How do you share Christ to someone who is Agnostic?

Question

I want to know how to share Christ without losing a friendship with my friend. I have heard him talk before about stuff and the way he talks makes it seem that he will be hard to share with.

Answer 1

I know how you feel, when you believe that something is right and want to share it with your friend... i did to..

But i grew to learn that you musn't force it... don't try, and even plan it...


If you have faith to Christ, just leave everything to Him.

If your friend was meant to be save, meant to recieve the good news, meant to believe in Christ, at the right time (God's time), there will be a way, and you won't know and understand untill it happens.... and this also aplpy to everything else, such as when yuo're asking God that you want to have something, etc...

Just be patience



Hope this help
Bless You

Answer 2

Matthew 7:6 states, "Do not give what is holy to dogs; and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under foot and turn and maul you."

If your friend isn't interesting in learning about Christ, why try to force that upon them? As a disciple of Christ, you are told to share the gospel. But, if someone isn't willing to listen, there isn't a reason to "throw your pearls before swine". In other words, it means to not force the character-forming work of God's empire on those who will not receive it. We are compassionately correct practices that are not following the word of God, but we cannot take the job that God has to choose someone's eternal destination.

If I were you, I would live by example rather than by your words. Your friend trusts you and knows that you are a Christian. If he wants to ask you something about Christ, you will be there to talk to him. But, if he's not open, you will only end up being very frustrated and you may end up completely losing a good friend.

Answer 3

I'm telling you the worst thing you can do is push Jesus on your friend. You should spend serious time in prayer for your friend that God would give you the correct answers when ,and if he asks about Christ. Some times God will use you to influence the person, but another to share Christ with them. Seriously pray that your friend comes to Christ and they will. It might not be you that God uses to do this. Live your life for Christ, and be ready to answer your friends questions if they ask.

Answer 4

I would first be very careful who I called a friend. If someone will walk away from you for sharing your beliefs then that may no be anyone to try and build a friendship with. I mean, how can two walk together unless they agree (at least to disagree). otherwise, I talk to agnostics the same as I do to anyone else. Usually you can get the message quick enough if it's better to move along.

Answer 5

The biggest mistake people make in sharing their faith is to be led with their carnal mind. You have to be led of the Holy Spirit. You first have to realize that it may not be his will for you to share with him. God may have someone else in mind that is capable of reaching him more effectively. Pray that God will bring someone to him . Through your prayer he may bring many people into his life. For you, first pray that God will open doors for you to speak. Be spiritually sensitive to that opportunity. Think of it as if you were feeding a cat or a dog. (no inference intended) Let them take a nibble but stop when they don't want any more. Don't try to shove it down his throat. Look at how Jesus approached people like the woman at the well. He begin talking to her, with the leading of the Holy Spirit, about marriage, which obviously was her hang up. The rich young ruler obviously had a problem with idolatry. Money was first in his life. The most common mistake people make in sharing Christ is giving people the answer when they don't understand the question. Most people who are not saved have a false picture of Judgement Day. Most people have a concept that God is going to weigh the good things they have done against the bad things and the decide Heaven or Hell. It's not going to happen that way. Read the last chapter of Revelation. It is going to be a roll call. They have already been tried and convicted. The great evangelist Finny said that you have to ge a man dead before he can become alive. In other words he already has been convicted and the death penalty is already on his head, now. It is not going to happen at some later date. If a man does not find a way to remove that death penalty before he steps throught that door way of death, it is over. You see, God put a mandatory death peanlty on sin. Whenever we commited our first sin , we were tried and convicted and the death penalty was placed on our head. The way we get it off is we first repent. That means we make a life long commitment that we are trying to do what we really believe in our heart is right. Then the word says that If a man will believe in his heart and confess with his mouth that Jesus Christ is the son of God, he will be saved. (Saved from the death penalty that is already on his life.) How does God do this? He take the death penalty that is on his life and on his record book it was placed on Jesus to pay on the cross 2000 years ago. How can he do this. In Romans he says that since one man Adam caused everyone to die (by making man aware of sin) it is fair and just that one man could die for everybody. (that accepts him)

Answer 6

An agnostic person can still be Christian. An athiest is a person who doesn't believe in God or a higher spiritual power at all, an agnostic is someone who doesn't know whether there is a God or higher power but can still believe that there is. Don't assume that agnostics don't believe in Christ. And don't push your religion on another person. It's fine to discuss. "Sharing" Christ with him would be like him telling you that there is no God, it would be a pointless discussion. Believe me, I've had them.

Answer 7

You share Christ with people , not so much in words alone, but more importantly by being Christ to others. If you do as Christ would do in all situations, you ARE sharing Christ with those on the receiving end.

Answer 8

An agnostic is a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena; and who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God.

An atheist is a person who believes that there is no God.

Whichever one your friend is, don't preach - you will push him away. Just live your life as an example. If he asks questions, answer them honestly. I like to talk to people of different religions to learn what their faith is really based on. Sometimes, I wonder what it is like to be so certain that the religion you've chosen is the proverbial golden ticket to the next life or afterlife.

Answer 9

I would ask why they think that nothing can be known about God and ask for evidence. He is probably agnostic due to some personal experience or lack thereof, or maybe from a philosophical viewpoint. The fact that there are multiple religions for example does not mean that one is not correct.

People like to talk about themselves. Ask thoroughly what he believes and why so that you will know how to proceed. Then perhaps you can say what you believe and why. If he refuses to believe, there is nothing you can do, and nothing else that God requires of you to do.

Answer 10

I wouldn't come right out and talk to him about Christ. That will probably just end up scaring him away.
What you can do, however, is change the way you present yourself. Act like a Christian should. He'll notice something different, and if he asks, tell him very nonchalantly that it's just God working through you.

Good luck! I know stuff like this is very hard- I'm going through it with one of my friends...