What is the best way to bring up your faith and Jesus in a conversation?

Question

I have really been wanting to share Him with a lot of may friends, but I need ways to bring it up that will be effective.

Answer 1

You need to define "effective".

If by effective you mean that you want your friends to understand why you think the way you do on certain issues, then the best way is to mention it when one of the issues is being discussed. For example, if y'all are talking about stem cell research, you could say that certain types of research are against your religious beliefs and leave it at that. This is really self-explanatory. They will know you are a Christian when you say that. If they want to know more about your religion they will ask.

If by effective you mean that you want to convert your friends...well you really need to rethink "effective". A mission to convert is 99.999999999999999999% a failed mission before it even starts.

Remember, your friends would have to be deaf, dumb, and blind to have never heard of Jesus Christ the most famous person in the history of the world.

Answer 2

Ok i don't want you to take this the wrong way but i think you should just tell them you believe in him and let them ask the questions if they want to. The problem here is that if someone is not a believer the last thing they wanna hear is how great jesus is. Ok imagine if someone of another religion kept talking about it to you would you appreciate that? I think that people will believe what they wanna believe and sometimes it can be quite damaging to a relationship if it's brought up too much. I'm a christian but i do it in my own way. I hate it when other christians keep going on about differnt things and that comes from a christian to another! i think it's a personal thing and by doing it this way you can still be happy that you've found jesus and you'll still have your friends by the end of it. Respect your friends and their beliefs and don't push your ideas onto them cos you may not like the result. :)

Answer 3

I just casually bring up a funny story about something that happened at church or mention a joke the Preacher might have said. People always like to know that you enjoy yourself when you go to church. Then, since my pastor knows us very well, and happens to be a big Harley fan, (and hubby has a Harley), I can tell about the time we were driving by the church, and pastor was outside working around the building, and when he saw my husband's bike for the first time, how the two of them were like two little kids with ear to ear grins...and spent about half an hour examining the bike and discussing the "truth" of Harley's over Japanese bikes! lol

My point IS; to just be NATURAL! I'm kind of a joker, but a straight up person at the same time. I LOVE to combine humour with the truth!

Sometimes a "Praise the Lord" will slip out of me without thinking, and THAT will sometimes be enough to strike up a conversation!

Be yourself, Honey!!
xx

Answer 4

Most of the time it just happens. If I'm asked a question, I will often quote scripture but in a way that is not offensive or religious. That response usually makes people ask me what I'm talking about. As soon as that happens, I calmly tell them I am a Christian. I try to live by God's word and apply it to my life. Those around me either continue on that path or go on with their original conversation. Just be prepared to answer a myriad of questions.

Answer 5

In your bible, Jesus said for the apostles to go into all the world and spread the "good news". My question to you is, What makes you think they haven't HEARD this news before? If you live in the United States, it's a guarantee that everyone has heard that salvation message more than once in their lives. They don't need to be preached at.
Too many churches go around turning this into a sales pitch or fire insurance, and that's not what the bible tells you to do.
If your friends aren't "believers", it's a guarantee they've heard the news and have chosen not to accept it. If they want to know more, they'll ask.

Answer 6

I find it comes with just being with people. They see how I live my life, they hear how I speak to my kids about God in a natural way, they see the choices I make with deliberate attention to how God wants me to do it. They also get to hear me complain because I don't want to lol.

So my advice is look for those times when the choice you make is because you are a Christian - deciding the movie pick of the night, buying clothes, whatever little thing that comes up. Then you can mention WHY you made that decision and let God take it from there.

Answer 7

thats awesome... you dont want to hit them with everything at once, otherwise they will turn away.. but if you mentioned it slowly in things you do... like im going to church or reading the bible... or i read the bible today... things like that

if you really trust them, you should sit with them and have a real discussion of how your life has changed and give a testimony.
you will plant a seed and then god will take care of the rest... just pray also!

its not up to you to change them, but telling people about jesus and how its made a difference in your life will glorify god and your doing your job!

welcome to the family!

Answer 8

Please remember that anyone who has any interest in any of the religions already knows where he can get any information he needs or seeks.
Don't feel that you must share Him. Nobody appreciated being preached to or to have something shoved down their throats. If asked a specific question about your beliefs, answer it in a few words, then get off of it.
Preaching should be done in church. In church, people expect to be preached to, otherwise, nyet.

Answer 9

If the conversation is about it, then it will come up naturally. If not, then why do you want to bring it up in the first place. Your friends know about Christianity, they know you are a Christian, and they'll ask if they want to know.

Do you want them to be their friend or their priest?

Answer 10

Show them compasion and love, have respect for others and they will see it in you and they will ask you what is different about you. Then share with them the Love of Jesus Christ