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Wittenberg:
I'm starting a bible study with 3 friends. One of the friends believes in the restoration of all things and two others dont. I wanted to know if anyone here has done this before and how it went? Any insights on how to be fed and bless the others that are yet to believe that Jesus will save all. Is it even a good idea to fellowship with those that don't believe? I really care about all of these guys and spend time with them outside of a bible study envirnment.

Thanks for any input.

rumpelstiltskin:
Hello Wittenburg, almost everyone I know personally are non believers,so I do fellowship with them all the time. There's only one believing family who are Sunday church people. I recently learned that it's very easy to get unequally yoked. A lot of these non believers are direct family and there not interested in scripture and I don't blame them. The topic doesn't come up odten,so I leave things there

Extol:
Hi there,

The most important thing is to remember to not to try and convert them...if you try to change their minds rather than let God do it, things can get frustrating pretty quickly. What seems so clear and obvious to us is not at all clear to those who are still being deceived.

indianabob:
Hello  new friend Wittenberg.

One thing that has helped me in my dealings with other people is to respect their beliefs and feelings.
If you are going to try a Bible study, keep it very simple. Sharing the Milk of the word as apostle Paul has said. Maybe just ask small questions and let them DISCOVER answers for themselves.
Don't ask them to trust your personal understanding.
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For example you might start with learning something about what the Jews believed.
For example the Pharisees believed in a physical resurrection and the Sadducees did not.
You might explore that belief of the Jews without asking what the members of your Bible study believe.
Maybe discuss what holy days the Jews observed and why.
How did Jesus learn all that he learned about scripture. What did his parents teach him.
Was there a school for young Jewish boys and girls.
Just stick to history and let your friends discover the small truths by themselves as they study.
And if they don't study, don't push the issue. Let them learn at their own pace.
You do not need to get into the rightness or wrongness of their beliefs, just the history.

Your objective could be just to get the friends to READ their own Bible.
Comparing verses in different books that address the same issue.
then you will not be in the middle trying to justify your own understanding.
Let God teach them via HIS spirit and at his pace. It may take years and years and years.

Regards, Indiana Bob






--- Quote from: Wittenberg on November 22, 2015, 10:44:16 PM ---I'm starting a bible study with 3 friends. One of the friends believes in the restoration of all things and two others dont. I wanted to know if anyone here has done this before and how it went? Any insights on how to be fed and bless the others that are yet to believe that Jesus will save all. Is it even a good idea to fellowship with those that don't believe? I really care about all of these guys and spend time with them outside of a bible study envirnment.

Thanks for any input.

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Wittenberg:
Thank you everybody. I've been wrestling with being unequally yoked regarding fellowship with Christians that don't believe in salvation for all. Wondering if we even believe in the same God, then wondering, where is the cutoff?

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