Me, an agnostic, "saved" an atheist?

[TexasSky]

hi, the op came to Christ.. Maybe he'll post again..

just thought I'd let you know.it's in another thread here i believe.

How wonderful! Thank you for letting me know!

 

[seashale76]

I currently share a class with what was an atheist. We often talked after class, and one of the things that we frequently talk (and often mock, admittedly among the two or three of us) Christianity, namely pronouncing "Jesus Christ" as "Jésus Chris-t".

One day he came to me, and after running into an open air preacher that often does it on our campus, he thought about stance, and realized that mine were much more foolish than his, decided to repent, turn from his sins etc... He continues to proclaim that my ways are wrong and to turn to Jesus to the point where it becomes annoying. I no longer consider him my friend and I no longer sit next to him in class.

I'm just curious how should I handle this situation.

I doubt his change of heart was as sudden as he is claiming, though anything is possible, I suppose. He was likely never truly an atheist to begin with, just very confused as to his beliefs. I honestly think that there are a lot of people that could be placed in such a category. The more militant they are for their disbelief, the more they doubt their own absolutist conclusions.

Anyway, on to your particular dilemma. He's suddenly an Evangelical type of Christian and feels the need to constantly witness to you. I think he's still confused, as is evidenced by his particular brand of enthusiasm. He feels the need to prove something, just as he likely did in his previous beliefs and philosophies.

Perhaps, if you feel as if you wish to salvage what is left of the friendship, you might tell him that if he's a friend to you he'll not discuss religion. Faith can't be pushed onto others anyway. Of course, the best course of action is to simply be pleasant, kind, etc. and quietly move on. Really, disbelief can't be pushed onto another person either.