why is it good to share your faith?
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Let me ask you a question first. If you were unsaved and knew you would go to hell but didn't know how to not go, wouldn't you want someone to share there faith with you?\nSome don't want to be told I know but 1st God commands it of us(Acts 1:8) 2nd if you have the opportunity to talk to someone about God but you don't you could be missing out on a blessing that you would have gotten if you had shared with them. 3rd Can't you just imagine how excited both of you would be if that person got saved, and can't you imagine how pleased God would be with you? \nI think those are pretty good reason, jah?
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People push it on you because they believe strongly, that they have found the only path to heaven. They are just trying to bring you into the faith because they care about you and want you to go to heaven too. The unfortunate thing is most people don't know how to go about "selling" their faith to others, and sadly, end up offending more than they convert. It is not intentional, it is an unfortunate by product of their good intentions. I am sorry that this friend has made you feel like your faith is a lie, or rather that he is calling it that. Thank you however, for keeping an open mind about the whole thing. Christianity can be a bit messed up at times. Most Christian faiths think that any other Christian faith that isn't theirs is going to hell too, so don't feel too bad. The way I look at it, if you are right with God, that is all that really matters.
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i think people claim that their religion is the best because they believe in it, because they are convinced that this is the best way to reach God. but as long as you respect the other persons' beliefs it is not a problem. the problem arises only when you try to force the others to believe in your religion or when you harm them for being the members of a religious group. this proves that the ones who do such things are not the servants of god.
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faith in god, family and friends
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Cause non-believers want to "show" believers how "false" their faith is. It's an anarchial type of trash maybe. HEY at least we have something to live for...as well as someone to live for.\n\nOR MAYBE just MAYBE...they realize you need to have faith in someone, specifically a higher being because man needs God. Jer. 10:23
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I think that belief in God and faith in Jesus Christ has changed my life.  Not in an out-of-touch wierd way, more the way getting to know a close friend better can encourage and inspire you to do things differently.  I love my faith.  I believe it is the one true way to Heaven, and that I was put in this earth for God's pleasure.
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Faith is personal and, it does not rely upon any dogmata and scriptures.  When you bleed, you know that you are bleeding.  Same with faith, it is in the knowing of it is there.  People do backup their faith with scriptures but, the latter reinforce the former and not the vice versa.
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I agree with your principle but am not quite sure what result you’re promoting in practice.\n\nI think there can be a lot of disrespect between people of differing beliefs, because “sharing your beliefs” is usually practiced as trying to beat the other person into agreement with one’s own line of thought, and breaking off the relationship when it’s clear that no one will change their minds. I think this is wrong and harmful.\n\nBut it’s extremely important that we all share what we think and why, with each other, for each other’s benefit. How else can we grow? How else can we examine ourselves? How else can we become better people? And how else can we begin to develop deep relationships with others? If we can only develop deep friendships with people who think the same as us, then we are really missing out on how complex and wonderful relationships can be – we’re not doing much more than “being friends with ourselves.”\n\nAs an example, my father has always refused to discuss what he believes with me. Literally, he would not share any thoughts about God, life after death, the reason for living, and so on. His only comment/excuse was, “It’s a personal matter and I don’t want to talk about it.” Why do I call it an excuse? Because based on all the evidence, I think he’s simply afraid to have to actually let me see that deeply into him. \n\nAnd his reluctance to simply share information about himself with me has really weakened our relationship. He and I probably disagree on some issues, but I don’t care about agreement: I just want to know him deeply. He’s my father. \n\nAnd so that’s why I often find a “agree to disagree” viewpoint to be somewhat careless and evasive – it’s often used as an excuse to evade meaningful discourse, out of fear, not as an actual “let’s keep talking about it and really learn how to listen to someone different than myself.”\n\nIf we feel that threatened by someone else’s ideas that we can’t tolerate listening to them and examining them, and still treating the other person kindly, then our own viewpoint isn’t as strong as we pretend it is. A secure person can discuss anything without feeling threatened by it, even if the other person behaves badly.\n\nLikewise, people need to approach others with respect, with more desire to listen than to speak.
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No, we should share the words of God with others.  But also be objective if others have a different understanding of the same text.  It is always good to have more than one verse to support your position. \n\nI don't think that you will condemn yourself.
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I like the spirit of your philosophy, but as to the exact wording, it seems backwards to me. Try this: We don't know how, but faith allows us to know that everything is going to work out, somehow. Faith is a way of knowing, we can not know everything, but we can understand almost everything if we know the subject matter. More and more facts are coming to light for us everyday that we live if we live in faith, with one small exception. Death always catches us flatfooted. Unless, we are very old and or very wise and courious, and ready to find out.
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well keeping my christian faith was the best thing that has happened to me! because when i was abused i clung tight to god and i got out of everything alright, with scars of course, but i'm fine now and althoug i still don't like to remember it i have forgiven the guy and i'm alright, faith is a good thing, why'd you drop yours?
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like hard evidence that i can pass around to all my friends and they'll all start believing because i have this thing?\n\nno\n\nbut that's why it's a called a faith, because you have faith in it\n\nto borrow a line from a movie\n"If you've never seen a million dollars how do you know it's there?"\n\nbecause you believe it's there!\n\nseeing isn't believing, believing is seeing\n\nbesides, even if it is all made up, it makes people act better, so why burst the bubble?
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Sometimes, when folks learn a new truth, they get real excited about going out and sharing it with others. Unfortunately some of them will ruin their credibility (and God's) by being kinda pushy about it. \nIt's kinda like giving a child a new toy. If you leave them alone with it for too long they become dangerous with it.
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People should put more faith in themselves and God.
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I DO!!! This world keeps pulling us down doesn't it! But you know, being on Y! Answers has really helped me, here I can praise and worship God(with some fellow Christians and some none Christians) here I get to share my faith. It's great!!! For me the way I get close to God is listening to some really good music, sit down with my Bible, notepad, and pencil, start reading and write away! It's amazing how much more you notice when you write stuff down. God Bless you sister and hold strong to the faith!!!
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To test your faith. Unfortunately for me, my faith is weak and I don't know how to strengthen it.
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Jews don't have to share, they show by example. Jews have personal relationships with God that Christians strive for their whole lives. Yet a Jew will not shove his/her belief down the throats of others, or take the Torah and keep knocking it on people's heads.\n\nBy leading a proper life according to Torah, this makes people think and investigate. Sometimes, there are a few who wish accept this way of life as their own and start converting.\n\nJews have learned not force our beliefs on others, but to quietly live a Torah lifestyle. Because actions speak louder than words.