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What Has Shaped My Beliefs

Growing up in the church, and being born again inside it.

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Samuel D. James
Dec 15, 2022
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Two facts about my life have, I think, shaped my beliefs more than almost anything else. First, I grew up in the conservative evangelical church. Second, I was saved—born again as a true Christian—as a 20-year-old, having grown up in the church. The first fact has made me more sympathetic to ideas and attitudes that are labeled “liberal.” The second fac…

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