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why did you become a christian?
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RE: why did you become a christian?
(November 6, 2013 at 7:50 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: I have a question for resident theists, why did you become a Christian, or whichever faith you are. How old were you when you were taught this faith.

I became a Christian when I was 19 years of age. I had attended Church since I was 17 and knew about parts of the faith for years, but I guess I only believed that there was a God before that and the Christian stuff I did know about was only from what I learned through history or happenstance.

I became a Christian because it was better than giving up drinking to become a Moslem (well actually it was meeting the Holy Spirit and having great Christian friends for choosing religion over atheism)...I was trying to see if I could merge both together and found out my lifestyle was counter to Islam.
But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin.
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why did you become a christian? - by Lemonvariable72 - November 6, 2013 at 7:50 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Polaris - November 6, 2013 at 8:57 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Bipolar Bob - November 7, 2013 at 4:47 am
RE: why did you become a christian? - by GodsRevolt - November 7, 2013 at 6:14 am
RE: why did you become a christian? - by genkaus - November 7, 2013 at 6:54 am
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Esquilax - November 7, 2013 at 8:01 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Lion IRC - November 7, 2013 at 7:19 am
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Lemonvariable72 - November 7, 2013 at 1:07 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by ronedee - November 7, 2013 at 6:51 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Anomalocaris - November 7, 2013 at 4:04 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by FallentoReason - November 7, 2013 at 9:45 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Drich - November 7, 2013 at 2:18 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Minimalist - November 7, 2013 at 2:48 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by WesOlsen - November 7, 2013 at 3:33 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Mister Agenda - November 7, 2013 at 4:42 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by MindForgedManacle - November 7, 2013 at 4:45 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by freedomfromforum - November 7, 2013 at 5:13 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Captain Colostomy - November 7, 2013 at 5:57 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Bob Kelso - November 7, 2013 at 11:14 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Neo-Scholastic - November 7, 2013 at 7:15 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by freedomfromforum - November 7, 2013 at 7:19 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Esquilax - November 7, 2013 at 7:59 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Neo-Scholastic - November 7, 2013 at 9:58 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Esquilax - November 7, 2013 at 10:09 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Whateverist - November 8, 2013 at 12:07 am
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Neo-Scholastic - November 8, 2013 at 1:15 am
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Lemonvariable72 - November 8, 2013 at 1:32 am
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Anomalocaris - November 7, 2013 at 10:54 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Whateverist - November 7, 2013 at 7:23 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Neo-Scholastic - November 7, 2013 at 10:18 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Esquilax - November 7, 2013 at 10:33 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Zazzy - November 7, 2013 at 10:35 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Lemonvariable72 - November 8, 2013 at 12:18 am
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Mister Agenda - November 8, 2013 at 1:37 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by ronedee - November 8, 2013 at 10:35 am
RE: why did you become a christian? - by MindForgedManacle - November 8, 2013 at 11:25 am
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Fruity - November 8, 2013 at 11:33 am
RE: why did you become a christian? - by MindForgedManacle - November 9, 2013 at 3:40 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by GodsRevolt - November 9, 2013 at 5:27 pm

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