This question is from my father

Hey, Dad: My heart overflows with joy knowing you raised your daughter in the way she should go! We learn more and more about the Lord every waking minute (some dreams, too) as we go on living for Him. The notion of letting all this worldly stuff clutter our brains is also annoying. One of our pastors who came to faith in his 40’s (his father was a minister) said it was like God took off the top of his head and funnelled in His Word. Filled him with the fullest measure! What a blessing that man of God was for our congregation.

More of Him, less of me.

I have no memory of anything related to god prior to 1st grade, when I began attending Sunday school. I do however recall realizing Santa wasn’t real in kindergarten. Not all of us were born knowing about god.

Our parents are suppose to be the example of God’s love, but in most situations they wind up being the worst examples of pure love. the child is usually drawn to or repeled by their own parents. If the parents believe the children get that example and they will eventually get their own view of him. The parents also teach the child that we all make mistakes but learn from them how to do the right things.

um… I didn’t know anything about God from birth, I had to have it rammed down my throat via Sunday School.

The bible says to train up a child in the way that they should go, and they will not depart from it.

A young person that is taught about God, may stray from the truth, but, the chances are very great, that they will return to the faith they had as a child, at some point in their lives.

However, if a child has no one in the family to teach them about God, they have to learn on their own, as they grow.

Nobody is born with knowledge of any deity. Which particular religion you are indoctrinated into is largely determined by where you grow up. Indians are raised as Hindus, Saudi Arabians as Muslims, Americans as Christians, etc. Of course, there are pockets where other beliefs thrive in most of these countries.

I think we’re born with some kind of inate spirituality which recognises God at an emotional level. But I think that knowledge and/or understanding of God won’t develop from that spirituality without opportunity to learn and experience Him.

I dont belive in anything till I see it. Just because god is written in a book, doesnt mean ill belive it.

:)

I say both