Why don't many Christians pick up hitch-hikers?
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I'll bet if Jesus was around today he would hitch-hike
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It will be so hard to keep this answer short, but....\n\nYes, it is extremely rare to see or hear of Christian martyrs/persecution in western countries. That is because we Christians have become apathetic, and stuck in our comfort zone of tv, fast food and general living standards that are much higher than that of the poor/3rd world parts of the globe. We rely on savings, loans and well-paying jobs to prepare our way rather than trust in God. See the last letter to the 7 churches in Revelations that says 'you think you are rich, but I say you are poor' and you will get a description of the modern church.\n\nBUT, having said that - there are places in the world not seen by the media where there are healings, miracles and people raised from the dead. It is happening even now, and if you don't believe that this is possible, then you don't truly believe the message in the Bible.\n\nAnd yes, I know there are plenty out there who will say that this is ludicrous - but I speak what I know of, and admit that I too am apathetic, so I am in no way trying to bignote myself.
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A lot do, more these days than not, but not all of us are like that.  I have asked this question myself, and sometimes I wonder if Christianity is just a club for some people, something they have always belonged to and their families.\nWe have to try and be like Christ, not just go to church and wear crosses.  It's also sad to see all the SUV's and BMW's in the parking lot Sunday morning.  Would it not make sense to buy a cheap, good condition economy car and give the money one saves to the poor?  It's little things like this that can be unsettling.  We should all try harder to do his work, we've become too spoiled.  Sometimes I wonder if He is sad and disappointed in our decadent choices.
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I will never really be able to understand why people follow these people!  I have decided it must be because they are people who do not feel they have much self worth, people whose lives are not very happy and fulfilled, and they are desperately searching for someone to ''build them up''.\n\nCults reach out to people who are this way----------people who are needy in spirit and hope.  I think these Evangelical Christians reach out for the same type of people.  And, there are alot of them.\n\nP.S.  These are the same people who criticize Muslims---they have to feel there is someone beneath them, to give them a good feeling about themselves.
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(hollow laugh) If Christians could be celibate then there wouldn't be nearly so many of 'em.\n\nThe one thing that all religious laws / commandments have in common is:  They're impossible to keep.
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Because the human mind cannot comprehend God.\n\nBecause one needs faith in order to be able to really learn from the Bible.\n\nBecause many people are deceived and fall for the alternatives of easy, cheap Grace.
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a lot of them do!\npeople are so hungry for real spirituality that they are looking in the wrong places.  God is real and so is Jesus
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While it is important to have fellowship with other Christans, it is a command even, remember that you don't have to be in church to worship. God should be part of your daily walk in life, not just Sunday. Also I'm kind of reminded of something else... even Paul the Apostle supported himself as a tentmaker...
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becuase maybe the person has never seen the lord's miracles, or they think God has abandoned them or they are just uptight people.
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For most it is actually a drive to be closer to something because the obsessed ones are always fairly clingy and lonely.\nFor others they join religions hoping to get a quick path to the answers to their questions, allowing them to evlove faster. Proof of that is in the constant praying for private desires to come.\nAnd then the last group are the ones who believe just because of tradition. (Got to believe in something, right?) that's what my friend said to me the other week on his way to church.\n\nanyway. Hope i cleared something up
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First, there are those who don't believe in HIM. Second, some people are so involved with matters of living, that they don't recognize that he is knocking. This include  people who consider themselves Christians. They are too involved with making money, their free time off, vacations, etc.The only time they have for God is one hour on Sunday, and they are back to their usual routine. Look what happen after 9/11. Churches around the US were up to capacity, but as time goes by, the crowds get thinner and thinner, and pretty soon, only the regular church goers were left.Some people tend to call upon God only to aid them in their needs. When their needs are fulfilled, then God is cast aside again, until they need Him again.I know that this sounds like a harsh judgment, but thats the way it is with some people.
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I'm a Christian, but many times I think if I wasn't I'd be so turned off by how some other Christians behave/act/talk.  In the name of Christ, they do some really outrageous stuff or twist the scriptures to fit their own agenda. Or act SO radically ridiculous  that it is a total turnoff to those who maybe are seeking. It's only a small handful of people, mind you, but those few can really spoil it for those that are genuinely trying to walk day to day and show God's love in every circumstance.  I consider myself a radical Christian, but mellowed by age, and a general sense of not wanting to turn off and offend every person I meet!
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Because the things they are taught to believe are incredulous and often raise a question or two. And they are prone to doubt the fact that Jesus of Nazareth(real name Yeshua Bin Yusef *proven*) was a zombie. Because of this, and other things, makes it more reasonable to turn to Atheism and Agnosticism(me). Some do have faith, apparently like the ones that posted before, but they are the minority.\n\nSo why do they have so little faith? Because most of the **** is too incredible to believe
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Any Christian organization that asks for money is not Grace Oriented. If they were they would know that god knows they need money and He will provide it if He wants them to stay around.
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Don't give up, and don't settle for less...are you in an environment where you can meet other christians? If so, and you have asked God to bring someone into your life that believes and lives a Christian life,  then just believe that God will do it and one day soon, probaly in a way that you wouln't have ever imagined, you'll meet him...I've seen it happen over and over again...so be encouraged and don't give up....
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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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By the time that happens, Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell will have amassed enough Lear jets to easily carry 144,000 people and their luggage. The problem is that there are way more than 144,000 Christians on Earth, which means a lot of them will be left behind because they aren't good enough. Yet they ALL believe that they are going! I'm pretty sure all the Christians who come to Yahoo Answers  won't make it onto the Lear jets, but they might be able to fly coach on a Value Jet.