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Admin	what to ask to figure out if someone is a Christian in the first couple conversations... Posted : 31 Oct, 2010 06:06 PM OK, so I guess it's easy to see if someone is a Christian on sites like these, or even secular sites if someone puts it in their profile. But how about when you meet someone not at church. Is there anything you normally say or ask that would prompt someone to say something about if they go to church or are a Christian or something? Post Reply
View Profile History	what to ask to figure out if someone is a Christian in the first couple conversations... Posted : 31 Oct, 2010 06:22 PM Well, first of all, I've discovered, as I'm sure you have too, that not everybody on here are who they portray themselves to be. But outside of here, I guess the only way to know is to come out and ask them if they are a Christian and if so, what their beliefs are. Sometimes you just gotta be bold as brass if you aren't sure. Most try to live their lives in a way that will reflect Christ, but there's a few that you just gotta ask. I don't know of any PC way of asking except asking. Wish I had a better answer. Post Reply
View Profile History	what to ask to figure out if someone is a Christian in the first couple conversations... Posted : 31 Oct, 2010 08:40 PM I don't think it is easy to see if someone is a Christian on this site. I dated a man from this site and it wasn't until after I had met him that I realized he was "coasting" on his Christianity. He'd been a Christian for a long time and so didn't go to church much anymore or read his Bible much. Been there, done that was his attitude. For in person, I usually drop a mention of my own church attendance, or Bible reading, or Sunday School teaching. Find something that you can refer to that fits the conversation. Charles had good suggestions, also. Post Reply
View Profile History	what to ask to figure out if someone is a Christian in the first couple conversations... Posted : 31 Oct, 2010 10:44 PM If someone is filled with the Holy Spirit does not take long to notice it! Post Reply
View Profile History	what to ask to figure out if someone is a Christian in the first couple conversations... Posted : 1 Nov, 2010 08:51 AM I agree with Sparrow. To try to answer the request at hand, I would say ask what denomination and why. Denomination might not matter much, but it's a great way to segue into their specific beliefs of what/who God is, what Hell is, etc, all the basics to see where your beliefs do and do not match up and if they might have a more biblically accurate picture than what you had! Or not, lol, people are bound to disagree on things. Post Reply
View Profile History	what to ask to figure out if someone is a Christian in the first couple conversations... Posted : 1 Nov, 2010 08:01 PM *sigh* I keep meeting men that look like what I think of when I think of "an attractive male" but then they give no hint of Christianity, so I was hoping for a magic sentence or question that I could ask them that would make them go "You go to church? me too! Jesus has been so good to me today. Would you come to a service with me sometime?" *bigger sigh* Post Reply
teach_ib View Profile History	what to ask to figure out if someone is a Christian in the first couple conversations... Posted : 1 Nov, 2010 08:15 PM You can always ask them if they know if they're going to Heaven...if they know for sure, they're a Christian. If they don't, you have an opportunity to witness to them...explain how they can know. Post Reply
View Profile History	what to ask to figure out if someone is a Christian in the first couple conversations... Posted : 1 Nov, 2010 08:25 PM yeah - true. I can see it now. When my husband tells the grandkids how we met it will be a great story of how I stumbled through trying to witness to him... :) but hey, that's how we get better, right? Practice! Post Reply
View Profile History	what to ask to figure out if someone is a Christian in the first couple conversations... Posted : 1 Nov, 2010 08:36 PM You can ask them if they will have sex with you. If they say yes; cross them off your list. If they say no; ask why That should do it. :ROFL: Post Reply
Tulip89 View Profile History	what to ask to figure out if someone is a Christian in the first couple conversations... Posted : 1 Nov, 2010 10:08 PM Ask for their testimony. How they tell it will usually give you a lot of hints. Post Reply
riveroflife1 View Profile History	what to ask to figure out if someone is a Christian in the first couple conversations... Posted : 2 Nov, 2010 05:48 PM I think you would know by their language or the content of the converstions. A tell tale sign if someone is serving God is their face. Are they in darkness or do they light up a room? Post Reply

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