretty interesting in that it helps understand how we see god as a person and concept.

It's an interesting question. Yes, I think it was possible for Him to sin in human weakness in the sense that it says he was tempted in every way, and suffered the same kind of afflictions. Tempted means he was being swayed to do it; it wouldn't have been a real temptation without the possibility I think. Satan tempted him to take the easy way out and assume control of the world right then and there; all He would have had to do was worship Satan and he could have avoided the cross.

If he had sinned then no one could be saved, I think; it would have also made God a liar since He promised a Savior. Yet, I don't think God would have sent His Son if He didn't know he was going to succeed and overcome every temptation. So, while it may have been possible, in a sense it wasn't because God already knew the future.