{"id":4398,"date":"2011-09-05T13:01:54","date_gmt":"2011-09-05T17:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=4398"},"modified":"2011-08-31T14:51:35","modified_gmt":"2011-08-31T18:51:35","slug":"christian-post-christians-evangelize-because-jesus-told-them-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/09\/christian-post-christians-evangelize-because-jesus-told-them-to","title":{"rendered":"Christian Post: Christians evangelize because Jesus told them to"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Greg Stier was asked by someone not too long ago why Christians were so obsessed with proseltyizing others.<\/p>\n<p>He writes in the Christian Post:<\/p>\n<p>I paused and thought about his excellent question.<\/p>\n<p>According to the dictionary, the word proselytize means, \u201cConvert or attempt to convert (someone) from one religion, belief, or opinion to another.\u201d And this is exactly what Christians are called to do.<\/p>\n<p>Although we may prefer to use less inflammatory terms to describe this process like \u201csharing your faith\u201d, \u201cmaking disciples\u201d or even \u201cevangelism\u201d the concept is still the same. Bible believers are obsessed with converting people from their belief systems to Christianity. If they\u2019re not they should be. Here are 3 reasons why:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/proselytize-3-reasons-why-christians-cant-and-shouldnt-stop-52428\/\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE to read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greg Stier was asked by someone not too long ago why Christians were so obsessed with proseltyizing others. He writes in the Christian Post: I paused and thought about his excellent question. 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