(September 7, 2015 at 7:38 am)Thena323 Wrote:(September 7, 2015 at 1:47 am)Godschild Wrote: I've had some to come to me and tell me that because of my actions around them they decided to accept Christ as their savior, I'm no one person was worried about his life the other I do not know what his circumstances were. I'm just glad they both made the decision, there was no pressure, no preaching just me living the life Christ wanted, in my opinion this is just one way of many and my preferred way, however if someone asks me to explain things to them I will, pressuring doesn't work well and usually doesn't make for a lasting decision. God called me to be a teacher to those who already were Christians ie. making disciples.I'm guessing that your approach/interaction with non-believers offline might be different than it would be in this sort of format. In a general sense, do you think that a previous history of religious belief makes a person more likely or less likely to be receptive to the message you want to convey?
GC
A persons receptiveness is due to their own desire to know, most people are not going to consider salvation unless they see it might be a good thing and no one is going to make a decision for salvation without the convection of the Holy Spirit (calling of the Father). If pushed to say who would be more receptive I would say those who had been previously exposed to religion, however I'm not privy to all of what God does or can do.
GC
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.