genlando
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Re:Where I am today... - 2005/05/29 01:10
How did you come to believe the bible was inspired in the first place?
That's a good question. I come from a religiously mixed up background: My mother was and still is a Baptist; my father became a JW in the early '70s; and I attended Catholic schools from 1st - 12th grade. Additionally, I was a voracious reader of everything scientific. You can see what happened:
Baptist+Catholic+JW+Science=Atheist.
At the time, I called myself an atheist; however, deep down inside, I had to acknowledge that the universe is far too orderly to attest its existence to mere happenstance. But at the same time, my experience with Catholicism and the Baptist church was completely unsatisfying (in high school, most of my religion teachers spent the majority of the day punching holes into the Bible. Meanwhile, the "teachers" in my mother's church could barely find the book of Exodus).
Finally, my dad started talking to me about the Bible from a JW perspective. The teachings sounded so logical, that I jumped in with both feet. After I acknowledged the existence of a creator, I quickly accepted the JW doctrine. This included believing that the Bible (that is the NWT), is the inspired word of God. I was baptized in 1979, and have called myself a Witness since then.
Of course, all of that's changed now...
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