Topic: New writer

Hello every one, I am a new and still rather inexperienced writer but i was wondering if anyone cood help me out,
i'm writing this book about a young boy who wakes up in a strange world and has no idea ware he is, after a while he finds a young girl who is willing to help him, but, she is a christian and he is a strong Atheist, i have content for the story in many places but i don't know how she is supposed to present God to this guy, so the question, How should i go about explaining God to an Atheist.
Bible verses, Human interaction, ext.

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Through actions and living the Christian life. When he asks why she does what she does, then she can tell him.

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Join christianforums.com for research purposes. There many people there who ask/answer questions. It's beeb very helpful to me as I am writing a similar book. Also, post your questions in this group, and someone will probably help you. Also, the obvious source is the Bible. My story characters prefer the King James version, which is primarily due to my preference for that version. There are also good books for and against Christianity at Amazon that helped me a great deal in defining a conservative Christian world.

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thank you for the suggestions guys I appreciate it! ^^

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Sole Rivets wrote:

Hello every one, I am a new and still rather inexperienced writer but i was wondering if anyone cood help me out,
i'm writing this book about a young boy who wakes up in a strange world and has no idea ware he is, after a while he finds a young girl who is willing to help him, but, she is a christian and he is a strong Atheist, i have content for the story in many places but i don't know how she is supposed to present God to this guy, so the question, How should i go about explaining God to an Atheist.
Bible verses, Human interaction, ext.

   
    I write Christian fiction and what I  learned from my editor  is don't be preachy.  Have your characters show Christ  through their life, choices and how they treat others.  For example   your female character could  explain  why she made a certain choice, or believes the way she does and refer to a specific scripture.  I hope this helped.

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6 Reply by Elisheva Free (edited by Elisheva Free 2015-12-10 00:02:27)

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A slight suggestion, based on the actual age of your characters. If the boy asks her to explain God directly, have her ponder it and respond that she doesn't really know. Then, throughout the book, you can have him ask her why she does certain things and have her respond with "Because that's what God would do." or something... smile Again, just a suggestion. Religion is typically easier to explain through actions rather than words, especially for children.

-Elisheva

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Hey folks,

New to both the group, the site and writing in general. I am a father of 7 and practicing Reformed Presbyterian. I have been trying for months to find an epic fantasy I enjoy reading to no avail. After struggling through many novels I had enough and decided it was time to tell my own tale and here I am. Looking forward to working with you all in crafting my first Epic Fantasy tale! Any critiques are very much appreciated and will be repaid in kind smile

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Re: New writer

Sole Rivets wrote:

Hello every one, I am a new and still rather inexperienced writer but i was wondering if anyone cood help me out,
i'm writing this book about a young boy who wakes up in a strange world and has no idea ware he is, after a while he finds a young girl who is willing to help him, but, she is a christian and he is a strong Atheist, i have content for the story in many places but i don't know how she is supposed to present God to this guy, so the question, How should i go about explaining God to an Atheist.
Bible verses, Human interaction, ext.

From my experiences with my atheist friends, using scientific facts and logic is a sure way to help them see why one might believe in God based on scientific reasons. For example, most atheists think that a 7-day creation and a world that is only 6,000 years old is scientifically false, therefore it proves that the Bible is false, therefore God is false. But if you open up to them with different theological perspectives, for example, the theological theory that God's power was so great that he did 1,000's of years worth of work in just a single day (pointing to the verse that one day is as 10,000 years to God, and 10,000 years is as one day), it would help them realize that the Bible isn't disproven by science, but that there are many different theories that do work with the same science they believe in.

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9 Reply by Dirk B. (edited by Dirk B. 2019-09-09 05:06:03)

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Regrettably, this forum appears to be dead. The original post from Sole Rivets is four years old. One of the active forums is in the Medieval/Fantasy Magic group, which has attracted an eclectic group of writers, including sci-fi, fantasy, and mine, a supernatural thriller. Each member of the forum generally creates a brainstorming thread usually named "story name by author name". We use them ask questions of each other about our stories, and the group usually responds in a reasonable amount of time.

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