Shouldn't all Christians pray for Richard Dawkins to become a christian immediately?

Question

* His books lead tens (hundreds?) of thousands away from christianity.

* If he became a christian, he would likely have the opposite effect.

* according to the bible, if two or more people ask god for something, he'll do it.

So... how many christians praying does it take to make him a christian? It should be easy enough to arrange, shouldn't it?

Answer 1

Unless, of course, there isn't a god. Then all of the praying would be for nothing. So, the bible says that if two people pray for the same thing then god will do it? I'm sure far more people than two have prayed for that and it hasn't happened. What does that tell you about the accuracy of the bible?

Answer 2

The Bible never says if two or people ask God for something that he'll do it.

Christians should pray for Richard Dawkins, but his will is what has to be broken down. Dawkins knows enough of Christianity to choose it if he wants, but he obviously doesn't choose Christianity. It is up to Dawkins to make the choice as there is free will.

Answer 3

Go ahead and try doing this and see how much success you have. A multitude of people have prayed for loved ones to be cured of illnesses, and for the accomplishment of tasks that are noble, and these prayers were never answered. The fact that these prayed for desires never came to fruition proves that the Bible is at least wrong about the efficacy of prayer, even when two or more people pray for something.

The likelihood that Dawkins will convert to Christianity is about as probable as the Pope turning into a vocal atheist. Dawkins is deeply entrenched in a worldview where a God is unnecessary, and since he thinks more with his mind, than with his heart, he won’t be inured to the idea that God exists.

The success of religious belief can be entirely founded not on the cogency or validity of that belief system, but instead its strength can be ascribed to the emotional need to believe by many people. Individuals who think more logically, and dismiss the use of emotion in making important decisions, such as many scientists like Dawkins, are not likely to believe in God.

If you want to prove how ineffectual your spiritual belief is, go ahead and pray for his conversion. You will be disappointed, and your faith, if you are honest with yourself, should be shook by the failure of your prayers.

Answer 4

It sounds like you're afraid of him. Maybe you shouldn't be. God gives us the free will to read his books and believe what we want. Those people who believe in God unquestioningly will just refuse to read or follow. Other people who are questioning will give him a try and maybe be convinced.

You are trying to say that of all the hundreds of choices, everyone should be Christian to save their own lives. Maybe it's true that God believes in us even if we don't believe in him.

Those people that Love the Lord will still love the Lord even if other people don't. You don't need to start a rally. That would just add to this man's recognition as people will want to know what has been said that upsets you. God says to let it go and let him decide the best course. If Jesus came to him, I'm not sure it would be enough. You could try that. Good luck.

Answer 5

And excellent endeavor. I don't know who that is but I am bound to pray for anyones salvation even if I don't know them. Somebody has to pray or no one gets saved.
If this is who I think then it occurs to me it may not be in God's plan. There is a whole world of anti Christians to be trained. Their leader may already be here. So pray but don't be disappointed if God says no.
Lord I lift the name of Richard Hawkins up to you and in agreement with the other Christians on this site and ask in the name of your son Jesus Christ that the Holy Spirit will do a work on his soul to lead him to the cross where he may find peace and salvation and be washed clean in the blood of Jesus. Amen! God Bless!

Answer 6

No. Because it implies the lack of free will- that God "will make him become Christian because we ask it whether Mr. Dawkins wants it or not" and that is not a valid Christian prayer in the sense that you ask. Dawkins and his followers have to make their own choices and accept the consequences that come with it.

Answer 7

I'm sure it would be easy enough to arrange, but I highly doubt it would work!

Maybe we should hold a contest and all the religious groups should pray to their respective Deity to sway Richard Dawkins, and the whatever path he chooses is the winner!

Answer 8

Unfortunately, nobody can "become" a Christian. It is not something you decide to put on, or a role that you suddenly decide to play.

One is a Christian because God foreknew you, predestinated you to be conformed to image of His son, called you, justified you, and glorified you.

One is a Christian because Christ redeemed you for Himself, thru His blood, took your place at the cross absorbing God's full wrath, became sin for you, and conquered death for you.

And guess what : YOU HAD NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH IT.

Your being a Christian was settled in eternity past. God called you by name before your parents' parents' parents' parents were even born, in fact, before He created anything, and then wrote your name in His book of Life, after He covenanted with Himself to redeem you with His own blood from the enslavement to Satan and sin that He foresaw and foreknew.

You don't "become" a Christian.
You are born one. You are born belonging to Christ. He called His people who did not know Him, His sheep. He never called them goats, or tares, or unrighteous. He said "My sheep hear my voice".

In due time, the Holy Spirit will quicken you, and draw you to your Master from whom you have been separated by sin.

So we cannot pray anyone into becoming a Christian.

Answer 9

Good idea!

Actually, I've been advocating prayer to all the Christians who post "you're all going to burn! why don't you repent and believe" stuff on here.

I tell them to pray until EVERYONE is converted.

I suggest they shut down their computer and start right away.

;-)

The thing is, though, fans of Richard Dawkins don't believe what we believe because he tells us to (this is something really hard for a lot of religious people to understand); we believe what we believe because it makes sense and have evidence and reason behind it.

Thus, when he says something I find silly or wrong, I don't change my beliefs, I disagree with him.

We don't worship.

We reason.

Answer 10

I don't know who this man is, but he has free will. We can all pray, every single person who prays, pray for this, and nothing will happen. We have free will, God gave it to us, I don't think he will grab it back and tell someone they must be a Christian. It won't work. It's just simply against free-will.

Blessed Be