(November 18, 2013 at 11:41 am)themonkeyman Wrote: Ok I gotta be honest here, When I was a Christian I was one of the few who had their Mind opened. Now I can understand why Christians don't do this.
Well firstly when your a Christian your not very bright - Generally you live in a bubble that says whatever happens your 'Safe'. You don't question the bubble as you know it may well burst.
Unfortunately for me when I started being a Christian I had so many questions and I had many Christians turn away from me for asking simple questions. So I made the conscious decision to keep an open mind.
Well look at me now - I'm on a path to Athiesm. This could be in part to me knowing that Christianity was weak even when I joined. But I can sort of understand why Christians dont come with an open mind.
E.g. They like their bubble and they know that you will burst it.
The reason you left had nothing to do with an open mind, you left because you did something that's not possible in Christianity, joining is not part of Christianity. God calls you and you must surrender yourself to that call, God invites you in, gives you the trust you need and makes you a part of His church. Anything like that happen.
GC
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.