Question for the religious and non religious folks who...

always try convincing others of their faith or non faith.

If your faith is so strong, why do you care if others dont believe what you believe? Your beliefs should be untouchable and same goes to those who dont believe in religion, why do you care that others do believe in it and why try to prove their religion to be not real?

I am religious myself and could not care in the slightest if others dont believe in it. I dont understand the constant religious arguments and trying to prove its real or not real

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Adstar · 56-60, M

I believe those who reject My faith will end up in The Eternal Lake of fire and will be in torment forever and ever..

I do not want anyone to spend eternity in The Lake of Fire..

Therefore i go out and share the Gospel that if accepted saves other people from spending eternity in such a terrible place..

Also God told me to share the gospel with others.. I did not really need that order but it does help when your facing a lot of hatred for sharing the Gospel..

Torsten · 36-40, M

@Adstar you said it yourself, there is a lot of hate for sharing that. Most dont want to hear it and all you and others are doing is causing more hatred towards your religion.
Maybe there is a better way, one that does not cause so much hate

Adstar · 56-60, M

@Torsten Yes most people don't want to hear about scary things.. They want to hear about fairy tails where there gene god will grant all their wishes and they will live in a chocolate candy pop world for the rest of their lives..

And no i do not cause any hatred towards my religion.. People just have their own emotional reaction towards it.. All the hate comes from within themselves.. They choose to hate.. So they do..

Best way to warn people of a terrible problem is to tell them of the terrible problem they are facing.. Only after being told of the problem and the solution can people adopt the solution to the problem..

But yeah people hate being told about the problem.. So they turn off and run away..

Torsten · 36-40, M

@Adstar no people hate having others religion shoved down their throats. You cause more hate for your religion by doing exactly what you just wrote.
You think you know what is best for everyone else and that will cause so much hatred with that type of thinking. No one wants to hear that shit.. sorry but that is the truth.

You have your beliefs and that is great, but other people have their own also. So maybe let them have their beliefs and try keeping yours to those who want to hear about it

just a thought anyway. Obviously you wont listen but whatever

Adstar · 56-60, M

@Torsten Having someone tell me about their religion ( and i have had that on more then a few occasions) is not them shoving it down my throat.. The closest i have come to that was from a muslim and islam believes fighting jihad against the unbeliever as a way of forcing their religion down throats.. But the common complaint by people like you about Christianity is just a lie..

You cause more hate for your religion by doing exactly what you just wrote.

Once again no i don't.. Hate is a choice that people make.. People can choose to respond to a person sharing their religion in many different ways.. Hate mongering people decide to respond with hate towards the one sharing their beliefs.. Now i can and i do hate other religions but that is not the same as hating a person who believes in that religion.. So i hate islam but i do not hate muslims.. I hate the catholic religion and the Jehovah's witness religion and the mormon religion but i do not hate mormons of JW's or catholics..

You think you know what is best for everyone else and that will cause so much hatred with that type of thinking. No one wants to hear that shit.. sorry but that is the truth.

Why are you saying sorry for?? I have been sharing the Gospel for 30 years and i face hatred most days of doing it, so you are not telling me anything i don't already know.. As as for your point.. If a person has the truth and thus knows what is actually best for everyone.. They they should be listened to and their advice should be taken.. Now most religous people believe their religion is the right way.. I have had muslims, JW's, Catholics, mormons and atheists who where very confident in their beliefs telling me all about it.. Did their confidence get me all hot under the collar and bothered? Nope.. Why? because i am supremely confident in the Gospel of The LORD Jesus..

just a thought anyway. Obviously you wont listen but whatever

No i read your thoughts. I listened to them.. And i responded with my thoughts about your thoughts.. That's the way of this kind of discussion..

Torsten · 36-40, M

@Adstar

Having someone tell me about their religion ( and i have had that on more then a few occasions) is not them shoving it down my throat.. The closest i have come to that was from a muslim and islam believes fighting jihad against the unbeliever as a way of forcing their religion down throats.. But the common complaint by people like you about Christianity is just a lie..

Were you open to listening to them tell you bout their religion? If so, that is not having it shoved down your throat. Its when people know full well people dont want to hear it yet keep trying to tell them about it.

hate is not a choice, its a feeling. You can not really just pick and choose what you feel. It happens organically. You can deny it and try fighting it but you dont choose it.

its a given that Christianity has to be one of the most hated religions these days and I fully believe it is due to Christians having this desire to force it upon others.
Again it is not for you to tell others what is best for them. You might think you know what is best, but you really dont.
You try acting as if you know what is best for others, people will shut you out. I would think after doing that for 30 years you would have learned that at this point.

Adstar · 56-60, M

@Torsten

Nope. People who don't want to hear it say something like thanks for the discussion but i do not believe in God and i don't want to discuss it further.. When people say that i am cool with walking away from them..

But i find online that people, Yeah people like you.. Never actually say that.. Most people want to keep the discussion rolling with counter points. They want to vent at me.. They want to continue the interaction..

Of course online if i end my Gospel sharing with a person and walk away and they post a new thread saying something wrong about Christianity i will respond to them in defense of Christianity.. That's not my sharing my faith, that's me defending my faith from a false accusation or a misrepresentation..

hate is not a choice, its a feeling.

It's definitely a choice..

its a given that Christianity has to be one of the most hated religions these days and I fully believe it is due to Christians having this desire to force it upon others.

Nope.. There are no Bible believing Christians waging holy war / jihad upon unbelievers.. That's a muslim thing.. There are no Christians running a inquisition, That was a catholic religion thing.. And i am not forcing anything down anyone's throat here on SW.. Belief comes when people personally believe Jesus.. You cannot force anyone to believe anything..

Again it is not for you to tell others what is best for them.

If you believe you have the answer to saving others from a terrible eternal outcome and hold your tongue and keep quiet, to just sit back and watch them walk of a cliff into a furnace then that would make you one evil Son of a female dog.. So i will share the Gospel with whom so ever will consider it..

I would think after doing that for 30 years you would have learned that at this point.

I have not been doing this for the last 30 years to save everyone... I have been doing it to bless people who are destined to accept the Gospel truth and are on their way to being saved and having eternal life in Gods perfect eternal existence.. Now if i only help one or two people on their way to the LORD then so be it.. I am not here to save people who hate the love of the truth..