I dont want it to be to obivous that im trying to make him believe but i want him to. he thinks its just a big joke but he wouldnt know. he never goes to church and never prays. i dont want him to go to hell! what do i do?
2007-06-15 15:04:05 · 40 answers · asked by Twilighter 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I was 34 years old when my 5 years old daughter told me,"daddy I love you and I don't what you to go to hell"
it changed my life.
2007-06-15 15:57:05 · answer #1 · answered by Hannah's Grandpa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your minister or priest for advice and maybe check a Christian book store for some materials on the subject but understand that everyone has to decide for themselves if they believe---you can't force him or anyone else. It's up to them to accept the Holy Spirit into their heart--all you can do is be a tool or example for him by your actions and words. Be firm and resolved in your own faith and be strong for him....share with him your concern for his eternal soul...life is over in a short time but eternity is a long time to be apart from friends and family that do believe. Hell is no joke regardless of the lies you'll hear about "All my friends will be there too" It's a lie--there'll be no friends in hell, only eternal torment and misery and the devil is justing licking his lips at keeping someone with him and thumbing his nose at God. The great thing about repentance and faith is it can hit you anytime and you'll still be saved, even if it's on your deathbed. You can plant a seed but only the Holy Spirit can do the work. Hope this helps, Paul
2007-06-15 15:25:16 · answer #2 · answered by paul h 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well first of all hell is real and I think the only thing you can really do is pray that he will have a better understanding about whats going on in the world just pray and ask GOD to help him believe. Good Luck.
2007-06-15 15:14:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
But you don't know what the right thing is either. We all think we know but no one knows for sure. Let you dad believe what he wants to believe and you believe what you want. I know that isn't the answer you want and I'm sure you'll get the one you want from others but hey... You don't know any better than anyone else.
Oh, and I really wouldn't recomend going up to him and starting to say things like "Jesus loves you and wants you to come to him to you can have eternal salvation." B/c to be brutally honest, he will probably laugh at you, either that, or he'll just be plain scared of you. Let things fall into place.
2007-06-15 17:18:10 · answer #4 · answered by Tamsin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pray for him. Live a good life in front of him. Always treat him with respect and love. God will probably give you a good opportunity to talk to him about it one of these days. In the meantime, pray that God will send a Christian man to witness to him, someone he likes and respects. Pray that God will give him a desire to read the Bible and go to church. Leave a tract in the house somewhere where he'll see it. Maybe he'll pick it up and read it. I'll pray for him.
2007-06-15 15:47:07 · answer #5 · answered by Cee T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heaven is not a place, we cannot go there. Heaven is the reality of being in the presence of god. We are all with god at all times, there is no other place that we can be. Hell is separation from god, which is a fiction and something that only occurs in the human imagination. Your father may not realize that he is in Heaven right now, and you may not either for that matter, but seeking the truth will allow you to realize the presence of god. Once you realize the presence of god, then you may be able to show him how to have that experience for himself. As long as you are relying on what you hope to be true, there is a severe lacking in all your proofs and arguments, because they have no experience behind them. Seek god, not as you have been told god is, but as god really is, and you will be able to shed your beliefs and experience the reality of the presence of god. That experience will allow you to love your father, just as he is, and know that god loves him just as he is. God is both the creator and the creation, so there is no thing that is not god, and no place where god is not. Do not worry, your father will never go to Hell, because Hell does not exist.
2007-06-15 15:24:12 · answer #6 · answered by robertm_29402 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can't make him believe.
You can't argue him into believing.
You don't know what he really believes in his heart, that is between him and God.
You do not know the mind of God. God's mercy falls like the rain, on the good and bad alike. Who are you to judge?
Be careful how you live your life, it may be the only gospel some people ever read. The witness of your actions and behavior will speak louder than any preaching.
2007-06-15 15:08:29 · answer #7 · answered by Linda R 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pray pray pray. Pray earnestly for him to open his heart to the Lord. I understand how you feel, and it is heartbreaking; needless to say a gut wrenching feeling. Live your life as an example worth following. Maybe he will see how you are different from others. He will also see that it is not a joke to you. As a father, he should be interested in something so important to his child. Pray for him always. Only God can "convert" (for lack of a better word) your father, so do your part and pray.
2007-06-15 15:10:41 · answer #8 · answered by mekelbee04 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can not change anyone. Your dad would have to change for himself. It might be difficult to see beyond your own point of view because you see your faith as "fact" but your father doesn't share your point of view so to him it's not "fact." It's just an opinion.
My own personal opinion is that good people go to heaven, whether they are Christians or not. I do not believe that God would allow good people in third world countries who've never heard of Jesus to go to hell just because they were not Christians. I also don't believe that God would let good people go to hell because they followed the "wrong" religion.
If you are good, you are a person of God. If you are bad, you are not. That's my opinion.
It's good that you love your dad and you are worried about him, but maybe just focus on getting yourself into heaven first. That part is hard enough. If your dad is a good person, God will be okay with him.
Good luck and God Bless.
2007-06-15 15:12:32 · answer #9 · answered by Lively 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Pray. Pray for him to see Jesus as his Savior. The Word says that the prayers of a righteous man avails much. You have a chance to witness to him through your life and actions. Be willing to answer his questions as they come up. Be willing to let it come in his time. Remember no one can come to God except him drawn by the Spirit. Hope this helps.
2007-06-15 15:14:18 · answer #10 · answered by melchisedek23 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋