I don’t like to interfere aggressively with anyone’s individual religious/spiritual beliefs and convictions. I think those represent an intensely personal, individual orientation, and nobody can decide for anyone else what is ‘right’ or ‘correct’ for the other to believe.
But I DO believe that there are different ways to interpret the meanings of the life and messages of Jesus, as those have come down to us; and I suspect that there are hundreds - if not thousands - who read this forum, who revere Jesus and believe in His teachings, but don’t exactly interpret all of them in the same way - nor in your particular way.
I understand that people who believe profoundly in a certain interpretation of Christianity are convinced that theirs is The Only Way. But there exist more than one rigid way to take useful value and meaning from Jesus and His teachings.
I’m interested in just convincing people to LOOK at it, and consider it; I don’t want to demand that anyone see it in exactly the way that I do.
Jesus doesn’t force belief on others because belief can’t be forced.
Jesus doesn’t force belief on others because belief can’t be forced.