Proselytism: Don’t force Jesus upon people!

PROSELYTIZE 'prɑs(.ə).lət.aɪz verb. (Try to) convert someone from one belief to another. [Proselyte 'prɑs.ə.laɪt noun , proselytism 'prɑs(.ə).lət.ɪz.əm noun .] From time to time, when we Christians share the good news of Christ Jesus with other people, we get accused of “proselytizing.” It’s one of those words which, to quote Inigo Montoya from The Princess Bride … Giphy Properly, to proselytize means as we see in the definition above: You’re trying to convert someone. And you’ve not made it an option: They must become Christian. They will become Christian. You’re gonna try every tactic you can to make it so. You’ll promise outrageous things, you’ll fudge a few details, you’ll threaten ’em with hell. Whatever it takes. Forced conversions, hard sales pitches, and death threats ( and hell threats) are all definitely forms of proselytism. Is that really what we’re doing? Well… sometimes it is. And it should never be. God’s kingdom runs on grace