Top 3 most frequently-asked questions that I've faced (MUST READ!!)

[hiwaystar]

Look--I'm a Christian. Ever since I was born again, preaching the Gospel has become the number one priority of my life. No more was the rebellious, nihilistic atheist I once was.

However, I soon realized that preaching the Gospel is not easy at all. Non-believers don't realize that with just a bit of worship and prayer, they can let God change their fate--forever!

Of course, I never blame God for such hardships. I blame the pride and ego people hold to themselves, which are walls that keep God from entering your heart! Well, I guess God made man flawed for a reason.

I've sorted out the top three most frequently-asked questions I've faced. If you were a non-believer, trust me--you WILL convert after reading this!! You WILL be born again!! You WILL feel the energy of Christ, from me, through your PC device, into YOU!!

Q: How do you know that God is real?

A: We know that God is real for He has revealed Himself through the beauty of nature! We know that God is real for He has guided and nurtured our journey through life—I can’t even BEGIN to imagine where I’d be now without Him! We know that God is real for he has sacrificed His one and only son—Jesus Christ—to die for all our mistakes! And most importantly, we know that God is real through His best-selling book—the Bible. Yes, the Bible contains ALL the answers you’ll ever need! Some people doubt the authenticity of the Bible, but trust me—all you need is READ it—and you’ll feel the energy and you’ll KNOW FOR SURE that it’s real!

Q: How do you know the Bible is God’s true words, while every other holy book in every other religion says that IT’S true?

A: Good question—I’d be more than glad to answer. Look, when I was a new Christian, I was stumped at this question—but after more prayers and Bible-reading, I now proudly warn you—DON’T be deluded by those ’’other religions’’! They were all fabricated by Satan! Those poor turban-wearers just don’t know what they’re doing! We’ll pray for them. The Bible contains the REAL true words of the one and only God, and we know that because God DOESN’T lie! And again, all you need is READ—just read it and you will get your answers!

Q: So how do I get saved?

A: I’d be more than tearfully joyous to answer you! God loves everyone and wants everyone to be saved—I want everyone to be saved, too! All you need to do is pray. It’s simple and cost-free. Just keep a sincere heart, make sure the atmosphere feels good, and recite this prayer: ‘’Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for your forgiveness. I believe you died for my sins and rose from the dead that I might be justified. Forgive me my sins, wash me clean with your precious blood, I invite You to come into my heart and life. I ask for grace to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior, in Your name I have prayed, Amen.’’ Finished? Congratulations!! You’re now guaranteed to live in Heaven forever after you die, just like me!!

Hope this Q&A session has been helpful to you! Just keep this in mind: pride, ego and insincerity blocks your path to Christ! Make sure you read the Bible everyday to remind of what I’ve told you today! See you in Heaven soon (like REAL soon), brother/sister! Amen!

 

[frater_domus]

Q: How do you know the Bible is God’s true words, while every other holy book in every other religion says that IT’S true?

A: Good question—I’d be more than glad to answer. Look, when I was a new Christian, I was stumped at this question—but after more prayers and Bible-reading, I now proudly warn you—DON’T be deluded by those ’’other religions’’! They were all fabricated by Satan! Those poor turban-wearers just don’t know what they’re doing! We’ll pray for them. The Bible contains the REAL true words of the one and only God, and we know that because God DOESN’T lie! And again, all you need is READ—just read it and you will get your answers!

You haven't actually answered the question outside of the "trust me" argument. I do agree though that this is probably the single hardest question to answer to an unsaved person. Faith is a gift of God, afterall, and without it, the bible will seem just as hollow as the rest, maybe even more so.
How would I answer it? Hm, I would need to think on that. There's little one can say without it sounding like a cop out to a non-believer.

 

[Halbhh]

Look--I'm a Christian. Ever since I was born again, preaching the Gospel has become the number one priority of my life. No more was the rebellious, nihilistic atheist I once was.

However, I soon realized that preaching the Gospel is not easy at all. Non-believers don't realize that with just a bit of worship and prayer, they can let God change their fate--forever!

Of course, I never blame God for such hardships. I blame the pride and ego people hold to themselves, which are walls that keep God from entering your heart! Well, I guess God made man flawed for a reason.

I've sorted out the top three most frequently-asked questions I've faced. If you were a non-believer, trust me--you WILL convert after reading this!! You WILL be born again!! You WILL feel the energy of Christ, from me, through your PC device, into YOU!!

Q: How do you know that God is real?

A: We know that God is real for He has revealed Himself through the beauty of nature! We know that God is real for He has guided and nurtured our journey through life—I can’t even BEGIN to imagine where I’d be now without Him! We know that God is real for he has sacrificed His one and only son—Jesus Christ—to die for all our mistakes! And most importantly, we know that God is real through His best-selling book—the Bible. Yes, the Bible contains ALL the answers you’ll ever need! Some people doubt the authenticity of the Bible, but trust me—all you need is READ it—and you’ll feel the energy and you’ll KNOW FOR SURE that it’s real!

Q: How do you know the Bible is God’s true words, while every other holy book in every other religion says that IT’S true?

A: Good question—I’d be more than glad to answer. Look, when I was a new Christian, I was stumped at this question—but after more prayers and Bible-reading, I now proudly warn you—DON’T be deluded by those ’’other religions’’! They were all fabricated by Satan! Those poor turban-wearers just don’t know what they’re doing! We’ll pray for them. The Bible contains the REAL true words of the one and only God, and we know that because God DOESN’T lie! And again, all you need is READ—just read it and you will get your answers!

Q: So how do I get saved?

A: I’d be more than tearfully joyous to answer you! God loves everyone and wants everyone to be saved—I want everyone to be saved, too! All you need to do is pray. It’s simple and cost-free. Just keep a sincere heart, make sure the atmosphere feels good, and recite this prayer: ‘’Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for your forgiveness. I believe you died for my sins and rose from the dead that I might be justified. Forgive me my sins, wash me clean with your precious blood, I invite You to come into my heart and life. I ask for grace to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior, in Your name I have prayed, Amen.’’ Finished? Congratulations!! You’re now guaranteed to live in Heaven forever after you die, just like me!!

Hope this Q&A session has been helpful to you! Just keep this in mind: pride, ego and insincerity blocks your path to Christ! Make sure you read the Bible everyday to remind of what I’ve told you today! See you in Heaven soon (like REAL soon), brother/sister! Amen!

Even though I became good at finding the errors in atheist arguments and offered what I thought good arguments for God, still I've learned the True invaluable lesson on evangelism is from Christ --

Mark 4 NIV
Full chapter

 

[DaveDavids]

I don't personally think that many people deny Christ and the written word, I think they deny the bad exegesis of scripture put forth by fanatics

 

[AservantofGodandthelordJC]

I'm going to answer these for fun.


Q: How do you know that God is real?

A: I always believed to some degree growing up because my mom claimed to be psychic when she was younger and would tell a bunch of stories of spiritual experiences. I had to believe her because it wouldn't make sense to make things up like that.

I figured if spiritual things exist then God must exist.

I had no spiritual experiences myself but believed in it, eventually I started studying spiritual type things like the bible though I never went to church. I then discovered that by utilizing forgiveness to the fullest degree I was able to have my own spiritual experiences which are hard to describe but some of them were definitely miracles. I learned that anyone can perform miracles by following God's laws which are always set in place, unchangeable. After a main vision I became semi-psychic and had many other spiritual experiences which I wouldn't consider miracles, but still proved the existence of the 'other side'.

Now I not only believe, but know this is what Jesus was trying to teach.. that everyone already has what he did, we just cover it with a bunch of other junk, blinding ourselves to it.

Q: How do you know the Bible is God’s true words, while every other holy book in every other religion says that IT’S true?

A: There is only one truth, every religion has fractured it into pieces and made up their own interpretations but the truth is simple, and that's why very few ever see it.

They want to believe and do this or that, say this or that, hold onto all these various opinions, meanwhile the truth is resting idly underneath all of that.

Q: So how do I get saved?

A: You have to learn to surrender what you have created in exchange for what always was, through forgiveness and silence of mind. Everyone has to learn to do this and it is possible before death. No one is automatically saved through death, you are still responsible for returning to 'heaven' yourself but I do believe there is an archangel whose job it is to offer assistance.

Proverbs 15:21

 

[aiki]

Well, I guess God made man flawed for a reason.

He made man free to choose, but this is, potentially, as much a strength as a weakness.

We know that God is real for He has revealed Himself through the beauty of nature!

Yes, this is one of the ways we know God is real. But it isn't the only or even the best way we can know that He does. Here are some other evidences of God's existence:

The finite existence of the universe. See the Kalam Cosmological Argument.
Our innate moral sense. A Moral Law requires a Moral Law Giver.
The resurrection of Jesus.
A direct, personal experience of Him.

We know that God is real for he has sacrificed His one and only son—Jesus Christ—to die for all our mistakes!

This has to be taken on faith. The Bible says this is what Christ did on the cross, but there is no way to prove it.

And most importantly, we know that God is real through His best-selling book—the Bible. Yes, the Bible contains ALL the answers you’ll ever need! Some people doubt the authenticity of the Bible, but trust me—all you need is READ it—and you’ll feel the energy and you’ll KNOW FOR SURE that it’s real!

It sounds here like your argument for the truth/reality of the Bible is its "energy." This isn't a good argument. The Bible is true whether or not one feels its "energy" (whatever that means). Here's why:

1. Thematic unity.
2. Fulfilled prophecy.
3. Historical accuracy.
4. Survivability.
5. Impact upon individuals and cultures.

The Bible contains the REAL true words of the one and only God, and we know that because God DOESN’T lie!

This is called a circular argument. It is one of the very worst sorts of argument.

It’s simple and cost-free. Just keep a sincere heart, make sure the atmosphere feels good, and recite this prayer: ‘’Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for your forgiveness. I believe you died for my sins and rose from the dead that I might be justified. Forgive me my sins, wash me clean with your precious blood, I invite You to come into my heart and life. I ask for grace to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior, in Your name I have prayed, Amen.’’ Finished? Congratulations!! You’re now guaranteed to live in Heaven forever after you die, just like me!!

This is not how the Bible tells us we may be saved from the eternal penalty of our sin. There is no magic prayer that saves; you'll never find any "Sinner's Prayer" in the Bible. And no where in Scripture are we told to concern ourselves with a "good atmosphere." Instead, we read in the Bible:

Matthew 16:24-26
24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
26 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

Luke 13:3
3 ...unless you repent you will all likewise perish.

Acts 3:19
19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out...

1 John 1:9
9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

James 4:8-10
8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
9 Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.
10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

Romans 10:9-10
9 ...if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

I appreciate your high enthusiasm in trying to answer the questions of the unsaved, but this enthusiasm would be greatly helped, I think, by a better, deeper understanding of the Gospel and Christian apologetics. Here are a few websites that will help you gain such an understanding:

www.crossexamined.org
www.str.org
www.reasonablefaith.org
www.coldcasechristianity.com

 

[SkyWriting]

Look--I'm a Christian. Ever since I was born again, preaching the Gospel has become the number one priority of my life. No more was the rebellious, nihilistic atheist I once was. However, I soon realized that preaching the Gospel is not easy at all.

Preaching the gospel should be easy unless your doing it with the wrong goals.

I blame the pride and ego people hold to themselves, which are walls that keep God from entering your heart!

There is no blame to be placing on anyone.