Christian Denomination Selector

[Maniac Craniac]

You're doing it backwards if you're looking for a church that conforms to your beliefs. The Bible is incredibly explicitly clear what to look for in THE true religion and the onus is on the individual to conform to it.

I feel a life story coming on- run!!!! I grew up in a non-religious household and was one of those skeptic types. When I was very young, the adults in my life failed to convince me that there existed a Santa Clause, Tooth Fairy, etc. At times I *kinda* believed in God but was more agnostic than anything until I started studying the Bible out of curiosity. What I found was an invitation to be skeptical and draw a rational conclusion based upon the facts (1 John 4:1; Hebrews 11:1; 1 Thes 5:1; Prov 14:15), not some hokey "what's in your heart" or "leap of faith" nonsense that you get from most religious types.

From that invitation, the Bible does something amazing- it presents internal evidence from which to draw that conclusion. How about a book thousands of years old that is rife with acurate scientific observations, presents detailed histories that were written BEFORE the events occured and is harmonious in its depiction of God and his purpose- despite how unpopular its teachings often were and how fickle the religious and social climate were throughout the centuries.

When I gather all the facts (observations of the physical world around me, observations of life and the existence of the Bible), the vast majority I've left off for the purpose of brevity, I conclude that to deny is to be in denial. Or solipsism, which is the level of logical regression necessary to discount the conclusion I've drawn