What made you start or stop believing in God?

Same. Up until high school I didn't really care to question whether or not Christianity was reasonable. I went to Christian schools but I wasn't bothered by it. Then in high school I had a history teacher for 4 years who majored in theology and ancient world history, and he really supported us questioning our faith, almost enforcing it. Our classes with him even had a few debates where one side would research Christian arguments and the other side would research atheistic/agnostic ones. Those really got me thinking and I did a bit of my own research into both sides outside of class sometimes as well. Then finally in my junior year we were given the opportunity to attend a Christian apologetics conference as a class if we wanted to, so I opted in because I was interested. Needless to say, by the end of that conference I was both more optimistic and confident in my belief in God than I ever was. Having done a little more research on the historicity of the Bible after that, I consider the story of Christ likely to be true and I have faith that it is factual.

Despite that though, I still don't completely trust the Bible. While I trust the story of Christ and the existence of God, I am skeptical of many interpretations of Biblical law. Given the fact that (in my opinion) God hasn't really made his interventions obvious to most people since Christ was alive as a human, I am inclined to believe that at least some errors have been made in the compilation of the Bible as it has been passed on through the centuries. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe I'm not. I feel I would have to study Aramaic, Greek, and the histories of the two to get best possible understanding of the Bible as it may have been intended. I just might do that some day. I do hope to find resolution on this matter.

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