Friday, 9 January 2015

One objection to Christianity is that people are only Born-Again Christians because they were raised that way, "if they were born in India" they say, "You would be a Hindu, if you were born in Tibet you would be a Buddhist and if you were born in Yemen you would be a Muslim." In fact, one of the most esteemed atheists, Richard Dawkins said something similar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mmskXXetcg. One way to address the objection is to show testimonials of those who have been Born Again, of course there is another argument; for example you could argue that atheists are only atheists because of the way they were raised (if that argument is false then so is the one made again Christians.)

The following provides examples of different people: they come from different cultures, are both genders and practiced another religion. Their testimonies prove that their being Born Again is not dependent on gender, up-bringing, their pre-conversion religion, age or culture but on the will of GOD.

Listed after each person's name is their gender, country, religion/philosophy before being Born Again. In terms of ages the following definitions are used: child (Six to thirteen), teenager (fourteen to seventeen), young adult (nineteen to thirty), middle-aged (thirty one to sixty) older adult (sixty one to one hundred.)



Name: David Wood
Gender: Male
Country: America
Philosophy: Atheism
Age (when Born Again): Teenager


Name: Nabeel Qureshi
Gender: Male
Country: America
Religion: Islam
Age: Young man





Name: Ravi Zacharias
Gender: Male
Country: India
Religion: Nominally a Christian, but went to Hindu festivals.
Age: Young man





Name: Zoe Williams
Gender: Female
Country: England
Religion: Nominal Christian
Age: Young women



Name: Kevin William
Gender: Male
Country: England
Philosophy/Religion: Atheist then nominal Christian
Age: Young man



Name: Ray Comfort
Gender: Male
Country: New Zealand
Philosophy:  Nominal Christian
Age: Young man

http://www.livingwaters.com/audio/assorted-messages/rays-testimony-more-than-just-comfort



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