Here's a bright idea: STOP PRESSURING OTHERS TO JOIN YOUR
RELIGION. If someone doesn't want to join your church, that doesn't make them a
jerk. They're entitled to their own beliefs, just like you're entitled to yours.
I'm sorry if that sounds harsh, but if you really want the rest of the world to
accept you, then you need to accept the rest of the world. Stop focusing on how
many souls you can save and start focusing on being a good person. And by 'good
person', I mean being compassionate and generous, not paraphrasing a book
written three thousand years ago on a street corner.I don't hate Christians, but because of the way I've been treated in the past, I'm wary of them. If you want to be respected, then do some respecting in return. (Response On The Blog Of Thom Rainer.)
Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/four-thoughts-from-non-christians-about-christians-101439/#Jr9Z9DGHmobw6mpA.99
Prima facie, this seems a most reasonable challenge to evangelicals wanting to convert people.
BUT ... the born again believers know that people such as the writer above are condemned to hell. Jesus requires us to try to help them - whether welcomed or not. Of course the writer has the entitlement to be wrong - but oh - what a price to pay!
It is like the man whose house is on fire and his family are in grave danger. He neither likes nor cares for his neighbour who has spotted the problem. Consequently, he refuses to listen and ...
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