I am a fundamentalist Christian.
I am curious, if it isn't too personal, and if you haven't done so on this forum yet about your personal religious experience. How you became a Christian. For example, did it happen over time or did you have some kind of experience that converted you. Not important if it too personal, but people's stories interest me.
I suppose it happened over time. I have thought of myself as a Christian for a long time. I have gradually grown more devout over the years.
I'm still in the process of growing in my faith. There are still changes I need to make in my life. I strive to serve and please God, and I need to try harder in my efforts to do that.
Out of curiosity, how do you interpret John 10:16, the whole "I have other sheep not of this fold" verse? Obviously my church (I am LDS) interprets it to partially mean the people described in the Book of Mormon, but of course for churches and people who don't believe in the Book of Mormon, that's a non-starter argument. So what's your view on that verse?
It's referring to the sheep outside of Israel, or Gentiles.
All Gentiles, or a certain group? If all, then why didn't Jesus show up in areas outside the general Israel/Holy Land area?
All gentiles.
Jesus was a Jew, he grew up in that area and preached to them primarily. However he also commanded is apostles to teach to far more than Jews. The Apostle Paul was the major preacher in this regard and helped spread the gospel.
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