To come over to have a gathering to get to know each other. It turned out to be a "conversion" "ceremony". They were very friendly. At that point in my life I was doubting the existence of god. They told us that if we wanted to let jesus into out hearts we could stay, if not we could leave if we wanted. I wanted to stay for the hell of it to see what they were going to do. We gathered in a circle, and the man went from each person and "blessed" them, telling them to let the love of jesus into our hearts. He reached me, and is if I expected a magical spirit or something to swoop through me, nothing happened. I felt nothing. he asked me if I felt jesus, I just said yes, because I suddenly became afriad of these people. I went home almost immediately afterwards, I told my mom what happened. She got so angry about them and told me not to go around them anymore. Have you had an experience such as this? What do you think of Christians who invite people over to convert them?
2006-08-19 10:31:37 · 18 answers · asked by ? 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Awesome stifbisket, if only I was that good with comebacks back then!
2006-08-19 10:37:50 · update #1
I did pursue jesus, he never answered me.
2006-08-19 11:02:13 · update #2
I am a Christian, but I think that the tactics they used were deceptive. No question about it. You don't convert people by putting them in intimidating situations and expect them to believe. It's not the way Jesus taught. I agree with your mother that you should not go aroudn them anymore.
2006-08-19 10:39:10 · answer #1 · answered by lynda_is 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-30 20:19:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am truly sorry for your experience, most Christians are not like that, and i have never had an experience like that most Christians will invite you to church of a bible study, so you know what to expect when of if you get there, ops I made a misstatement, I did have a similar experience, and ended up at a Amway meeting, I never bought anything and never went back to their house again.
2006-08-19 10:40:12 · answer #3 · answered by Hannah's Grandpa 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had a similar experience but was probably 17 and was a lot less willing to buy into their sales pitch. I was outside of a mall when a group of girls drove by and asked me if I wanted to go to a party... of course I said yes and got into the car with them... to my disappointment they took me to a office building and there was a short Christian film we were shown (myself and the other suckers the had found). The bottom line was that they were trying to get teens interested in their Christian youth group.
I am against people proselytizing in any form.
2006-08-19 10:46:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am a christian and I believe that those people were deceived. That is not biblical. Conversion ceremonies? That is not the way people find Jesus. It has to be a choice in their hearts, not something that they were pushed into believing. Those people were taught and are teaching wrong things. I hope that if you want to know Jesus, that you persue him on your own. He will answer you. God Bless
2006-08-19 11:00:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You must be careful of ppl who SAY they are Christian but act differently. I don't know if this family are indeed Christian but they should have been in touch with underage kid's parents before having them in their house for something like this. Since they didn't and they also got everyone there under false pretense I feel like this was for some other reasons. Keep following your instincts like you did. When you personally meet Jesus and you want Him in your heart, you will definitely FEEL and KNOW the joy and love that He can give. I pray that you will not meet up with others like that family in your search for truth.
2006-08-19 10:46:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Baaah, people like that are ignorant christians.
(saying this from a christian point of view)
I am a christian and I think that everyone understands the creation of existance at one point in their lives, its different for everyone.
I just know I believe that we have a creator, whether you like to call it God of Allah or anything, and I also believe in divine nature and a thing called love.
And love will never fail us. Ever.
2006-08-19 10:37:46 · answer #7 · answered by Holly N 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wow, are you my long lost sister? That happened to me in jr. High and I went to church with my friend to play vollyball. The same thing ended up happening. When my mom came to pick me up she walked in during the whole thing and was like WOW! You aren't going back there again. She said when you are old enough to make up your mind for yourself you can choose what direction you want to go in, but I will be damned if you are going to be brain washed, or lured into it.
2006-08-19 10:39:24 · answer #8 · answered by kimmypoo 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That was certainly a different approach. Unfortunately God accepts anyone into His family. Even people with major "control issues".
It takes a certain amount of trust in God and maturity to have faith and pray for people and talk to them when they are receptive not try to force the Lord on people
I apologize to you on behalf of the body of Christ and pray that you will loose your fear of Christians.
2006-08-19 10:39:39 · answer #9 · answered by Makemeaspark 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Your parents should have called the cops. that is considered assault on a minor. i think you are really lucky you got out of there, because God only knows what he may have done to you later.
2006-08-19 10:40:00 · answer #10 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋