(October 28, 2011 at 3:47 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: Salty, don't you see there's something fundamentally wrong about asking us to seek God with a willingness to follow and then we'll see it's true; when we have every reason to think if we did the same thing with any other religion it would be just as likely to produce the same results? What you're asking isn't special to Christianity: it's common to any outfit that sees the gullible as potential recruits. If you want to attract skeptics to Christianity, this tactic is virtually guaranteed to have the opposite effect; we tend to steer clear of tricky sales pitches. You might have better luck if you demonstrate what is different about Christianity, not what it has that is typical of many religions.
I think I demonstrated that in another post when I asked how we could tell the difference and I explained the reason I chose Christianity. I agree that this tactic is not useful to woo people that see all religion as a trick, but it is not my intention to specifically woo skeptics, it's my intention to speak to people who are seeking openly or in secret. If they want to experience Jesus Christ they can.
"And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him." Hebrews 11:6
