How to help my agnostic boyfriend become christian?

Im asking this again in another category...because it isnt freakin showing up and its very important to me...so: Well I was talking with my guy. I asked him if he believed Creation or Evolution. You know what he said? He said Evolution. That just crushed...

my dreams. So we were talking about it...and he ended up telling me hes Agnostic or whatever. Isnt that like greek for fool? Or something...well he said he would hear me out. because im determined to bring him to a life with God and Jesus Christ. I think I need a little help. I pray for him all the time. But what would you guys do? want to give me some tips or advice? I mean...I dont want to...push this on him, but within time im hoping I can bring him to christianity...
Please and Thanks.

Listen to the Jews - the Bible has been their book a lot longer than it has been Christianity's. Creation, like most of the old testament, is allegorical, not the word of god. It's meant as a guide to living properly, not as facts (although certainly parts are based on real events).

Then listen to the Scientists - these people have dedicated their lives to study how the world works. Their studies have produced the pinnacle of Man's understanding of how he came to be - the Theory of evolution. It's not based on faith or on someone else's interpretations of some old writings - it's about reality and our place in it.

Lastly, listen to your boyfriend. If you care about him. Understand why he came to accept the findings of science over the teachings of the church. Find a way to reconcile the reality of what we are and how we came to be with the higher purpose and ethics taught by religion.

Remember that believing in something that can be proven wrong is irrational.

Nitpick: Believing in something that can be proven wrong is irrational. No - believing in things that _cannot_ be proven wrong (or right) is irrational, as is believing in things that have already been proven wrong. Every scientific theory could be proven wrong with the right evidence - that's what makes science so robust.

Evolution isn't a necessary component of life.
Evolution is a theory...but how did we evolve from apes if they're still here?
They wouldn't be here if evolution was the truth...now, would they?

Anyways, you shouldn't try and shove your beliefs down his throat.
It doesn't matter what religion he is; We have freedom of religion.

If it hurts you that much, then you two obviously shouldn't be together.

kemikalpsykosis: Evolution is a theory. Just like Gravity, Relativity, or Thermodynamics. The scientific definition of theory is different to the day to day usage you are familiar with. A scientific theory is simply something that makes testable, disprovable predictions.

Nobody is claiming humans evolved from Apes - evolution claims humans and primates have a common ancestor. Further, do you seriously think that entirety of the scientific community somehow missed that point?

*** Evolution is a theory...but how did we evolve from apes if they're still here?
They wouldn't be here if evolution was the truth...now, would they?

Domestication is a lie too. Since there are still wolves, it's impossible that dogs were domesticated from wolves. I mean come on, just look at a chihuaha and compare that to a wolf. Do you ever see wolves giving birth to a half-wolf/half-chihuaha? Of course not. Also, my science book (the Bible) doesn't mention anything about how dogs were domesticated from wolves, therefor it couldn't have happened. Nope. Chihuahas and wolves were both created ex-nihilo by magic. That's the only reasonable conclusion.

Domestication is a LIE!!!

Well hey, if he's willing to hear you out tell him what you have to say, what you belive, why.
BUt you have to remember that most things in this world are just beliefs, even some things that people have come to call facts are just mere beliefs. If he doesn't believe in God why stress over that? You seemed to like the guy before you knew that, why are you getting all flustered now? Perhaps he'll come into it with time, but if you push it on him he'll get defensive probably will not listen or rebeil to what you have to say. Don't force it. What's meant to be will happen.

I happen to find myself in a similar situation. My advice...never ever push, you'll scare him away. Make sure he knows your beliefs then just Pray for him!, invite him to church and that about all you can do. but if you want him to stick around, dont push or talk about it with him to much.

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I have a similar problem but my boyfriend believes god is in his mind and doesnt believe jesus christ as his saviour yet I can only pray for him and try to to make him know jesus through my actions because im only 17 and we have a long way till marriage and I have faith that god has the power and he would want to save him as he is his child and it is his intetions as well. I will pray for your sitiuation but you musts pray too and you can be in prayer with me for my situation.

I have a similar problem but my boyfriend believes god is in his mind and doesnt believe jesus christ as his saviour yet I can only pray for him and try to to make him know jesus through my actions because im only 17 and we have a long way till marriage and I have faith that god has the power and he would want to save him as he is his child and it is his intetions as well. I will pray for your sitiuation but you musts pray too and you can be in prayer with me for my situation.

parisa, you should assume your boyfriend will never see eye to eye with you on religion, because odds are he won't.

Wouldnt that be called conditional love? If you love somebody you accept who they are. Picture him trying to get you to change your beliefs to suit him. Its just unfair for you to pressure him into something he obviously doesnt believe. You can't force somebody to believe something. And I believe trying to force someone to believe things they obviously don't would be considered brain washing. Maybe things like that were acceptable in back in the day in Nazi Germany but people generally don't agree with that sort of stuff in todays educated society.

whats the big deal? so what if he doesnt have the same religious views as you? why should that matter? he wont find god just from you bugging him about it all the time. if he wants to be a christian he will. if not, get over it.

Im in love with someone who is an Agnostic. He has lived through something recently that I don't think he should have come out of alive. It was horrific. Not only was he alive, he came out of it with only scratches. Im not going to go into detail about what happened because thats not the point. After the incident, he told me that he wanted to go to church and that he believed. Well, I learned today that he's agnostic. After all that. He says that he thought it over and that he thinks that pretty much, you just go in a hole in the ground when you die and thats it. I said, so you think, all these people and planets and all this is just here? To ultimatly die? And thats their purpose? And he said yes. Now, I know everyone has different beliefs and opinions. But I understand where your coming from, because the thought of the person you love going to hell is almost too much to bear. All you can do is pray, and get people to pray for him. Talk to someone about it at your church, get their advice. Thats all I know to do at this point.

He has lived through something recently that I don't think he should have come out of alive.

Wow, harsh.