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TheRysta:
Hi guys. I'm sixteen and I started to get a keen interest in God and Christ in about December. I've always been a very deep and philosophical thinker unlike most teens my age. Before then I was an atheist agnostic but I was nudged to consider God. It couldn't have happened at a worse time... I had just been on a school trip to see Auschwitz and I was very depressed about suffering. Because I am pessimistic I started having massive incapacitating fears about hell, but Ray's site was one of the first I came across when I started to look up on the topic.

Over the past two months I've done a lot of research into the bible, it's origins and church history. I can honestly say I've learned more about Christianity in the past couple of weeks than I ever have in my whole life. I was not brought up religiously myself and the only information I really had was from my mother's side of the family who are mormons.

Ray really surprised me in the extent of his study. I was already a determinist so I could grasp the whole free will thing easily. However, although the scriptural evidence is against hell is very large, I still find it very hard to shake off my mind. This is mainly due to people such as Bill Wiese who claim to have been to hell in a vision. I believe him, because I know that out-of-body experiences are real, and it really shakes me up. It's taken a while just to tell myself that it was a bad dream, but I'm glad to say that ever since March began I've been getting a lot better and more optimistic. As Richard Dawkins once said, "The sheer horribleness of hell as depicted by many Christians is maximised to account for it's implausibility". He might be an atheist, but that's one of the truest things I've ever heard come from his mouth.

I hope to discuss Ray's ideas, but mainly I will just be asking for info and opinions. I am no bible scholar, I've never read it myself, so there's still a heck of a lot I don't know and understand.

- Ryan

Ninny:
Hey Ryan!
Welcome! I'm glad you joined in with the rest of us here who have learned a lot in a short time!
Jump in with both feet and be ready to learn a LOT more stuff! You just need to learn about what God says and not a lot about what men teach! So you may be at an advantage here you may not have to UNLEARN as much as the rest of us! :D
Kathy :D

mharrell08:
Welcome to the forum Ryan.  :)


Marques

Falconn003:
Welcome to the Forum


Rodger

aqrinc:
Hi Ryan,

Welcome, you are learning because GOD Wills It for you. Do take a bit of time to read and learn
the Scriptures when you can. It will give you a much better perspective on things. I have read
some of Dawkins work and keep it to remind me of 2 things. 1. How deluded i was when i thought
i was wise; and 2. Balaam's Donkey could see when he (a great fortune teller) was blind as a bat
in the daylight.

george. ;D

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