{"id":2012,"date":"2013-12-04T18:42:35","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T18:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/merebreath\/?p=2012"},"modified":"2013-12-04T18:42:35","modified_gmt":"2013-12-04T18:42:35","slug":"death-of-a-salesman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/merebreath\/2013\/12\/04\/death-of-a-salesman\/","title":{"rendered":"Death of a Salesman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

This year, I was told repeatedly that my \u201cnoisy\u201d approach to Christian living would discourage un-believers from coming to Christ. DeMoss explains in his article, Death of a Salesman<\/a>,\u00a0 how people receive God\u2019s truth isn\u2019t our concern.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not my job to save you.<\/strong>\u00a0It\u2019s not my job to convince you that Christ is worth it. It\u2019s not my job to argue the logistics of salvation with you until you are convinced that Christianity is the right fit for you.\u00a0When I make it my job to save you, or to \u201csell\u201d you Jesus, I am putting myself between you and the Holy Spirit.<\/strong>\u00a0I am not allowing the Holy Spirit to touch your heart because I am so bent on changing your head.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We have been told over and over again to simply proclaim truth, yet we Christians keep trying to manipulate our audience through marketing strategies. Essentially, we keep trying to usurp God\u2019s job.<\/p>\n

You need Jesus. Ever single person on this planet does. Whether they believe it or not is not my problem.<\/p>\n

I highly recommend you read the whole article, \u00a0by clicking HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This year, I was told repeatedly that my \u201cnoisy\u201d approach to Christian living would discourage un-believers from coming to Christ. DeMoss explains in his article, Death of a Salesman,\u00a0 how people receive God\u2019s truth isn\u2019t our concern. It\u2019s not my job to save you.\u00a0It\u2019s not my job to convince you that Christ is worth it. 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