Why Am I A Christian? - First Observation

This article will present the reasons why I chose to align with Christianity. This is a part of my testimony; only focusing on why I became a Christian. Three observations I made as a non-Christian will cover this reasoning.

The first point is what I have observed: biblical sin. Biblical sin might look like a religious term, but it plagues both Christians and non-Christians. The Bible presents the idea that the world has fallen (Romans 8:22), humanity has turned from God (Isaiah 53:6) and we all have sinned (Romans 3:23). These three verses align with what I have seen wrong in and with my life.

How did I observe that the world was fallen? When I was a young boy, my father would make me and my brother pick up rubbish in our street. There was so much rubbish in one part of our area. There were plastic bottles, papers, cardboard and all the rest. It was all covered by dirty leaves and branches, making them only harder to find. This filthy area is surrounded by a narrow bushy forest and a long hilly road. It's still filthy today, even though we have been to the area more than once. I saw first-hand how the world had fallen. We were cleaning up after the world's mess, yet I learnt.

What were my observations on how I saw humanity turn from God? Growing up, I observed this through a friend of mine. He was once a pure, kind-hearted and cool bloke to be around in primary school. My peers didn't share the same description that I believed he had although. He went through a lot but didn't let it impact my relationship with him. He would give me snacks out of love and kindness. He was the first friend I met to hang out with outside of school. We would play games like Roblox and Minecraft together. Truly, I experienced a genuine friendship. This friendship felt real.

After we both finished primary school together, there wasn't much communication between us. I am not sure why we didn't speak too much, but we just didn't. It wouldn't have mattered anyway since we were going to attend the same high school. Primary school might've been the beginning of our friendship, but high school revealed the friendship's cracks. We both gradually stopped talking in year seven, but explosively started talking a lot the year later. He and I became so close. However, the same feeling I had for him in primary school wasn't there.

A heavy and daunting spirit replaced the old memorable feeling. The way my friend acted, spoke and thought was very different. He was overtly sexual, easily angry, narcissistic and truly shameless. I wished I noticed these qualities before I was influenced by these qualities. He kept telling me about the girlfriends he had, gotten angry at me over petty topics, was extremely arrogant and showed no sincerity. If I had known this was how he was in the first place, I wouldn't have been friends with him. It was simply an unfortunate case that he had changed from the devout man he was. My advice to those who are in toxic friendships: do not let people waste your time, its cost is greater than money.

The last observation I made on how all humans have sinned wasn't through a person or a group I knew of; it was actually through how I felt. I had seen how genuinely good and smart students transform into a wanna-be or a class-clown. I would also be surprised at how ill-behaved students would fall into greater darkness: vaping, failing academically and getting into fights.

I wish I saw both the good and bad students being redeemed from darkness, but it was only my longing. I was hungry for someone who couldn't be corrupted or badly changed. I hate seeing people change for the worse. It only makes me more bitter and disappointed. I know these are only my feelings, but doesn't God feel this too? I remember writing in my journal that I wished for a perfect role model: Ironically enough, God answered this wish. I wasn't given a priest, pastor or pope. I was given the Lord Jesus Christ.

When my eyes were opened, I found the eternally incorruptible Jesus Christ. This was my role-model that I had so longed for. A man who was perfect. A man that is both righteous and everlasting. A perfect blend, perfectly sent for not only me, but for the whole world.

These are the three points reiterated: The world is fallen, humanity has turned from God and all have sinned. If you understand all three, you can receive the sacrifice made on the tree.