Why is it so hard to convert a good sinner?
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Because they dont see anything wrong with thier lives,the problem is that they dont have a relationship with god.They dont understand that we are saved by faith,not works.
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we're all sinners - God knows that since he made us. If you're making an honest effort to move forward and live a Godly life, then you're doing the right thing. just keep on asking for forgiveness and seeking help where you need it. If you find you're stumbling in the same areas like sexual sin or cheating, etc., find a group of Christians that you can be accountable with. \n\nGuilt is just the devil's way of tripping us up and keeping us from happiness. remember that Jesus died for every sin, none is too great to confess. That's the beauty of grace and mercy.\n\nI've been a Christian for many years and I don't have it all figured out. It's a work in progress. Think of Paul's letters - he stumbled and kept going. and David gave us some of the most beautiful Psalms out of his suffering, disappointment, weaknesses and all the while still praising God.\n\nRemember, Jesus' death on the cross has love written all over it. We're never worthy but we are loved:)
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This is one of the main reasons that Christianity is difficult for me.. One must take the Adam and Eve story as a literally true event for original sin to be a valid doctrine.. If Adam and Eve are metaphorical, then  the death of Jesus was to no avail.
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u are an idiot. you call yourself a christian, but you dont even understand your god's teaching. \n\nhow can you worship a god who condemns people who try to be good? why would u WANT to worship a god who is so vain, and so full of himself, that the only way to get in his good graces. that's disgusting. not to mention, that you only worship this god, TO SAVE YOURSELF! \n\nno one is righteous, that's for sure, but the mere fact that someone tried to be means something.
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He loves the sinner but hates the sin. WHATS A GOOD GOD GONNA DO?????
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I am a very spiritual person, but I am weary about the so called "good Christians".  They are usually the most closed minded people, and they are usually self serving.  If it's in their best interest, they invoke that Jesus would want things to be done their way. And if they don't like something, they say it is against Jesus.  Really, how do they know what Jesus would want.  That is why he gives us the Holy Spirit, so that we can be connected with Him, and make our own decisions.
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Youare absolutely right. Branding people sinners is the greatest sin!  What follows is a quotation from a related article I wrote some time ago. \n\nJesus had a radically different view of right and wrong. In order to do right, one should know what is right. God is the only one who knows everything, and therefore, only God can be absolutely right in every situation. Thus only God can be righteous. All humans are unrighteous because they do not have all knowledge of everything as God does. It is human nature to err.  Jesus stated this plainly once when someone asked him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit the eternal life?”  Jesus answered, “ Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.” (Mk10:17-18).\n\nIf only God is righteous, it would be senseless to divide people into righteous and unrighteous.  That is why Jesus treated all people alike whereas the Pharisees kept themselves away from those they called sinners. Jesus was a friend of the “sinners” and the tax collectors. Jesus was willing to talk to them, eat with them, and live with them. One day when Jesus was at the home of a Pharisee, a woman (who was a sinner in their eyes) came in, sat at his feet, and washed his feet with her tears of repentance. This was shocking to the Pharisee because he couldn’t even imagine such a woman touching him publicly.
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There's no such thing as a sin so big God can't forgive it.\nHe died on the cross for all sins, not just the little ones like lying or stealing or whatever.\nMurderers can receive forgiveness, too - you just have to be willing to ask for it!
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you don't have to spew fire and brimstone at sinners to get them to listen to you.  people are more likely to listen to someone they can relate to, who speaks to them as an equal, who hates the sin, not the sinner.
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by confessing and by doing good deeds.confessing is always hard,there's no easy way to do it
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People have the free will to chose for him or herself.  Those who can be "helped to convert" are spiritually weak to begin with.
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In a world in which sin is no longer evil, but an option or something that can bring someone's reputation up, it's hard for one to find a christian guy or girl. Our modern day society has inflicted upon us the messages of disrespect, vandalism, to humiliate one's appearance or clothing (regardless of their health or financial conditions). In which claiming a color, and taking one's life for those who oppose it, and brings glory and respect to one by his/her fellow gangmembers, it's hard to find someone who will have a good relationship with you. \n\nThe Apostol Paul describes how the world would be in the final days of history. (2 Timothy 3:1-5) Yet there is hope. MATTHEW 7:7,8 says:"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened." Pray. That's all I can say. Pray.
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We shouldn't just try to convert people. If you really want people to become a part of your religious group, or any other group, the best thing you can do is help them, and be nice to them. Make them say, "Wow, this is a great group of people. They're so loving and kind. I might like to be part of their group." The best way to introduce people to God's love and grace, is to show love and grace yourself.
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Hello,\n\nEvery thing takes time. you have to accept Jesus Christ as your Saviour and that he came down from above to pay for our sins.\n\nBeing born again is similar to accepting and repenting but, its like if you steal you can't go around staeling again. When you have the spiriti within yo , bad things would not even come to your mind\n\nTake care and God bless
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The hardest people to reach with the Gospel are like you, just "good folks." Isiah wrote, "All our righteousness, is as filthy rags." In Hebrew, it is "used menstrual cloths." Our equivalent of Used kotex. Since this is the "Best" we can do, we'd better have Someone's True Righteousness to put in our place. That's where Jesus comes in, He paid the Acceptable Price for our Redemption. The only One to never sin in any way, "Imputes His Righteousness unto us." and then, we are in God's eyes as Righteous as His Only Begotten Son. There is no other way, Jesus said. "I Am the door to the sheepfold, if any man tries to enter by any other way(religion) he is the same as a thief & a robber."
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I think that the best way to let your religion gain followers is by actually practicing it, or in your case, being a good Christian.\n\nThe only way people get converted is if they want it themselves. You can't push people into converting (as in relly converting, not just pretending). People who have strong beliefs in whatever they believe are unlikely to change their mind, no matter how often you tell them they're going to hell and no matter how often you quote the Bible. You only annoy them and give them feelings of persecution if you keep forcing your religion down their throats against their will.\n\nBut there are some people who aren't sure or are still searching for something. It's those people who might convert and the best way to attract them is by showing them the true colors of your religion. Practice what you preach and let them see the beauty in your religion. That is likely to inspire them to find out more and even convert eventually.\n\nChristians who preach without practicing what they preach are hypocrites and it's people like that who push possible converts away and gain enemies among firm non-Christians. Why would anyone want to convert to a religion whose own followers don't even bother following as much as the main message of the religion?
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If they are born again. It is not hard to do, but someone who rejects God cannot do it. For the first step is to believe that God exists, second believe that one falls short of His glory (admit sin) third see that Jesus is the perfect Lamb of God who died to take away the sins of the word, who rose again to conquer death and rose to heaven to sit at the right hand of the Father.