How to reach a dying loved one who rejects
Q: What to say to someone who is dying and has in the past rejected Christ/Christianity due to their research?
A: Usually people seek out things that align with what they want to believe [idolatry]. In this case it's that they dont want to be accountable to God for their sins [crimes against God], and prefer to believe they go non-existant after death. This is their view because they are still trapped in their sin nature, so they are blinded & led by it.
People like him do not have all the knowledge they need to fully reject the true Christ & truth of biblucal Christianity, so while alive there's still hope.
It is possible he has replied because he really does have concerns of death, whats next but also still trying to find out if there really is truth in Christianity. So be encouraging and pray until he steps unto eternity. Then leave it in God's hands.
I would say (in email reply, by text or irl), something like:
John, thanks for replying.
I know you are having a hard time breathing right now, so I really appreciate your time in replying. Since you are close to the end of your life here on earth and getting ready for what comes next, I do, in love, want to point out, it seems what you had looked into and believed is not what others who researched Jesus found. Did you know, since Jesus resurrection every world religion modified their religion teachings to add Jesus to it? There might be many false teachings about Jesus out there (as you have encountered) but the Bible reveals him as the God-man who loved humanity so much that He came and made salvation possible for us, and calls us to follow him; repent & believe in Him. Not to follow false churches or false teachings about him - but trust & follow Him. The Bible reveals him and tells us how to have life after death. My concern for you is genuine and I love you, so I ask that you consider the below with an open mind and heart.
See NeedGod.com (brief vid clip) and
Video #2 on Jesus here
Scripture says God will save all who turn to Jesus, and I really do hope that for you, & to see you again in Heaven. 🫂🥰
With all my love,
Jane
Hopefully this will be one last effort to reason with him and have the Gospel [which has the power to save], really reach his heart, and give him a last opportunity to get right with God.
At worst it heaps more coals on his head as Scripture says, [having no excuse if he rejects it], and you were faithful to the present the truth to him, even until the end. At best he gets saved, the angels rejoice, you rejoice, and you get to meet him there again (where relationships are perfect), & best of all we all get to spend eternity with our Savior Jesus Christ.
Revelation 7:9
After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes
If you would like more resources and helps to get better equipped to share the Gospel, Scripture and apologetics, and to be an bold/bolder approved workman whose not ashamed, who is a faithful servant of Christ, then pls go thru it & be blessed by it. 😊
Mark 16:15 " And Jesus said to them, Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation
God bless.
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