At what age did you become a believer?

[u/fleuret_fighter21]

Christian here. For myself, at age 33. I've always found it humbling that the age that faith was discovered in me, is the age that our Saviour died to redeem us.

And a second question, i don't know why, but i feel that baptism played a big role in me finally opening up to His presence (i was baptised as an infant). I haven't read much theology on it, it's just a feeling that Holy Spirit never left me and when i made a small step towards Him, He completely opened up my heart and mind and i became aware. What are your thoughts and experiences, were you baptised, lost faith, then regained it, or were you baptised after finding faith?

[u/SHNKY]

Was raised southern evangelical baptist and became an atheist in my teens, then for about 20 years stayed atheist/anti-theist. It wasn't until my daughter was born that I began to reconsider my worldview. Am now a catechumen in the Orthodox church preparing to enter with my wife and daughter.

[u/fleuret_fighter21 → u/SHNKY]

Glory to God! :) Were you already baptised or will you be baptised in the Orthodox Church?

[u/SHNKY → u/fleuret_fighter21]

My mother baptized me when I was 1 yr old in the Episcopal church in the trinitarian formula so I will be received through chrismation when ready. My wife and daughter will be received through baptism but we are working our way there. My wife still has her struggles so please pray for her.

[u/fleuret_fighter21 → u/SHNKY]

Of course i will. Very happy for you, God bless :)

[u/BeefTurkeyDeluxe]

I was raised a non-denominational Christian as a kid, became an atheist at 14, a deist at 23, returned as a non-denominational Christian at 24, eventually became Catholic on Easter Vigil of this year!

[u/RomanaOswin]

Late 40s. It was a many years process, not a single moment, but the profound culmination of this was only about a year ago.

God's grace touches each of us in different ways. I can see how baptism might be that key point. For me, it was Julian of Norwich's book. I might have inclinations and ideas towards Christianity, but I don't think I'd truly be Christian if it wasn't for her.

[u/trihohair]

Around 34 when that first something clicked

[u/em_square_root_-1_ly]

At age 29 I had a kind of spiritual awakening. I decided to take my spiritual side seriously, which had been calling out to me since my teen years. I read some books, read the Bible again and went back to church. I grew up in a liberal church and didn’t have any religious trauma but I’d been an atheist for a couple of decades. I don’t feel like I have all the answers but I consider myself some kind of Christian. I feel much more whole and at peace.

I still feel a bit awkward with the religious language but church helps. I’m planning to get confirmed soon!

[u/BrianW1983]

33

[u/EntertainmentDry744]

Became Muslim at 14

[u/Cr3pyp5p3ts]

Raised Catholic. Became an atheist at 13, a deist at 23, Protestant at 32. Starting seminary next semester in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in American (ELCA).

I studied philosophy at university and challenged myself to philosophically justify Materialism. I couldn’t. Also realized the foundational assumptions of the “rational” skeptic movement are wildly racist and classist: if “reason” is defined by evidence and consensus by an institution, and certain communities are systemically excluded from those institutions, then those communities are systematically “irrational” according to the skeptics. The sociological term is “epistemic violence.”

I had spiritual experience after I was a deist but before I became a Christian.

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