Forcing our beliefs on others is wrong.
I had the experience of watching this happen in my own family. One of my daughters joined a church that made her tell all of us that we are going to hell and she didn't want to be near us.
I did do the christian motherly thing with her and went to her church to see for myself what they were teaching her. It took a year to show her THAT church is wrong. They had turned the bible verses to make them what they want. I showed her these cases.
She now stopped going to that church.
Jesus did not judge or force himself on anyone, he also didn't call people names for not following him.
2007-12-17 11:03:38 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It turns them away instead
deleting your purpose
2007-12-17 11:12:09 · update #1
Salvation...you missed the point of the question
2007-12-17 11:15:26 · update #2
You're right. Forcing beliefs on another person does not show love. We should be able to witness by our actions and words, without the need for any kind of force.
2007-12-17 11:12:03 · answer #1 · answered by Jade <>< 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have only been a Christian for 2 years, so I have seen both sides. I don't think it is right to FORCE your beliefs on someone, but I do think it is okay to express your beliefs and how you live your life.
I have a right to believe what I do, and even though some people may not like it or do not believe the same way, I love them. I don't want people to go to hell, but I know that a lot of my loved one's will be. It is our responsibility as disciples to preach the word of God, but it is not our responsibility to judge and condemn people. We are supposed to love on non believers, to try and teach them what we have learned. If we are mean and judgemental, that makes us no better than if we were not saved by Him.
2007-12-17 19:09:47 · answer #2 · answered by opinionatedwon 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
As a Christian, I do not force my beliefs on anyone. I just simply do what God has commanded all Christians to do, and that to share the gospel with every one (see Mark 16:15). I don't put a gun to anyone's head, I simply present the gospel to them.
Furthermore, and you might hate me for this, but we can judge others. In John 7:24 Jesus said "Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment." That is to say that we are not to judge people by how they look, but if we see someone doing wrong, we can make a "righteous judgment" and say what they are doing or have done is wrong.
Also in Matthew 23 Jesus did call the scribes and Pharisees names like "hypocrites", "serpents", and "brood of vipers".
2007-12-17 19:19:40 · answer #3 · answered by Jason M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Christian can force their beliefs on others.
It is the duty of every true believer to tell people that God is going to punish sin. That God is wrath with the way man is full of sin and WILL PUNISH man for those sins. Thankfully God in His great Mercy has provided a way of redemption.
To not mention this to people would not only prove that you have not read the Bible... it would also show contempt for it and God and lack of love for those people who were not told the Gospel message who are going to hell.
Please read Ezekiel chapter 33
2007-12-17 19:37:02 · answer #4 · answered by insert_ nickname_ here! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just because a few d-bags force their beliefs on others doesn't mean every Christian does. Just do your part and hope the rest of the church follows.
2007-12-17 19:18:29 · answer #5 · answered by Dan L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what kind of church you are referring to. My church teaches from the bible, and the bible says that if you reject Christ as your savior, you will go to hell.
That being said, I don't go around telling people they are going to hell, unless they happen to ask what the bible says about it....and many do.
Jesus did not judge anyone? He said that whoever denied His name before man, He would deny that person's name before His Father in heaven.
Don't confuse biblical truth with "forcing" others to believe it. There is a heaven and a hell. Each person, however, has the responsibility of deciding for themselves if they are going to believe it. A church that "forces" their members to threaten others (although I find this a bit hard to believe) needs to remember it is the goodness of God that brings people to repentance.
2007-12-17 19:10:46 · answer #6 · answered by Esther 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
There are some churches that do force their religion on others and make weak people believe what they are teaching. Good for you for showing her they were wrong. I think if you keep praying for your daughter and setting a good example she might one day realize what she needs too.
2007-12-17 19:09:38 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No one is forcing anything, we simply share another direction in life. Accept it or not, that's your choice, but if you do not know there is a choice, do you really have a choice?
Let's say you are driving down a dark road at 50 MPH and I know it is a dead end road because I used to travel that road. I know that at the end of the road there is a block wall and that if you keep driving down that road at 50 MPH you are going to die, so I pull up alongside you, get your attention and tell you that there is danger ahead and that you need to take your foot off of the gas for a minute and let me explain. If you slow down and let me explain, then you will be able to make a choice whether to live or die. If I ignore you, even though I know the danger you are in, what does that say about me? It says I don't care about you. I am called to care and I am called to share. After you have been shared with, then it is your choice to hit the brakes and change direction, or keep going 50 MPH into the wall, or you can even speed up if you want to. That's all up to you. It's your decision. At that point my duties as someone who cares has been fulfilled. I am not called to force you to turn around, only warn you about the road you are on.
The Pharisees refused to turn around and follow Jesus. Jesus called them, "Brood Of Vipers", "Hypocrites", "Whitewashed Tombs Full Of Dead Men's Bones", "Blind Guides". No, Jesus did not force them to follow Him. He DID call them by their appropriate names for not following Him.
You will be held accountable for the harm you have caused one of God's little children if you do not change course. You can accept that warning too now that you have a choice.
2007-12-17 19:37:04 · answer #8 · answered by the sower 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't force anyone to believe what we believe. It is the Holy Spirit that convicts people. The Bible does say that we are all sinners. We need to believe in Jesus or we will go to hell. We don't have to change the words of the Bible to believe what it says. Just read the Bible for yourself. No one is forcing you too.
2007-12-17 19:10:32 · answer #9 · answered by salvation 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You did a horrible thing by changing your daughter's mind!!!..Church teaches people to do the RIGHT THINGS ..what's the problem with you if your daughter wants to be a Christian...which church did she go to?..a protestant church ? because my Roman Catholic church never teaches that people who don't follow Jesus or God will go down there [ to hell]...instead of heaven..we believe in the idea that those who don't pray or do the right thing will still go to heaven where they will be condemned..neways..it is a person's right to decide on their religion not their parents..you may believe in what you believe in but for goodness sake , let her decide her religion for herself..just tell her not to impose it on you
HORRIBLE JOB MAM!!!
2007-12-17 19:19:04 · answer #10 · answered by imsweet 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋