what would Jesus do?

Question

did Jesus try to convert people ?
how was he with those not of his faith ?
are there any scriptures for this ?

Answer 1

Each prophet sent by GOD has a mission and the prophet dedicates his life to it.

Answer 2

no.
jesus' didn't convert them thru scripture.
most people that followed jesus at the time couldn't read, let alone write.
he just gave sermons that somehow got thru 2 the disillusioned people. they were after all living under Roman oppression
saw Jesus' message as a viable way of escaping the roman empire.
he just happened 2 b in the right place at the right time.
there are no scriptures that will convert people, it's a fallacy.
u can't make people b Christian anymore than Muslims can convert the West 2 Islam.
but there are good scriptures in there 2 tell people how they should behave, conduct themselves & stay faithful.
c links below hope they help
& find the scriptures ur looking 4.

Answer 3

Lovely question; what would Jesus do?
If we don't know what Jesus did then, we won't know what Jesus would do now!
In the Sufi tradition it is said that Jesus had Tawakkal - (Absolute Trust; Surrender; handing over all responsibility
to God alone).
If we want to follow Jesus as he ask of us, then this is the quality that we must develop. We must develop Tawakkal.
May God grace us all with this quality.

Converting people is a business, which means there is money exchanged. Money changers often get thrown out of temples, would you not agree?

Footnote*: What religion would Jesus have converted them to then, Judaism?

Answer 4

This is a great question. He wants to have your love and He can convert the willing heart. Jeus loves everyone, and as He invites us all to spend eternity with Him, He will respect your choice. He will not force His love onto you, that is why He gave you your free will.

What was that motivated me to become a Christian ( I was born into a Lutheran family and I was baptized as a baby, and confirmed at the age of 15. However, I walked away from my childhood faith. Luckily God did not give up on me so easily I gave up on Him. God is near. If He is not, then you moved. That happened to me, I removed myself from God's presence. )that was my need for salvation. I started to have a hunger for His word. I resisted and I resisted. I was seeking a sense of peace. Becoming a 'sales woman' for Christianity was about the last thing in my mind.

However, of all the changes Jesus promised His followers, making them " fishers of men" was at the top of His list. Regardless of our initial motives for receiving Christ, that's what He wants for us as well.

When we examine the Gospels, one thing is clear about Jesus' disciples: Followers became fishers of men. And that is why I believe that sharing a Gospel is not exactly optional. Because God's designis to use the people He has reached to reach other people. And that canonly happen if we answer to His call to fish. God does not call qualified, He qualifies the called. And EVERY follower is a prime candidate to fish for men.

Mark 1:17

Like John and Paul ( I belive it is in Acts 4 ) talked about something what they SAW and HEARD, and they could not stop talking about it. They were put into a jail and right when they were out they went back to sharing the Gospel, because they wanted to have it out so that we can have the message even today. : )

Jesus always said that we need to share this hope with people who do not have it yet. Remember the parable of the Lost Sheep. Remember the parable of the Prodigal son. God uses His Word and people and circumstances to communicate with you.

I can see clearly, that you are doing the job He wanted you to do. To be good to other human beings. It is now your choice if you want to do it to the glory of the Lord or not, but you are doing what He wants us to do to each other, love and help each other out. You have a free will. : )

Answer 5

did Jesus try to convert people ? - no, in fact the only thing He told His disciples to do was to "spread the good news", He said nothing about trying to convert them from their own faith.

how was he with those not of his faith ? - He partied with them lol. One good thing we could all enjoy about Him was that He loved a good party!

are there any scriptures for this ? - Yeah, but there are so many that I'd get a bad rating for such a long answer lol. Just know that the 4 gospels are full of such instances.

Thanks for the good question, I hope some of the more fundamentalist of us Christians get the point :)

Answer 6

My understanding is that Jesus actually coverted all of us to become worthy again of the Fathers love and presence by receiving the negative karma of this world. In other words, Jesus paid our debt for us because we were unable to pay for it on our own anymore.

Luke 10:8-12 tell us how was He with those who do not accept him.

Answer 7

Jesus told not just the twelve, but all His followers:
"All power is given to Me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of [God] the Father and of [God] the Son, and of [God] the Holy Ghost: teaching them TO OBSERVE ALL things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo, I am with you alway [meaning all the way], even unto the end of the world (Matt. 28:18-20).
It's such a shame that so many offer opinions about what Jesus said and didn't say without checking the Bible; if they did, they would realise, for example, that the man the disciples had rebuked was not following THEM, and not that he was "doing His own thing": actually he had been using Jesus' Name to cast out demons and Jesus forbade the disciples from stopping anyone doing so again, "...for no-one who works a miracle in My Name can soon afterward speak evil of Me." (Mk 9:38, 39). That passage not only shows that ANYONE who truly believes in Jesus as God can work miracles in His name (provided of course that they are searching God's will for the given situation), it also shows that the whole idea of "apostolic succession", the bedrock of Roman Catholicism, is unbiblical.
Another time, Jesus had a dialogue with some of those who were at the feeding of the 5,000. He told them, in effect, that they were more interested in another batch of free food than finding out who Jesus really was: they asked Him, "what must we do to do the WORKS [that are required] of God?" Jesus replies "This is the WORK of God: that you believe on Him whom God has sent" (John 6: 22-30). In this passage we see that salvation is dependent not on making ourselves acceptable to God by our works (impossible, as we already have broken God's laws badly enough to DESERVE eternal hell), but on truly believing Christ's claims for Himself, and asking Him to be our God, Lord and Saviour.
Don't take my word for it, or anyone else's for that matter: check out the Bible for yourself. Anything you don't understand, check out:
www.thebereancall.org
www.christiananswers.net
www.lightforthelastdays.co.uk
This is important, as only a fool would buy a house without checking out its structure, repayment fees, running costs, area etc. first: so why go into eternity trusting what so-and-so down the road/on TV/in a book said? God bless all who want to seek Him.

Answer 8

Yes of course He not only tried but He did create a whole new true religion.He converted, He changed and He shook the dust off His feet and walked away from evil ones.

Answer 9

Maybe email Father K, or some one that has an education in this field? I do not understand the bible or memorize passages, so I'll wish you a great Sunday. Peace.

Answer 10

I'm pretty sure Jesus went around converting people...but it would have been with his actions as well as his words, leading by example. Seemed to be a pretty good sort of a bloke, had time for prostitutes and lepers and samaritans. In fact the samaritan parable is probably a good example to see how he thought of others.
Any bloke who turns water into wine is welcome at my table.

Answer 11

Jesus did offer a conversion and change of heart for everyone who listened to His message. He still does.

He told people "Come, follow me" and asked them to come out from the world and be willing to 'do the will of my Father, who sent me"

While Jesus practiced tolerance for those who were not willing to believe, He came down hard on those who practiced 'a form of godliness, but denied the power thereof' and decried hypocrasy in all forms.

He showed that we are all brothers when he spoke in the parable of the Good Samaritan. Samaritans were considered enemies to faithful adherants to Judaism.

Jesus showed love and kindness to everyone regardless of their circumstances, faith or sins. Since Jesus Christ came to earth as the very offering for our sins, through his Atonement as a sinless sacrifice for EVERYONE who ever was, is and who ever will be who will hear His voice and come unto Him, Jesus provided a way for us to return to our Father in Heaven.

The "four gospels" (Matthew, Mark, Luke & John) offer a comprehensive reference to the actions and ministry of Jesus Christ.

Also, the Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ in His ministry to the 'other fold' of which He speaks in the New Testament. (if you don't have a copy of the Holy Bible or the Book of Mormon, you can actually read it online at the links below - the first is the New Testament and the second is the Book of Mormon)

Good luck!