I'm an ex-Christian. My path was a devout Christian --> agnostic on Christ, faithful to God --> throwing in the towel on the whole fiasco.
I was into the occult before I became a Christian and had some extremely negative spiritual experiences. So on a practical level, that was one of the prime drivers as to why I became a Christian and why I never even think of going to another religion. For me Christianity was a "breath of fresh air" and like night and day. To this day I will not watch any movie with supernatural overtones. That's why no atheist can convince me that there is no spiritual reality behind various spiritual practices - I've seen it from both sides. As far as "requirements for reasonableness", I hardly know where to start. If I were to talk about it, I would sound "preachy" and I try to avoid that. If you're asking me to share a few of the supernatural experiences I've seen as a Christian, I will be glad to do that although I've done that on another thread. But I don't think that's what you're getting at...
See above. I can't answer this w/o getting preachy. If you invite me to talk about it, I will, but then don't start blaspheming and spitting blood. Very often when I talk about something personal, you guys go AWOL...
So you admit that the only reason you stick to Christianity is for the emotional benefits? I'm curious, would you agree with the statement that there's a fine line (perhaps no line!) between someone who has regular "spiritual experiences" and someone who suffers from mental illness? Don't get offended at this one, just think about it a little.
True. But the occult is much more powerful (imo) than the Koran. I wouldn't have been interested in the Koran...
I'll read it. I can't guarantee I won't make any wise cracks should the opportunity present itself D) but I will let you finish your piece. And I'll give you my opinion on it, so I guess you should probably only continue if you're okay with this.
Lol! Nobody's ever accused me of that one before - I love it! I might have a touch of Asperger's and a little ADD, but I assure you I'm quite stable. Some of the miracles that I have seen cannot be explained by "brain stimulation" or "mental illness"...
I'm going to have to go in a few minutes, but here's one that I shared on another thread. I went and saw a "no name" evangelist that came in from the third world - not a Benny Hinn televangelist is what I'm getting at. He asked for people to come down to the front who needed healing. When he laid hands on a kid in a wheel chair, it was like an explosion went off. The kids arms went flying and his whole wheel chair started shaking. I guarantee you that if you saw it, you would not say the kid was "quivering" with excitement...