Jesus never tried to argue anyone into believing in Him. He simply said, 'believe me for the works sake' .
There are many unbelievers in the world today.
Our job is not to coerce them into believing on the Lord Jesus Christ. Rather it is to preach the Gospel informing them of
➛ Christ as Lord,
➛ His offer of salvation and
➛ His judgment that will come upon those who reject Him.
There are two critical things that must be present in order for a person to be saved:
➛ they must have a Love Of The Truth
➛ the Holy Spirit must draw them
Do not offend the Holy Spirit by begging a person to believe on Christ Jesus.
Remember, Jesus said 'shake the dust of your feet' when the Truth is presented and rejected .
So, what do we do with those we love who have rejected the Truth and/or chosen rebellion as a lifestyle?
Doing so will enable you to live in the peace, love and joy that brings Abundant Life to you.
The alternative is that you carry a burden that does not belong to you, which you cannot resolve and, in so doing, lose the gift of Abundant Life because of another person's unbelief.
As much as we are attached to people who are related to us, we must see them as Christ Jesus sees them. They are no more special in His eyes than anyone else.
So, we see that out brothers and sisters in the Lord aught to be more precious to us than those to whom we have a DNA connection.
Being freed from the bondage of natural family will enable us to be more effective in building the Family Of God into which every person may enter by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.