Telling others what I believe...

[sarabeth86]

Hey, I found this website and decided i should try my luck with my problem here....I have a friend, who does believe in Jesus, but is a member of the Latter-Day Saints Church...and he's not sure he believes in everything that his church does. He's grown up in the church and his family forces him to attend every Sunday and all the church activities that are available. He's found himself wondering just what it is he believes in and whether or not he believes in all that his church tells him to. I told him a little bit about what I believe and I asked him if he'd like to go to church with me once or twice...and to my surprise, he went with me. He did feel uncomfortable, but for obvious reasons. He'd tell me just what his church believed in, that was different from mine. Soon after, he became depressed and didn't understand why he couldn't go to God. I told him just what he could do to make it easier, and he tried it. He said he's still finding out just what it is he needs to do to reach Jesus easier and start a relationship with him. He's got his faith growing more and more each day, and he said he's glad he has. He thanked me for doing what I did, but he's still not sure about his church and the beliefs of it. How can I get him to either come to my church more so that he can find out if he believes in what my church does?...or how can I get him to get into his church more and into himself as well so that he could find out just what he believes in?...Anyone have any suggestions for me? If so, I'd really appreciate them because I would love to get my friend into God and for him to find out just how great He can be in our lives! Thanks for listening!

 

[sawdust]

Hi Sarabeth,
You sound like a good friend. I suggest you may already be doing things the way God wants. Your friend must trust you to want to attend your Church with you. Just keep praying to God, listening to your friend and telling him about Jesus and what He has done for you. There is no rush. The Lord knows the times and seasons, He will keep your friend safe from harm. Try not to push too hard but never let an opportunity go by. My prayers are with you.
take care.

 

[sarabeth86]

Thanks for your help. I didn't want to come across like I was pushing him into my church or what not....but I just wanted to let him know that there's a place he can always go to, if he's not quite understanding his church, ya know? Thanks so much! Seeya later!

 

[CHRISTIAN COUNSELOR]

Sara one of the best things you can do is push your friend into your church.If that doesn't work,you can find someone who will help you to hog-tie him so he can be pulled into your church.If you talk to your youth pastor and/or call your senior pastor,you will probably learn of someone in your church who is familiar with your friend's satanic cult so that someone can try to clear his mind.His cult believes that Jesus is the brother of Satan for instance.But they don't stop at the degredation of Jesus.They go after God as well.They teach their followers that salvation comes through the founder of their cult who makes personal decisions about every person's worthiness to serve with him in heaven.If you make it past the cult leader and get into heaven with him,you will then be turned into a god with the powers of the real God and sent off to rule a planet of your own.Do you think the real God might just be a little bit outraged by this religious perversion?The best thing you,your youth pastor and senior pastor can do is to get your friend hooked into a Christian church.Don't you have a good youth group he would like to join?If not, look around for a good youth group you and your friend can attend together.

 

[sarabeth86]

I never really thought of his religion as a cult, but hey I guess that's just me. I've asked him what they believe in, and he never said anything like that...my mom and my brothers are LDS too, and my mom never said anything to that sort....but I don't know...it's kind of an odd situation because I don't want to come across the wrong way. I don't want thim to think that I think sooo highly of my own religion, although i do, and that I think his is worthless...like I said before, I don't know that much about it, so i feel i can't judge it. He gets bored when he comes to my church because it's sooo different than his. We don't have sacrament meetings, young men and young women, or even sunday school...we do, but you don't have to go like they do. We have a simple bible study that can be drawn out, but he gets so bored. i feel bad for taking him because he is so bored, I don't want him to learn about God and be bored...does that make sense? How can I make it more enjoyable?