What do you think about proselytizing?

Question

I think it rather lacks decency to involve yourself so personally with someone else's spirituality on an uninvited basis.

Answer 1

It is forcing the Gospel of Christ onto those with whom you find the leverage to do it.

It is against the Gospel because it is not loving. Love does not coerce. Love provides.

I am training to be a doctor and desire to be a missionary doctor. I have met many missionary agencies which set up shop in 3rd world and make a person sit and hear the Gospel before they receive medical care.

In essence, to get our loving medical attention you MUST first get our loving spiritual attention. Love is not forceful as such. It damages the image of Christ and His love.

Answer 2

Proselytizing does not have to be uninvited. As a matter of fact, missionizing, proselytizing, can be as meak as simply putting advertisements in newspapers, like:::

Contrary to popular belief, Judaism does welcome converts! If you are searching for a faith that makes sense, that puts Gd into your life, then seek it out and learn about it! Attend services at a variety of Synagogues and take an Intro To Judaism class!
And Welcome!

The advertisement above is non-invasive, it only invites those who are interested to learn more, but it is proselytizing nevertheless and the Jews should be doing that sort of thing more often!

http://Convert.org
http://WhatJewsBelieve.org
http://JewFaq.org

Answer 3

If "we all are one" (of "one man" -vs- "one man") and if "there is no respect of persons with God", and if "a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump", then spirituality is a collective globe-all thing, not a personal thing for some only.

As for "one proselyte" being "made", by law folk "compassing land and sea" with their Mt 22:36-40 "law law", such a "one" is called "twofold": "more the child of hell" than former hypocrites, fools, vipers, and blind guides who sat in Moses' seat: law (Mt 23). So proselytizing effects all, makes all "one" proselyte, not some only. And it makes all are one "more the child of hell", such as those who still law impute sin for the "hell" of it; not knowing law imputed sin makes "sinners all", "none righteous, no, not one", and "God is one". And law imputed sin has a death sting, which applies to all (not some only) via the curse of the law.

As for proselytizing 'uninvited', many impure religions do such like. But the Bible says "if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant". For it won't change the immutable will of God, nor will it change "the end" that is already written, but it will make what's "evident" from the "evidence" even more evident: "that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God". For it is written the law cannot disannual God's grace. For when law and grace are compared, as "comparing spiritual things with spiritual", as comparing law glory to grace glory, as comparing a corruptible crown with an incorruptible crown, and then the law and the glory thereof fades to nothing by compare-i-son, since grace is so exceedingly "much more", and grace much more abounds, to the point of blotting out what's against us: law, to the point there's no mention at all of law(sin & death) in the end:

The "grace" of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.

Answer 4

There requires some tact - and a place for everything. Going to fair-grounds or to a circus to witness to others is plain dumb. People go to these places for entertainment and they don't want to be bothered.

The only public setting would be Street Preaching. This way people who don't want to hear can walk on by - BUT those who do take an interest can stop and listen. It was good enough for the Apostles - and certainly good enough for todays Christians.

Also going house to house to sermonize just doesn't work - or at least here in America. Most people do not want the invasion of their private homes. It is far better to just prepare a tracts or literature and leave it at the house in the door. Maybe knock on the door and invite them to church, hand the literature and leave. In this way if they are really curious they may invite you in..., THEN one can share.

Jesus said to compel them to come in.., not propel them into the kingdom. People resent a forceful invasive attitude.

That's my opinion.

Answer 5

I agree. Proselytizing gets two thumbs down. Spirituality and religion need to be treated with the utmost respect and should in no way be forced.

Answer 6

That is the great commission given to all christians in the Bible. Would it be decent to know you could help someone in a burning building, but instead just walked by?

BTW...everyone proselytizes. Atheists, Evolutionists, Muslims, Buddhists, etc....

Answer 7

You have a very provocative question. I realized that I proselytize even though I'm atheist. Yes, I find it rude. I will have to reassess myself when speaking to people so as not to do something that I despise, unless they engage me first .Good question!

Answer 8

I don't like someone coming up to me trying to sell their religion to me. That is not right.

Answer 9

i agree with bobm709
if you believed you could help some one why would you ignore them
that's just cruel
shame on any one who would

Answer 10

I call it attempted spiritual rape.