Dating Non-Christians

[ChattyMute]

Hmm, that's a good point. I don't mean shoving the Bible in their face, though. We, as Christians, have to expose the Gospel through our actions and our choices just as much as- if not more than- our words. I think the best way to show Jesus is to show his love in how we treat people, and to be honest about your faith. Then unbelievers will come to you when they have questions, instead of you always hounding them.

No offense, but if you treat an atheist or agnostic (I'm not sure about other beliefs) kindly/lovingly, they'll think you're just being a good human being. No God/Jesus needed in that world view. Most atheists I know are even better versed on/understand the Bible than many Christians I know, and most know the faith quite well in a generic sense. This certainly isn't universal, but I've seen that happen quite a bit. So I doubt that many atheists would come asking questions in the way you're thinking.

 

[Former Saul]

...if you treat an atheist or agnostic (I'm not sure about other beliefs) kindly/lovingly, they'll think you're just being a good human being.

I'm satisfied with that. Too many atheists see Christians as the bad guys =P Also, there are a lot of hypocritical Christians out there, so if I can manage to walk the talk and give us a more positive connotation in people's minds, I'm happy.

Most atheists I know are even better versed on/understand the Bible than many Christians I know, and most know the faith quite well in a generic sense. This certainly isn't universal, but I've seen that happen quite a bit. So I doubt that many atheists would come asking questions in the way you're thinking.

Yeah, that happens to me. I haven't been a Christian very long, so consequently I don't know Scripture well and I get my butt kicked in debates. =P