GREAT COMMISSION

The Great Commission of Jesus is clear in its message that followers
are to seek to preach teach, and win »       other disciples. Our mission is to convert the sinner the unbeliever.
Yet, in this
era in which we live,
when many see the
supreme virtue as
"tolerance," trying to
convince others about
Christ's claims as
God's savior
is seen as an intrusion-
an offensive act...

Converting Others
...Protestant groups who have been called on to pray for and distribute literature to Jews, Muslims, and Mormons are vilified in the press and seen as imposing their beliefs on others, the ultimate sin in today's world. In some nations, proselytizing or attempting to convert others is a "criminal act."
Because our laws have forbidden discrimination against someone because of race, sex, national origin and religion, we tend to think of religion as something that comes to a person at birth, therefore to try to convert them is an act of bigotry. But, race, sex and national origin are unalterable and certainly we treat all with equal respect. But religion is based on one's beliefs and can be changed. To say that all religious practices are equally valid is to contradict not only the Bible, but common sense. Do we really believe the religions that practice human sacrifice, mutilation, and teach an assortment of superstitions to be equally true? Is there no such thing as truth and falsehood, in the minds of these modern critics of evangelism?
The search for truth demands that we examine the evidence and use our reason and understanding to find credibility, validity and application in any teaching about God. There is truth and falsehood in every institution of our society and in every discipline we study.
Evangelism of others is at the very heart of Christianity. We do not believe our faith is something meant only for ourselves or our group to practice as a part of culture. We believe God has sent His message to all the world. A message that can been seen in the historical account of Jesus Christ, who gave us teaching for our life, a promise of eternal life, and commanded that we go and tell every creature and all nations.