My friend is atheist?

Question

i have an atheist friend at my school. Im a Christian and i think he should give religion a chance i dont want a force him to be Christian or anything but i think he should beleive in something. I kinka think that it wasnt his choice his parents are both atheist and i have met them a few times and there are really strict. Sometimes kids talk to him about it and they wil make a joke and he ussaly laughts and pretends not to care. I tryed to invite him to a bible study that i do with alot of my friends and i tryed to convince him to come and just eat breakfast and not preasure him or anything but he wouldnt come. So im not really sure what to do i feel like i should at least try or something but i dont know what to try cause if i feel like im making him do something and its obviously not working. Should i let him decide forhimself i think if he gave it a chance even if he didnt become a christian and stayed atheist at least i know he gave it a try and isnt doing it becuase of his parents

Answer 1

I THINK it wasn't YOUR choice to be a Christan--YOUR PARENTS WERE. See how retarded your logic is?

Answer 2

Be cool and don't force your friend into anything. Be nice to him and don't act as if you would only be his friend if he were a Christian. The last thing you want is for him to get the idea that Christians are annoying people who would force you to do stuff. Perhaps when other kids make jokes about him you should tell them that this is not how Christians should behave, or at least tell your friend privately that you are sorry about these things, which shouldn't happen.

You are probably too young to challenge his parents, who are his custodians. When he will be old enough, he will do that, but he has to think of Christianity as a good thing, not an annoying thing.

Answer 3

You say that it wasn't his choice, but was it your choice to become a Christian or was it your parents who made you sit through church and listen to the preacher talk about the religion? Think about it. Were you atheist and suddenly made the decision to be religious or can you consider yourself a Christian from as far back as you can remember?

I wouldn't bother him with anything. If he was willing to believe in something similar to what you believe in, he would have taken interest on his own.

I don't see religion as something you can "try." To "try" religion would be to force yourself to believe what the religion says and that seems to go against the whole point.

Leave him be, and think of him as no lesser of a person for being an atheist. For all anybody on this planet knows, it might be his view of the world that is right, it could be yours, or it could be your neighbor's. It's pointless to attempt to change a person to believe in any other unsupported beliefs.

Answer 4

It's isn't your place to judge. He should give religion a chance if he wants and not be pressured into anything if he doesn't. You tried to invite him to a bible study, and he refused. There was his choice. Not everyone needs to have religion to structure their life.

You keep coming back to the point that you don't want to pressure him, but at the same time you've shown that you don't want to give up until he caves, which is hypocritical. Either let him be or admit that you are trying to pressure him. I'd advise the letting him be, but I somewhat doubt it'll turn out like that.

Answer 5

When Jesus gave lessons, often, many walked away and never came back! Jesus never went after them.

Humans have choices, choices about everything they go to do or not do. Do not step on your friends FREE WILL!

If you are living your life as Jesus has called you to live it, then your friends being around you is all the lesson that he needs from you!

Be sure that you have done your homework so that you can support your faith under his questioning!

Christs birthday is coming! When and why did the church start to celebrate Christs' Birthday? You can always pray to GOD at home, so, it is not commanded in the Bible, so why should we or must we go to Church?

Know your faith and its history before you try to influence others.

Answer 6

Wow, lots of close minded answers here. I would suggest you do some research and compile logical, scientific reasons for the validity of God. There is plenty out there, no matter what anyone tells you, because I have read much of it myself. Try to sum up what you find logically and present it to your friend. He should at least take the time to read it, but if he absolutely refuses, then he has closed his mind, and there is nothing you can do. I wouldn't advise taking him to a breakfast, his parents may dissapprove, but if you can provide valid arguments, it will be easier to try and persuade him to at least consider looking into it. From there, it is up to him to pursue and choose faith or not. Preaching will not work, you must give reason to consider it. Please try this, I hope it works.

Answer 7

If you want your friends heart and mind to be opened to receive God, you pray don't pressure him. We are not God and we can not solve all problems, some things have to be handled by the Lord, pray for your friend daily. I had a sister who was Atheist I knew I could not change her mind but there was truly only one person who could. I prayed and I prayed without cease she's saved now, and I did not one time tell her to believe I told God. Read Ephesians 4:17-32

Keep being his friend if you stop being his friend or push him away, he will in no way see Jesus in you. I had a cousin once who told me f*** God, I didn't tell him he was banned from my house I simply continued to love him no matter what he believed and I prayed and told God about it, he's going to church now. Let go and let God Sweetie sometimes that's all you can do.

Answer 8

Honestly, if you value this person as a friend, let him make his own decisions. It is entirely possible to be friends with him, even though you have seperate beliefs. Remember that faith is a personal thing. Not everyone needs to believe in a god to have a happy life.

Answer 9

I'm a christian. What has worked best for me is to let your friend know that you are a christian and make an offer that anytime he'd like to talk about christianity, to just ask and you will try to answer as best you can. If he has questions you don't know the answer to, just let him know you will try to look up the answer for him. Pray for him obviously, and allow the Holy Spirit to convict him. And remember, you are not the only christian in his world. The Lord loves him too and knows best how to reach your friend. Be very patient because sometimes it takes many years for people to understand the love of Christ. If he's living with athiest parents, he may be filled with a lot of information that is negative about christianity and much can be in error. Be patient and loving and if he pushes you away for your being open about your christianity, never force the issue. Just say, that's ok, but if you ever want to talk about it, i'm here.

Answer 10

Bless you. Everyone should have a friend who cared so much.
a) Pray for him which I am sure you are doing.
b) Live Christian. The difficulty with strict atheism is twofold - no moral reason for such and no guilt release system when it fails.
c) let it be. Remember, we convert no one - the Spirit does it through us.
d) Christian rock group might have more going for it than breakfast.

Answer 11

Strict atheist parents? Right...

How about if the rest of the story is true you leave him alone and stop trying to make everyone hate Christians.