I mean, Christians would feel almost compelled to buy them. It’s like….If a writer finds their self living in a town full of fishermen, they sure as hell not going to write about the alarming drop in fish stocks around the world.
So bragging about selling Christian books to Christians…..get your hand off it (I do so hope the intended recipient of this reads it).
2007-04-05 16:44:51 · 9 answers · asked by Desiree J 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's like selling 20 slightly different Star Wars special edition DVDs to each Star Wars fan.
2007-04-05 16:49:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I don't know who exactly you're writing about. Some Christian books are meant for non-believers, to try to explain or clear up misconceptions about Christianity. As for books specifically for Christians, they are to help Christians grow in their faith or give advice on how to live a Christian life with so many terrible examples in the media and from the public itself.
And by the way, Christians certainly do not feel compelled to buy books about Christianity. I should know. I buy them by choice.
2007-04-05 16:55:08 · answer #2 · answered by captivating <3 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know who you meant this for , but just because a person becomes a christian, that doesn't mean they automatically know everything about the christian life, I've been a christian for almost 5 years and I'm always reading and researching....and I was raised in a christian home and when to church when I was young....if you love God you'll always be reading and buying and maybe even writing .....there's nothing wrong with that
2007-04-05 16:52:51 · answer #3 · answered by purpleaura1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Books written about Christian beliefs are not necessarily meant for Christians but as an answer to the other stuff that is out there in the world. Some books such as the Purpose Driven Life is meant for Christians and it is an easy to understand guideline for making your faith work for you and for God. A lot of people believe in God but are at a loss as to how to express that belief in actions.
2007-04-05 17:01:32 · answer #4 · answered by Poohcat1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is writing books about Atheism like appealing to Atheists?
Is writing books about Gardening like appealing to Gardeners?
Is writing books about History like appealing to people who like history?
So what? We're suckers for the topics we love. I say kuddos for writers, at least they have to common sense to make a couple bucks off it. Besides, if you did not know, writing is not a highly profitable career. Few people ever succeed at it. And it takes a lot of work. For instance on my current book I've spent over 2 years, read over 300 academic books, taken 600 pages of handwritten research notes... and for all of this I have not earned a penny yet because I have still not published it. Its not like shooting fish in a barrel. It is more like taking 3-5 years to get one shot off and you may either miss, get one, or get several.
2007-04-05 16:52:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was just out slumming for mildly stupid questions to amuse myself with, but yours was over the legal stupid limit and I had to throw it back in the sewer.
2007-04-05 17:53:16 · answer #6 · answered by vox populi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People read about topics they are interested in.
2007-04-05 16:48:57 · answer #7 · answered by Jennifer D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some folks believe in baptism of infants, which I believe is wrong. The reason? There is not one single scripture where a baby was baptized. It was based on a man-made doctrine of 'original sin', and somebody said that if a person was born in sin, then if they died as a baby without baptism, they would go to hell. If God sent babies to hell for not being baptized, then surely Jesus would have told his disciples to baptize infants. This doctrine is totally unscriptural. Another is pre-millenialism. There's a whole sect of Christians out there preaching the Anti-Christ, and the tribulation, etc., who don't realize that their doctrine is only about 150 years old, and that it originated with a very sick woman who was a very devout Bible reader. In her confused mental state, she began ranting about the end times, and the book of Revelation. Her pastor, who regularly visited her, thought these rantings to be 'words' from God, wrote them down and taught them to his church. Thus, we have the Anti- Christ, the tribulation, the battle of Armeggedon, etc. I cannot condone a doctrine that came from a crazy woman as being the correct interpretation of the scripture! Most serious scholars of scripture who know their history, know that most of the book of Revelation was fulfilled during the days of the Roman empire. The historical doctrine of end times was basically a-millenial, meaning that one day, when nobody knows, Jesus will return, and the the earth as we know it will end. God will remove the chaff first (take the non-believers) to throw in the fire, and the rest He will gather into his barn (the rapture of the church). The earth will be burned up and there will be a new heaven and a new earth. End of story. Not nearly as exciting as the new view, but it has been around since the earliest days of the church. I prefer to stick with the view held by the early Christians.
2016-05-18 02:25:05 · answer #8 · answered by laquita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep ...you got it in one ......
2007-04-05 16:51:08 · answer #9 · answered by helen_kives 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋