Wow, sorry guys! I forgot I even posted this! Good thing I checked back!
Atria35 (post: 1483671) wrote:So what do you do when you go out for this? How do you talk to people? What do you talk about? What's the most interesting topic you've dealt with?
I basically go out to any park or place where people are just hanging around, and I approach them and kindly start up a conversation with them.
I usually start by asking them if they come from a Christian background, or ever gone to church or whatever. If they say yes, then I ask them for how long and yadda ya. And if not, I say that's cool/fine.
Then I ask them if they believe they are good people. Or if they believe they are a good person. I got a lot of "Yes, or I think so." Only a select few said they thought they weren't.
And then! I say okay, and ask them if they've heard about the 10 Commandments. And some say they did, others didn't.
And then if they are unfamiliar with the 10 Commandments, I kindly go over a few with them.
Then I ask them if they've ever lied, or stole anything, or said God's name as a cuss word. (I change up different commandments to different people too) Everytime they've said, yeah to lying, and other things. And then I ask them if God were to judge them by those commandments, would they be innocent or guilty of breaking God's law.
And usually they say guilty. Or they say that God is forgiving, or they say something like. "Yes, but isn't God supposed to be forgiving?"
Then I say, "Yes, He definitely is, but there is something that needs to happen before He can forgive you and let you into heaven."
Usually around that time, if they seem uncomfortable/unsure of what I'm trying to get at (or even if they are still glued into what I'm saying) I tell them that I'm not trying to say I'm a better person and I'm just trying to point out their wrongs, because I am just as guilty of breaking the commandments as well, God's law is what proves that we are all in need of a Savior. And that in reality, if we were to put ourselves in perspective to God, there are no good people. Not even the best behaved person in the world is good. Only God is good(meaning perfect). It says so even in Scripture.
And then I ask them if they would like to know the Good News of this seemingly hopeless situation, of not being able to redeem ourselves.
Most I have talked to have said yes.
So I give them a scenario of them going into a court room and they are standing before a good judge, the judge and them both knowing that they are guilty of breaking His law. And then someone whom they had never met comes to them and stands before the judge and says. "Good Judge, I have come to pay this person's debt. Please accept my life as payment for their crimes, because I love them."
And I ask them how they would feel. Most said grateful, some say confused as to why someone who didn't know them would die for them.
And then, I say how I can't explain how Jesus loves us, but He does and always has and will, and dying for us was the biggest picture of that love, because He knew that there was no other way for us to be with Him.
And I ask them to think about that, and remember that Jesus wants them to come to Him and is always waiting.
I usually then urge them, if it is a desire of their heart to know Jesus and serve Him and learn more about Him, then to ask Him to forgive them of their sins. And I also tell them, there isn't any special magical prayer you have to say. Just let it come from inside their innermost thought and heart.
I sometimes ask them if they'd like to pray with me, if they don't then I say that it's fine, it should be personal in any case.
And most people thank me, and sometimes I then give them a little tract, or New Testament, or Bible if I have one on me. But if they don't have one, and I don't have one to give them, I tell them of places they can get one, if they choose to.
And that's it!
I've had some people say that they don't believe in hell, or whatever and I do my best and point them to Scripture showing them that hell is real, and even if they don't believe in it, doesn't mean that it isn't real.
I also tell them, that it's a gamble they are choosing to take by not believing it. But if they still choose not to listen, I let them be and tell them to have a great day.
For the most part, I try to stay away from debate as much as possible, if it really seems like they don't want to hear anything I have to say, I let them be, because it really has to be them wanting to hear about it, for them to really accept it.
That is one thing I have learned as I've grown as a Christian, you can't force people to become a Christian, it's a choice they have to make for themselves.
And I often tell people that as well, I'm just a messenger, telling the Good News, it's up to them to take it.
I enjoy every minute of it though, whether they listen or not, I love to tell about God's love. I've had a really great experience doing so as well thus far.
Nate (post: 1483940) wrote:While I have no interest in doing this and would never attend, I have to say I am quite curious about what kinds of things the course entails.
The course I went through was called "Way of the Master" it's by a man named Ray Comfort. It really just brings you back to the basics of what we believe. Instead of trying to get into an argument with someone it basically goes straight to the conscience of any given person
