How did you approach a friend about god?

[republic74]

I would like to hear from people who were saved and how they approached very good friends with the word of god. My best friend is not saved and has some strong ideas about religion. He knows I have been saved and even had some questions for me when I was baptized. I have been studying the bible and the next time he comes and visits me I'm going to have a talk with him. I'm also going to give him the same bible I have (new believers bible) which has helped me in understand the faith. I don't know when I will see him next (he lives out of state) but we see each other at least 2 times a year or more.

I have a lot to over come because he is extremely stubbarned and hard headed:aha and I know all his ideas about religion are based on ignorance and not of hatred. I just hope I can reach him because I would love nothing more then to be raptured and know when was going with us.

[Hootmon]

I have a lot to over come because he is extremely stubbarned and hard headed.All you can really do is tell him the truth in love. Its up to God to soften his head. :heh

[BLESSED BEYOND BELIEF]

All you can really do is tell him the truth in love. Its up to God to soften his head. :heh

Amen to this and certainly do 'much praying'. God bless you. He knows your heart.:hug

[SherAnna07]

Once the subject of religion is brought up then I say, "Ok if you died tonight and God said, "(insert name) why should I let you into my heaven?" What would you say? Depending on the answer, then I take it from there. Unsaved friends will usually answer something about good works and then that opens the door for the true gospel. I use this method even with professing Christians just to make sure they are not a false convert. Hope this is helpful.

[theroc]

Just say something on the lines of : 'hey bro, can I really ask you a personal question?" And then say, "in your ideas, what do you think happens to you after you die?"

if he says go to heaven then go through the 10 commandments maybe throw in the court example. (wayofthemaster.com)

if he says nothing will happen then give him a few messianic prophecies to show the Bible is God inspired like Isa 53 or Daniel 9:26 (saying Messiah had to come before 2nd temples destruction)

for how to speak to an atheist i have a couple little tid bits here

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=137191571&blogID=306394944

Hope this helps, oh and pray is most important!!

ps. also we know the Old Testament hasnt really changed because of the dead sea scrolls which outdate the church age and date about 2nd century bc. and then for the new testament we have http://www.carm.org/questions/textualevidence.htm

[republic74]

Thanks everyone for your help. I can't wait to talk to him. My wife and I have brought up religion before and he got uneasy and all we were asking him was what he believed in. I feel that he is torminated in the inside because he knows that he does not have god. I hope I can just plant a seed and let him find his own pass. That is how I found god and he is a lot like me.

[Glory in print]

I would like to hear from people who were saved and how they approached very good friends with the word of god. My best friend is not saved and has some strong ideas about religion. He knows I have been saved and even had some questions for me when I was baptized. I have been studying the bible and the next time he comes and visits me I'm going to have a talk with him. I'm also going to give him the same bible I have (new believers bible) which has helped me in understand the faith. I don't know when I will see him next (he lives out of state) but we see each other at least 2 times a year or more.

I have a lot to over come because he is extremely stubbarned and hard headed:aha and I know all his ideas about religion are based on ignorance and not of hatred. I just hope I can reach him because I would love nothing more then to be raptured and know when was going with us.I think the best way to approach a friend or anybody on this matter is to start asking them questions concerning there beliefs etc. etc...I would probably ask them first what they think of the things happening all over the world, then I would ask him if he knew that the events happening today were predicted in the bible, then start asking him what his concept of God is, then you share the gospel with him....I used this technique with a Jewish guy, I asked him if he was aware that the prophet ezekiel predicted the exact date that the nation of Israel would be reborn and he wanted to see it, then I went through the prophets and showed how they were 100% accurate in there predictions...Then he asked me about Jesus then I went through the messianic prophecies showing him that Christ is the messiah...He thought I was Jewish because I knew so much about the writings of the prophets, but after I presented the gospel to him he had no objections to it, I planted the seed in his life hopefully it will take root some day.

[hilhill]

I would start just by asking him casually what he believed happened when we die. And the just ask if there is a heaven or hell and if he thinks he willgo to heaven if it exists... And kind of just go from there. It's worked for me, atleast. :)

[Not Perfect, But Forgiven]

Usually I just start talking about the Creation and evidence. That usually gets some powerful conversations started. I'll talk about the evidence for the global flood and things like that. It REALLY gets people thinking.

[Jesuslover_2002]

All you can really do is tell him the truth in love. Its up to God to soften his head. :heh

Hit it nail in the head. Christ has used me to do just that and with that I've won people even my dearest friends to Christ. This is totally totally beauitful!:)