would it take a bunch of bible verses that offend thier sensibilities? Or would it take death itself to get them to see the error of thier chirstian ways? is there any way of convincing someone with an ego that they are wrong?
2007-02-10 07:04:11 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Stalin was a catholic, and Pol Pot became christian on his deathbed, nice try. and Mao was defending hsi country agianst marauders.
2007-02-10 07:16:02 · update #1
You can't save everybody. And more correctly, you can't save anybody. They have to save themselves.
2007-02-10 07:09:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Stalin was not a genuine Catholic. Stalin's daughter said that when he died, that Stalin was raised on one elbow, shaking his fist toward the heavens.
If, and that is a big if, Pol Pot did convert on his death bed, then he converted on his death bed. (~)
I have faced death, nothing confirmed my faith more.
The Christian is secure.
John 10:28-29
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
It is good to see you asking, since God Himself is the one drawing your mind to ask.
John 6:44
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Jeremiah 31:3
The LORD appeared to him from afar, saying, "I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness.
John 6:65 And He was saying, "For this reason I have said to you, that no one can come to Me, unless it has been granted him from the Father."
2007-02-10 15:33:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
For starters, you would have to understand enough theology to converse intelligently on the subject. Atheists who spout straw man arguments, hasty generalizations, and revisionist history usually don't fare well against informed Christians.
Of course, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot and Castro had pretty good arguments in favor of atheism... the barrel of a gun works wonders in a debate.
2007-02-10 15:10:38 · answer #3 · answered by NONAME 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
So many "Christians" living their lives, filled with fear that unless they do that their preacher tells them, they'll go to hell. They cannot conceive of actually living for themselves, making their own decisions, and accepting the consequences of those decisions. What is a Christian worth if he is only in it to stay out of hell? What kind of god wants followers like that to begin with? Christianity (and Judaism before that) is all about social control. The motto is "Do what WE tell you or you will be punished for all eternity". And people do. It is, after all, far easier to do what you're told than to think for yourself. As to getting someone to leave their Christian leanings? As the old saying goes, you can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink.
2007-02-10 15:19:10 · answer #4 · answered by wookie_x 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Unfortunately, they're EXTREMELY self-righteous that they would NEVER say they can be wrong. The bible has MANY inconsistencies within it, but they defend it in the weirdest way. I'm a Deist (I believe in a Deity), but I don't defame or insult anyone who doesn't agree with me! I totally respect all opinions!
2007-02-10 15:08:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
If you are talking about one who calls himself a Christian and does not know God..Why waste your time as he will surely fall away. If you are asking if you could convince someone that someone they know personally does not exist? Not likely. If I am not in communication with my Father i might believe him not to exist but when I speak to him daily I know him and he is here with me...Kind of hard not to notice...consider a physical Father if he is standing beside you it would be hard for me to convince you he doesn't exist.
2007-02-10 15:10:51 · answer #6 · answered by djmantx 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It's extremely difficult to erase what may be several years of brain-washing. And when they're dead they will never realize how much time they wasted trying to appease someone who isn't even listening.
2007-02-10 15:09:33 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No...they will keep believing even unto death, to buy their ticket to "Eternal bliss" in their deluded minds.
2007-02-10 15:09:31 · answer #8 · answered by Alexanderthegreat 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
How do you get someone to say there is no God when they have already seen Him through the scriptures?
2007-02-10 15:08:54 · answer #9 · answered by Archangel 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You can't see me, so I'll let you know, I'm smiling. Right now. At you. God bless you, my friend. And in answer to your question, you don't have what it takes.
2007-02-10 15:17:43 · answer #10 · answered by Amalthea 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋