oh and don't forget, if you don't believe, you go to hell
Christians, Did I get it right, will you let me be a Christian and tell strangers these things, anything I am missing?
2006-06-25 05:33:19 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
LMAO I got quite cross when I saw this question, then caught your jist lol
2006-06-25 05:36:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋
It depends what type of a Christian you are. If you are a Catholic Christian, then your words are in no way acceptable. We are to reach out to the world and accept everyone, no matter what their religion is. Their religions contain truths, and according to my personal belief, a truly complete religion would be a worldly one that contained aspects of every religion. I don't believe that Catholicism is the only way to Heaven, nor do I believe that it is the worldly one that already contains all the truths necessary for salvation. Salvation, according to Catholicism comes through good works and faith in God. Telling others that they are going to Hell does not classify under my idea of a "good work." In spreading the word of God, another part of Christianity, you should not blatantly speak out towards others as you have just done, because no one will listen to such an insulting lie.
2006-06-25 05:42:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't forget to say "Jesus loves you!" and "I'll pray for you even though it makes you mad!" very often.
Pick a telepreacher and send money to him every week so that God can increase your faith--yes, he needs money in order to do this.
If you find a contradiction in the Bible, just tell everyone, "There is no contradiction, you're just reading it out of context!"
If anyone questions why God wrote such-and-such a law in the Old Testament, just say, "That's all done away with. We don't have to worry about that anymore." But never hesitate to use those same laws to back up any argument you might make to defend your beliefs!
Go to LOTS of church potluck dinners.
When you pray, you have to close your eyes and bow your head (pressing the palms together is optional). I do not know why, but this seems to please God.
In any conversation, you must randomly blurt out things like "praise God!" and "I love the Lord Jesus" and "I can't wait to go to church on Sunday!" This will impress everyone with your Jesusness.
Hope that helps!
2006-06-25 05:45:05 · answer #3 · answered by Antique Silver Buttons 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cant really see many joining this group , Christians are a very small minority on earth !
The incentive? of going to hell if they don't believe that Jesus was in fact actually God as well as his own Son, wont be enough to convince all the other religious nuts to swap over to your lot will it?
So there had better be plenty of room down there in hell.
I have the feeling that you are about as religious as I am in which case , see you in hell 'my child'!
That really would be my idea of hell , being surrounded by religious nutters who's only sin was that they did not believe that Jesus was God!
I don't think I could stand much of that!!
You have in fact convinced me, where do I sign??
It won't do any harm to have a bit of insurance and hedge my bets a bit would it?
2006-06-25 06:29:07 · answer #4 · answered by budding author 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Different people get converted for different reasons and in differing circumstances. Secondly, all of us who come to Christ need not be destined to preach to strangers. What your particular calling will be you will know in time. Just pray to God to guide you.
A bit of my personal testimony to help you along. When I first got right with God, I also thought I would have do much of what you say. In time I realised my calling is different. I now wait for the moment when I sense someone has a crying need for God and then do my part.
Having had this relationship with God all these years and having enjoyed it, it comes to me naturally to tell a fellow human being the way he can also find this happiness.
2006-06-25 05:48:52 · answer #5 · answered by pixpaxx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We're not all convinced that Christianity is the 'light'. I don't people deliberately seek out 'darkness', but no one is shining a spotlight saying come this way. The different religions are too busy bashing each other over the head. This is light??
2006-06-25 05:39:45 · answer #6 · answered by nursesr4evr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I prefer lightness to dark and truth to lies, which is why I'm an atheist. And as there is no god, there is no hell, so I won't be going there either. Oblivion is all we have to look forward to after death so you may as well lead as good a life as you can now and not live your life hoping for a reward in the non-existent hereafter.
2006-06-25 05:38:00 · answer #7 · answered by Jen_Greebo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am also a christian.Thank God you found out earlier to move into the light of God.Converting to Christianity does not certify that you will go to heaven,or escape hell.There are so many tests of faith you have to pass,these you would encounter as you continue in the Lord.Belief in God is something very important,i hope you know that.There are so many religions, and converting from one to another does not mean that the former would lead you to hell.Cling unto the Lord you serve(be it a christian or a Muslim) and serve him with your whole heart.
2006-06-25 05:46:35 · answer #8 · answered by teee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An University professor challenged his students with this question.
"Did God create everything that exists?"
A student bravely replied, "Yes he did!"
"God created everything?" The professor asked.
"Yes sir", the student replied.
The professor answered, "If God created everything, then God created evil, since evil exists, and according to the principal that our works define who we are, then God is evil."
The student became quiet before such an answer. The professor, quite pleased with himself, boasted to the students that he had proven once more that the Christian faith was a myth.
Another student raised his hand and said, "Can I ask you a
question professor?"
"Of course", replied the professor.
The student stood up and asked, "Professor does cold exist?"
"What kind of question is this? Of course it exists. Have you never been cold?" The students snickered at the young man's question.
The young man replied, "In fact sir, cold does not exist. According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is in reality the absence of heat. Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (-460? F) is the total absence of heat; all matter becomes inert and incapable of reaction at that temperature. Cold does not exist. We have created this word to describe how we feel if we have no heat."
The student continued, "Professor, does darkness exist?"
The professor responded, "Of course it does."
The student replied, "Once again you are wrong sir, darkness does not exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light. Light we can study, but not darkness. In fact we can use Newton's prism to break white light into many colors and study the various wavelengths of each color. You cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into a world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you know how dark a certain space is? You measure the amount of light present. Isn't this correct? Darkness is a
term used by man to describe what happens when there is no light present."
Finally the young man asked the professor, "Sir, does evil exist?"
Now uncertain, the professor responded, "Of course as I have already said. We see it everyday. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil.
To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or at least is does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light."
The professor sat down.
The young man's name -- Albert Einstein (gotta love 'em)
2006-06-25 06:07:53 · answer #9 · answered by His eyes are like flames 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More people have been killed in the name of Christianity than all the wars ever fought on the earth combined, beginning with the tortured and crucified Christ. I believe that if we all just treat and respect others as well as nature the exact same way we want to be treated and respected ourselves, the god, whatever he, she, they or it may be will be rightly served.
2006-06-25 05:44:16 · answer #10 · answered by Damun Schwule 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read the bible..find your own interpretation. Don't ever rely on other people telling you how to "convert" people. Nobody lets anybody be anything. You're either of a religion or you aren't.
2006-06-25 05:43:00 · answer #11 · answered by Sweetgal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋