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How to get young people interested in Christianity?

Young people should be made interested in their religion so that they can learn to live by the way of God from an early age. But how can young people be made to get interested in Christianity? Here’s how.

It is extremely important for Churches who want to attract young people to stop being judgmental. Seriously, arguing about whether being gay is okay or not is not going to win the Church any brownie points with the youth. Also, arguing whether or not women can or should accept positions of leadership is not a good idea.

Being genuine is the way to go. Young people know that the Church is hardly a rock band. Stop pretending otherwise. Being genuine will pull the youth towards the religion much more easily.

If the Church actually started worrying about the real problems the world is facing, say, poverty, racism, violence against women, high rate of mortality of children and terminal diseases and doing something to prevent them, the youth will naturally become interested in the religion. Doing something good for the community is what most youths are really interested in.

Christianity is really not about being shy of laughter, music, dancing, good food, lighting candles, incense or love. So the Churches should understand this too.

When Christian priests genuinely try to be with people who need help, young people understand the goodness of it all.

Churches should have a part open for people to pray in at all times of the day. This makes easier for young people to come in.

Should you convert to Christianity?

The truth is that converting from one religion to another or to perhaps no religion at all is a completely personal matter. If you choose to convert yourself to Christianity, don’t consider it as a matter of membership to a Church. Rather, it is a matter of faith- faith in God, in Jesus Christ and the Holy Bible. Before converting, you should learn about the religion well and the principles and tenets that guide the Christian way of life. If you have realized that you do want to convert to Christianity, here are things you should do:

Getting yourself converted to Christianity is really not about joining a Church and getting religiously affiliated. It is a lot more than that. It should be the case that you have a personal relationship with God and it is a faith you personally believe in. Before the conversion happens, you should start feeling a sort of spiritual awareness and have faith in the power of God and how He will guide you on the road to salvation.

You should understand that God loves you for what you are. So it doesn’t mater how good a person you are, you must have committed some sin or the other in your life. That does not matter, because God loves you in spite of the sins.

It will be great if you can find a person who is of the Christian faith. Ask him to her to guide you in making the religion a part of your life.