Thou shalt not shove the Lord thy God down others throats.

[Jelly Death]

raenianna

When you Evangelize it's supposed to be to people who come of their own will to hear you. Jesus went out and began speaking to no one and let whoever's intrest was caught come to him.
I know that to evangelize is to go out into life and spread the message of God's love, but you can't just approach someone and start telling them that God loves them. That's not evangelizing, that's shoving God into people's faces.
To love God is to love Him in your heart and in your life. Not to love Him by pushing Him into another's life. God lives in the heart and if someone does not choose to open their heart then you can't try to push God on them.
As those who love God and want to spread His word, we have to make it so that we never NEVER ask anyone to come, but just begin speaking and evangelizing and let them come. God only comes to hearts that are open and if someone does not have an open heart to God, then you only make them to believe that God is a mandatory belief. No wonder most teens don't believe in God, most weren't given the choice to love Him or not.


Would you really ever love someone if you had never met them but were forced to feel love for them because someone said so?

Would you really believe in something because someone told you that you had to believe in it?

Probably not. But even though you're not forcing anyone to believe in God or that He loves them, you still can't just go around telling them that He's real and that He loves them, No one would ever believe that unless they opened their heart to believe it. Speak God's love but "Let whomsoever will come, come" Don't ask them to come, let them choose to come, and choose to listen.

Good for you, dearie. I'm glad There are still those that don't believe in forcing their morals, values, or beliefs on other people. Many, many christians over the years have tried to convert me to christianity. However, their one and only tactic seemed to be fear. I've been told over and over, by friends, family, and just about everyone else, that if I didn't accept Jesus as my lord and saviour I would burn in Hell for all eternity. That's literaly what they've been saying since I was about 4 years old. Really, what kind of person would tell a 4 year old child that they were going to burn in hell? I'm thouroghly sick of evangelists trying to scare me into beleiving in their god. I think the point you made was brilliant and I comend you for it. Thank you for being so considerate and open-minded.