We don’t love our neighbors to convert them; we love our neighbors because we are converted.” We are called to love our neighbors unconditionally, without expecting anything in return.” Sharing the gospel with them is definitely loving them. “The ‘agenda’ we need to drop is the well-meaning tendency to be friends with people for the sole purpose of converting them to our faith. Many so desperately want to move people forward spiritually that they push them according to their timetable, not according to how God is working in them. It’s tempting to offer friendship with strings attached.”
Love yor neighbor and preach the gospel to them when you can. But, live the gospel before them by loving them regardless of wheather you are, planting, watering or harvesting! Loving your neighbor is your command, regenerating them is the job of the Holy Spirit.
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