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What was the most influential factor in your decision to become an active Christian?
A charismatic pastor or peer person in your life. 3
A spiritual experience such as Paul had on the road to Damascus. 3
The words of the Bible 10
Life experience and an innate calling 2
The glory of God’s creation 0
Other 1
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Doug Leverett
25 April 2008 7:33pm
289 posts
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Hope this will help the mission.

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Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, let us reason together” says the Lord.
Proverbs 19:2 “It is not good to have zeal without knowledge”
Einstein “Science without religion is lame, religion without science in blind”

   
Tia Zheng
25 April 2008 8:26pm
772 posts
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What mission? The 10% one?

The key words that jump-started my teenage faith were from verse 12 of HEBREWS 5:

“You need milk, not solid food...”

I realised I needed to stop being an infant about God’s Word.

TZ.

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“She just said that [skipping + playing] is what children do,” said Roland.

Tiffany wondered about this. As far as she could see, children mostly argued, shouted, ran around very fast, laughed loudly, picked their noses, got dirty and sulked. Any seen dancing and skipping and singing had probably been stung by a wasp.

- Pratchett, T. (2004) The Wee Free Men. {Ch. 10: “Master Strokes"} London: Random House (Corgi Books).

   
Geoff Chambers
25 April 2008 11:20pm
836 posts
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The revelation of God’s word is the only way for anyone to become a Christian methinks.

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He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose - Jim Elliot

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Doug Leverett
26 April 2008 5:36pm
289 posts
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G’day Tia, There is always a mission going somewhere. I suppose Connect ‘09 is the one to watch and pray for. I’ll be surprised if it reaches 10% though. I like the second part of your verse .  It’s verse 14 in my bible.
“Solid food on the other hand is for adults,who THROUGH PRACTICE ARE ABLE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL”.
Very challenging!

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Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, let us reason together” says the Lord.
Proverbs 19:2 “It is not good to have zeal without knowledge”
Einstein “Science without religion is lame, religion without science in blind”

   
Gill Evans
26 April 2008 9:27pm
140 posts
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Can’t we vote for “all of the above”....
Gill (just joshin’.....)

   
Gordon Cheng
27 April 2008 8:58pm
5057 posts
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Two other possible options might be

*the predestining sovereign choice of God the Father, through his Son, by his Holy Spirit.

*Don’t know.

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Gill Evans
27 April 2008 10:36pm
140 posts
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Like I said, we need ALL of the above...G(jj)

   
Owen Atkins
27 April 2008 10:57pm
4147 posts
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For me it was people who cared and didn’t push. Up until then, Christians were pushy and repelling (for me)

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“At times we Christians can be our own worst advertisements - and when we become like vinegar, we can no longer expect to be seen as the salt of the earth. “ Kevin Goddard

   
Doug Leverett
29 April 2008 11:08pm
289 posts
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the predestining sovereign choice of God the Father, through his Son, by his Holy Spirit.

Gordon, Your option is a bit esoteric for me, but i’m sure many would respond to it. However you have prompted some midnight murmurs of my mind and have come up with another option. 
“Christianity is the thing to do, every one I know is doing it”
It’s probably the reason that I went to church in the first place, but not the most influential reason for active Christianity. Others may differ.

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Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, let us reason together” says the Lord.
Proverbs 19:2 “It is not good to have zeal without knowledge”
Einstein “Science without religion is lame, religion without science in blind”

   
Kathryn Roach
29 April 2008 11:43pm
249 posts
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For me it was Martin Luther’s Two Kinds of Righteousness and Rom 5:8 which were the last steps - but there were countless other steps I knew nothing of on the way through and can only now see with the benefit of hindsight, which were primarily reading and hearing the word of God faithfully preached and taught.  I’m with Gill, I think we need an all of the above option - who can put it down to any one thing, really, when you think about the whole range of factors - but also with Gordon as it does all come down to being chosen before the foundation of the world.

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