today i was reading the book Reaching For The Invisible God by Philip Yancy which Samuel gave to me. i always wondered why he gave that book out of all the other books he could have chosen.

anyway, Yancey was trying to reconcile the skeptic to the idea of Christianity. and after poking it in various angles, the last point was that in order for a skeptic to accept Christianity, he would need a change of heart. but in my opinion, a skeptic is unlikely to change his/her mind, and neither is a Christian likely to change his/her mind.

but ultimately, one has to be the truth and the other not. and i believe that in order to find the truth, you have to be open and exposed to both views in order to be able to discern. if you are open to the truth and not having a preconceived notion in your mind, then would you not find the truth?

a skeptic is likely to be closed to Christianity and hence will only experience one view.

a Christian, will experience the Christian perspective that's for sure. but whether we like it or not, we will at one point or another find ourselves spiritually dry, and far from God, questioning God. and for myself these days i know that i have been even thinking of how much easier it would be to slide away from it all, to be an atheist. instead of struggling so much to be a Christian. some days i live as if i were an atheist.

but at the end of everything, i still find myself running back to God. and that is true for other Christians.

after having a go at both views, i have discerned for myself what i hold to be true.

and anyway after talking to Tim, he reminded me of something. that it is not man who changes the heart of others, but God.