Strong Christians do you talk to people to help them understand God?

Question

I think we should put our whole life into others as well as our family. If we feel God wants us to and if you are a strong christian.

I don't mean force them to go to church...just give them the facts(not brain washing them) so they could decide on their own.

I believe it's wrong not to help others knowing the truth of God.

A lot of people don't know for sure and im not talking to you.
...I'm talking to christians that ARE strong and are still lazy to help others with the facts.

That is if you have the facts from God.

Answer 1

It is good to talk to people about God, esp. if you do it with love.

But don't fall into the fundamentalists' trap of pride: always remember that all you know is YOUR truth of God and YOUR opinions about the "facts from God."

If you keep in mind that they might know something about God that you don't, and that you are not the end authority on God or His teachings, then you probably will not go wrong.

Answer 2

First, I'm not a mainstream Christian so most Christians wouldn't want me speaking to anyone.

But, I am certain in my belief in God and in Jesus Christ and in the Holy Spirit. What I am not sure of is that it is possible to talk, cajole, convince, or even force someone into believing.

Ultimately I think that people need to find their spiritual lives themselves. They have to come to their beliefs in their own time, and I believe that God gives them that time. Pushing someone into a church because you believe that the "end times" are coming (or are here) isn't going to do them much good. They have to be ready to seek God for themselves.

So, if someone asks me about my faith I'm happy to share it. If they want help I'll try my best to give it, or point them toward someone who can. But Evangelical "enthusiasm" isn't for me. It never worked ON me, all it really did was made me want to stay as far away from God and churches as I could, and it took a long time to get over that. It happened when I began to look for my spiritual life, to ask God questions and actually got answers. Some of which didn't sound like any that I'd been taught in Sunday school.

So, its okay that there are those that want to "spread the faith", I'm sure that for the people that dislike being 'evangelized' there are some who say that it was what brought them to God. But proselytizing wasn't the way that I found my spiritual path, and I don't feel comfortable doing something that I've (personally) seen to more harm than good.

Answer 3

Of course, check out 1st Peter 3:15 thats exactly what your saying, I'm with you 100%.

I think far too many atheists see our 'telling other people abour God' as trying to 'force our religion upon other people'.

I'm here to say, we ARE NOT FORCING, just SHOWING out of love.

Good post!

Jessica

Answer 4

I try to help people understand God. But I don't push. I want people to want God in their lives. You can't push the envelope, so to speak.

Answer 5

That's a good exhortation.
And a very important one as well.
Time is short.

Bless you!
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