Most Christians are "Christian" Because they were Indoctrinated as Children

[Diogenes]

In the post "Christians: aren't you embarrassed and angry?" posting.php?mode=quote&f=8&p=1073778
I wrote:

When they finally "get it" and realize most of them are Christians mainly because of childhood indoctrination and step out of the bondage of fantasy they were taught at an early age, then they are embarrassed or angry or both. ... and it has little to do with the reasons stated in post #1.

This suggests the current topic, 'Most Christians are "Christian" Because they were Indoctrinated as Children.'

In support of this proposition I quote from the Southern Nazarene University website,
http://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/ages.htm where they claim 85% of Christians have their conversion experience ("are saved") at ages 4 to 14 and only 4% after the age of 30.

Parenthetically I note the human brain does not fully develop until about age 25.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3621648/

[marke]

Marke: You obviously have your opinions about Christianity and I have mine. I must follow what I believe is God's Word, and not what someone else believes.

Many people call themselves 'Christian' but follow something else.

Marke: So true, yet God knows who truly serves Him from those who do not.

[oldbadger]

Marke: So true, yet God knows who truly serves Him from those who do not.

God explained to the Israelites:
..that he had offered his laws to previous nations and people's before them as well.
...that they had failed because they did not keep his laws. (Sin meant failure to them)
.....that they must keep the laws to keep from the land 'spewing them out'.
....and those laws insisted that the nation/people should look after everybody.

You don't believe in that, Marke.......

[marke]

Marke: So true, yet God knows who truly serves Him from those who do not.

God explained to the Israelites:
..that he had offered his laws to previous nations and people's before them as well.
...that they had failed because they did not keep his laws. (Sin meant failure to them)
.....that they must keep the laws to keep from the land 'spewing them out'.
....and those laws insisted that the nation/people should look after everybody.

You don't believe in that, Marke.......

Marke: I believe the Bible, not questionable interpretations or applications.

[oldbadger]

God explained to the Israelites:
..that he had offered his laws to previous nations and people's before them as well.
...that they had failed because they did not keep his laws. (Sin meant failure to them)
.....that they must keep the laws to keep from the land 'spewing them out'.
....and those laws insisted that the nation/people should look after everybody.

You don't believe in that, Marke.......

Marke: I believe the Bible, not questionable interpretations or applications.
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Well....I'm simply saying that I don't believe you.

[marke]

God explained to the Israelites:
..that he had offered his laws to previous nations and people's before them as well.
...that they had failed because they did not keep his laws. (Sin meant failure to them)
.....that they must keep the laws to keep from the land 'spewing them out'.
....and those laws insisted that the nation/people should look after everybody.

You don't believe in that, Marke.......

Marke: I believe the Bible, not questionable interpretations or applications.

Well....I'm simply saying that I don't believe you.
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Marke: Fair enough.