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I just realized that......some people in those sub-forum are in their 60s.... my mind is like blown...I'm sitting here thinking "I'm chatting online with senior citizens about Christianity...."
Just curious....how old is everyone?
Full transparency....I'm a few months away from hitting my mid 30s.
Second question and the purpose of this thread: some people experience God early in their life (20s and 30s). For others, they might not experience God until later in their life (50s, 60s, 70s). Some might be agnostic or atheist until they hit their 70s and it hits them like a brick to the face and they become Christian.
when did you feel comfortable in your faith?
For me....I'm still learning. I was raised Protestant. Lutheran-ELCA to be specific. I broke away and became non-denominational for a while. Now I am confident in saying I am a Christian, neither Protestant nor Catholic. But I do believe in God. Though I am still learning more about the history of the Church and what differentiates Christianity from other religions.
I just realized that......some people in those sub-forum are in their 60s.... my mind is like blown...I'm sitting here thinking "I'm chatting online with senior citizens about Christianity...."
Just curious....how old is everyone?
Full transparency....I'm a few months away from hitting my mid 30s.
Second question and the purpose of this thread: some people experience God early in their life (20s and 30s). For others, they might not experience God until later in their life (50s, 60s, 70s). Some might be agnostic or atheist until they hit their 70s and it hits them like a brick to the face and they become Christian.
when did you feel comfortable in your faith?
For me....I'm still learning. I was raised Protestant. Lutheran-ELCA to be specific. I broke away and became non-denominational for a while. Now I am confident in saying I am a Christian, neither Protestant nor Catholic. But I do believe in God. Though I am still learning more about the history of the Church and what differentiates Christianity from other religions.
I am a VERY senior citizen - in the latter half of my 80's.
I am a VERY senior citizen - in the latter half of my 80's.
hoollly ****.... very rare to see someone your age still actively using a computer. kudos to you!
but you didn't answer the second question.
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Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801
65. Least faith in Christianity now than at any other point in my life.
Laughed heartily over your mind being blown at the realization that you are chatting online with "senior citizens".
Remember this cute little saying for someday: "Inside every old person is a young person, surprised".
Yea.... some old people actually act their age: old. they forget how to act youthful. as though they've been through so much **** in this world that being young is something they can no longer do.
I remember going over to my neighbor's house during Christmas. they were like "we're young on the inside. old on the outside." was refreshing to hear that. it's nice to see senior citizens still enjoying life.
hoollly ****.... very rare to see someone your age still actively using a computer. kudos to you!
but you didn't answer the second question.
I was an atheist until my 30's when I encountered God in deep meditation. It was unmistakable consciousness-to-consciousness contact so my atheism was immediately erased. I spent decades trying to explain to my intellect how it could be possible using science. I finally succeeded. I also discovered that the "mind of Christ" exactly matched the "mind of God" I encountered. But I was not "comfortable" with the religion and dogma that grew up around Him. It took a while for me to reconcile the irrational, barbaric, and primitive rationale with a more rational one consistent with the "mind of Christ" as He presented Himself in the narrative.
hoollly ****.... very rare to see someone your age still actively using a computer. kudos to you!
Lol ... bit of a stereotype there. I'll be 67 next month and I'm in my 41st year as a software developer, mostly back-end these days. Spend most of my day on a Mac Studio with 64G of RAM, although the bulk of my paying work is actually done on Windows Server 2022 via RDP.
So there!
My basic religious trajectory was:
Age 6-36, Fundamentalist Christian
Age 37-present, atheist
Quite the transition. Although it actually was a little more gradual, I probably was starting to question my beliefs by my late 20s (about the time my brain was fully formed) and probably was 40 before I admitted to myself that I was an atheist. The last 3 years or so, I was still probing around for possible alternative religious beliefs, but they all had the same problem as far as I was concerned: the failed epistemology of religious faith.
I just realized that......some people in those sub-forum are in their 60s.... my mind is like blown...I'm sitting here thinking "I'm chatting online with senior citizens about Christianity...."
Just curious....how old is everyone?
Full transparency....I'm a few months away from hitting my mid 30s.
Second question and the purpose of this thread: some people experience God early in their life (20s and 30s). For others, they might not experience God until later in their life (50s, 60s, 70s). Some might be agnostic or atheist until they hit their 70s and it hits them like a brick to the face and they become Christian.
when did you feel comfortable in your faith?
For me....I'm still learning. I was raised Protestant. Lutheran-ELCA to be specific. I broke away and became non-denominational for a while. Now I am confident in saying I am a Christian, neither Protestant nor Catholic. But I do believe in God. Though I am still learning more about the history of the Church and what differentiates Christianity from other religions.
I don’t feel like a senior citizen, but yep I’m 63
I was raised partly Presbyterian, then Assemblies of God but left the organisational in the mid 1970’s I guess, still believing in God/higher power, and spirituality. In my late 40’s I developed an interest in the Holy Scriptures especially regarding prophecy, symbols and timing related things
I believe I misspoke. I can't say I struggled with the faith in a modern sense. Which I believe for most in the US could mean belief concerning God's existence. When I think about struggle, I would say in terms of having my loyalty tested thoroughly. Even Jesus struggled in His trial before going to the cross, and He is the Master. I haven't been tested like that.
I just realized that......some people in those sub-forum are in their 60s.... my mind is like blown...I'm sitting here thinking "I'm chatting online with senior citizens about Christianity...."
Just curious....how old is everyone?
Full transparency....I'm a few months away from hitting my mid 30s.
Second question and the purpose of this thread: some people experience God early in their life (20s and 30s). For others, they might not experience God until later in their life (50s, 60s, 70s). Some might be agnostic or atheist until they hit their 70s and it hits them like a brick to the face and they become Christian.
when did you feel comfortable in your faith?
For me....I'm still learning. I was raised Protestant. Lutheran-ELCA to be specific. I broke away and became non-denominational for a while. Now I am confident in saying I am a Christian, neither Protestant nor Catholic. But I do believe in God. Though I am still learning more about the history of the Church and what differentiates Christianity from other religions.
I am 65 years old and was raised as Baptist, was baptized at age 12 and considered myself to be a believer but I did not understand so many things. When I was in my late 20's I began to seek God and wanted a deeper relationship with Him. I wanted to know more about the Christian life and sought to dedicate my life to Christ on a deeper level. I became a member of the church of Christ for about 15 years and then I began to dig deeper into God's word and seek to learn more about His nature, will, and intentions. I became a Christian Universalist around the age of 40 and continue to seek His will and hope to continue to grow in the faith. At this time in my life, I believe that I am closer to God than I have ever been because of His kindness and mercy to me. God bless..
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