Why do unbelievers feel when a Christian tells them the Truth,we are shoving Christianity down their throats?

Question

If you read the Gospels, John the Baptist was preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
Jesus Himself proclaimed the Good News of God.
He said, "The Kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the Good New."

Christians are followers of Christ, we continue to spread the Good News.

I don't understand how non-believers take this as shoving Christianity down their throats.
We are not holding anyone down, twisting their arms making them listen.

I sorry, but as a Christian I can't help but tell of what Jesus has done for us.

Answer 1

It depends on how they are approached. If someone does not want to hear what we have to say, we must respect that. But that applies to in-person contact, not Y/A.

With regard to Y/A, where they complain about the good news being "forced down their throats," first, they decided to click on the question, then objected to the content. That's nonsense. If you choose a question and you don't like the content, leave. To claim you've been subjected to anything is absurd.

Second, I am not a young person and only once in my entire life have I been "accosted." I'm not counting the '60s, when the Hare Krisna folks beseiged the airports. Truth is I doubt these people have been approached at all, and if they have it has been really, really rare. I suspect that mostly they cry foul falsely.

Answer 2

Your truth is not necessarily THE truth, and here is why.

At the Council of Nicea in 325 A.D. convened by the Roman Emperor Constantine (who drowned his wife in boiling water and killed his own son) it was first decided that "Jesus is God", and not prior to that. Prior to the Nicean Council, Jesus had been honored as a prophet, but NOT as a God. Further, there are all kinds of problems with the story. The gospels contradict each other, primarily because they were written in different times and in different locations around the Meditteranean. There is ZERO first-hand evidence of an actual person named "Jesus" ever having existed at all. This does NOT mean that there was no such person, but there is NO first-hand evidence to indicate his existence. The term "virgin" at the time meant "young girl", not a "virgin" in the modern sense. There are also a lot of other things that are "borrowed" from other religions that are included in Christianity. The "resurrection" is from a previous religion. If Jesus actually had been crucified as an enemy of the Roman Empire then the Romans would have left his corpse on the cross to rot as an example to those who would dare to defy the Empire, thus Jesus would never have been buried, and therefore could never have risen from the grave he was never placed in. The last gospel says that Jesus cried out on the cross contradicts the first 3 that say that he said nothing. Crucifixion is a form of suffocation, so he would not have been able to talk at all. The word "messiah" meant "warrior king", and the "job" of the "messiah" was to liberate Israel from Roman occupiers. Jesus didn't do that, so he could NOT have been the "messiah". It is also puzzling as to why a HEBREW has a GREEK word for a name - that's right - "Jesus" is a GREEK word. There is a lot more, but all you really need to know is that what you BELIEVE to be the truth is not necessarily what IS true. Christianity is based on a distortion of history.

You ARE "shoving it down our throats".

And in case you're wondering, I'm not an atheist.

Answer 3

What makes you think of that something you assert is new to me? Why do you assume that I certainly have on no account examine the bible? What makes you think of that i've got not theory concerning the question of the existence of God for probably longer than you have been alive? specially, what island do you reside to tell the story the place you do not see faith, extremely Christianity, play a brilliant area in politics and public coverage? "I sorry, yet as a Christian i won't be able to help yet tell of what Jesus has executed for us." Frankly, it is your difficulty. i'm not forced to hearken to while, as I certainly have indicated, I certainly have heard all of it in the previous. And no offense, yet I doubt which you're any further knowledgeable approximately scripture than is the different Christian layperson.

Answer 4

One, it is not "a real truth", but for a religious belief, it is "a truth in faith", and that goes for any religious belief, and any religion is true for the believer, Wicca, Islam, Jew, Hinduism, or Christian. Religion is a lifestyle, a person who chooses the way they want to live their life, and they have their own point of view of the "faith" truth.

Maybe this will help you understand about the shoving of Christianity.
It is like when you or someone hears the same song (or anything else for that matter) over and over again, it does get a little annoying and tiring at the same time.

Answer 5

Well, that's nice for you.
Don't take it personally when you find people stop associating with you, because they are sick of the good news.
I think that religion/spirituality are matters best left on a back burner regarding general conversation.
When Jesus met Mary Magdalene, he did not say, "Hi, I am the Savior, you need to think like me, it is the truth." Do as Jesus did, live by example, and stop trying to see everyone as a potential convert.

Answer 6

Having grown up in the Christian faith, it always seemed as if Christians were always right when it came to religion. Their way was the only way and that was that.

Having studied and practiced other religions, I find that Christians hold that mentality even stronger against "non believers".

I feel that everybody has their own set of beliefs and while its important to have dialog about the differences and the beliefs of all people, there is no logic in trying to force someone to believe in your way as the only way.

I think its great that you want to spread your message but don't force it on others. They will either accept it or not but at least you can say you were willing to put yourself out their for your beliefs.

Answer 7

Having once been a fervant on fire protestant, I can tell you why.

See some "evangelists" have a tendancy to push and push, and they purposefully try to push your buttons to break you and make you fall to your knees and accept the salvations of christ. Those are the people that the non believers are referring to. Those people want to use scare tactics and condemn all of us to hell. Who wants that?

Now I have know many evangelicals who don't make it an issue, they show love and you can see something good and genuine in them, they are usually the ones who are more likely to convert people.

Plus, there are some extremely fake christians out there who use god is every sentence and who are so hypocritical and when you have a person like that trying to evangelize to you about salvation, it's enough to make you sick.

The main thing to understand is that people choose to "believe" whatever they want, it's their right. But we don't want pamphlets and we don't want a hell fire and brimstone scare tactic. We want true people who are good who are just willing to love us the way we are rather than what we believe.

Answer 8

Then your not one of those who bang on my door and won't go away when I tell you I'm not interested.
The old saying that"action speaks louder than words" holds true. Those that live Christ's teachings are spreading His word by example. Those that bother people with their witnessing, are saying "hey look at me".
By the way what has Jesus done for you today? Has he stopped any wars, genocides, famines or floods.
His Father is claimed to speak to our president. Doesn't seem to be giving very good advice though.

Answer 9

Well, first of all, it's YOUR truth, not mine. I've been down the Christian road and I don't need some brainwashed bimbo trying to tell me how to live my life. Your disrespect for people's rights is appalling. How would you like it if I started telling you how much happier I am since I left Christianity and am now a Pagan? How being free from the fear of sin and hell has given me so much peace and made me MORE willing to help others, free from judging them? Would you sit still for that? I highly doubt it.

Answer 10

I don't mind the telling, it's just when someone won't stop after you tell them several times you're not interested... or when people try to get their religion made into law. In that case, they are trying to hold people down and make them not only listen but obey.

But a nice respectful conversation has nothing wrong with it.