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How I went from Athiest to Christ Follower

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 9:33 am
by CallMeDave
I used to be a person that embraced
atheism/humanism for many adult years and who bought into the cultures
promotion of sexual
hedonism , going for the gusto in life, and doing virtually anything I
felt like doing to satisfy the urges and impulses in an effort to find
ultimate fulfillment , happiness, and joy. Everything I tried was
short lived , destructive to myself and others, and essentially
superficial . A g/f I had at the time started taking me to her
families church and over the period of a year, I started to realize
that life was more than just going on a personal feeding frenzy of
joyseeking , material acquisition, prestige, fancy vacations, and the
like . During this same time period, I heavily investigated the
scientific evidences for our personal theistic Creator , for the Bible
being the most accurate historical document in existence which gives
eye witness evidence to the life, death, burial, and ressurection of
Jesus Christ who claimed to be God in the flesh. I started reading
books by popular notable Researchers/ Scientists / and Philosophers /
and Law Professors such as Prof. Simon Greenleaf who is THE worlds
foremost Law Professor in Court of Law Evidence techniques that put
the New Testament to a stringent mock court trial as encouraged by his
students...and based on the evidence became a Christian from an
Agnostic.

As I surrendered, bit by bit ,my life to God and his control
eventually leading me to become a dedicated Christian , I noticed my
heart, will, emotions , desires taking a drastic turn toward the
things of God , living righteously, caring and serving Others, and
loosing my quest for self centered lifestyles. Like so many others
testify, God reconstructed my life from the inside out. This is only
part of what God gives to those who choose him over the worlds idea of
living ...in addition, I have the assurance of knowing where im going
after this brief earthly interlude , I have been reconciled to God
thru what Christ has done and my sins are not counted against me (and
there are many) , and the lure of sin (what our culture promotes for
narcissism) doesnt have any power over me. My life is filled with
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness , goodness and physical death for
me will be a welcomed graduation day because there is no unknown when
death comes knocking -- Christ conquered that too on the cross for me
(and you) .

That is how my life has been changed by the real and living Christ because of his great love for me.

Re: How I went from Athiest to Christ Follower

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:43 am
by B. W.
CallMeDave wrote:I used to be a person that embraced
atheism/humanism for many adult years and who bought into the cultures
promotion of sexual
hedonism , going for the gusto in life, and doing virtually anything I
felt like doing to satisfy the urges and impulses in an effort to find
ultimate fulfillment , happiness, and joy. Everything I tried was
short lived , destructive to myself and others, and essentially
superficial . A g/f I had at the time started taking me to her
families church and over the period of a year, I started to realize
that life was more than just going on a personal feeding frenzy of
joyseeking , material acquisition, prestige, fancy vacations, and the
like . During this same time period, I heavily investigated the
scientific evidences for our personal theistic Creator , for the Bible
being the most accurate historical document in existence which gives
eye witness evidence to the life, death, burial, and ressurection of
Jesus Christ who claimed to be God in the flesh. I started reading
books by popular notable Researchers/ Scientists / and Philosophers /
and Law Professors such as Prof. Simon Greenleaf who is THE worlds
foremost Law Professor in Court of Law Evidence techniques that put
the New Testament to a stringent mock court trial as encouraged by his
students...and based on the evidence became a Christian from an
Agnostic.

As I surrendered, bit by bit ,my life to God and his control
eventually leading me to become a dedicated Christian , I noticed my
heart, will, emotions , desires taking a drastic turn toward the
things of God , living righteously, caring and serving Others, and
loosing my quest for self centered lifestyles. Like so many others
testify, God reconstructed my life from the inside out. This is only
part of what God gives to those who choose him over the worlds idea of
living ...in addition, I have the assurance of knowing where im going
after this brief earthly interlude , I have been reconciled to God
thru what Christ has done and my sins are not counted against me (and
there are many) , and the lure of sin (what our culture promotes for
narcissism) doesnt have any power over me. My life is filled with
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness , goodness and physical death for
me will be a welcomed graduation day because there is no unknown when
death comes knocking -- Christ conquered that too on the cross for me
(and you) .

That is how my life has been changed by the real and living Christ because of his great love for me.

Thank you for sharing Dave!

Re: How I went from Athiest to Christ Follower

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 1:44 am
by Silvertusk
Thank you for that wonderful testimony - may your walk with the Lord be long, fruitful and full of joy.

Silvertusk.

Re: How I went from Athiest to Christ Follower

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 7:44 pm
by ronjohn839
thank you for stepping out and doing something great for God and others! Its great how our father helps others lead us to Christ.

Re: How I went from Athiest to Christ Follower

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 am
by PaulSacramento
Welcome to the forum, welcome to the fellowship we ALL share in Christ and thank you for that compelling story :)

Re: How I went from Athiest to Christ Follower

Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 6:24 am
by CazPerth
Hi Dave, I too was recently changed through Jesus entering my life. Everything looks different now and it feels so wonderful that I can't stop wanting to learn more.

Thank you for sharing your story.

Carolyn

Re: How I went from Athiest to Christ Follower

Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 7:09 am
by dand
This is very interesting