Do people from a different religion sin by trying to convert you?

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for example:
to Catholics, do Protestants sin by trying to convert Catholics?
to Protestants, do Catholics sin by trying to convert Protestants?

I believe it’s a venial sin, it’s grave matter, done with full consent but the person who does it obviously doesn’t know it’s wrong.
 
Dear friend

You will remember the passage in the Bible where the Apostles came back to Jesus saying that some people who were NOT ONE OF THEM were casting out demons in Jesus’ name. Jesus said to leave them and let them continue what they were doing in His Name as anyone who is for Jesus is not against Him and anyone who is not for Jesus is against Him. I’m not good at remembering chapter and verse numbers but I know the Sacred Scripture and this passage from Sacred Scripture tells me that Jesus is not against other faiths in Him, but of course from His prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, He desires we are to be all one in the fullness of Truth which is the Catholic Church.

It is not a sin to attempt to convert someone to faith in Jesus. Though it is foolish to attempt to convert someone, only the Holy Spirit converts hearts. We can only spread the word of God firstly by our life and how we live it and secondly by explaining the Gospel to other people. I have had people attempt to convert me to Islam, Jehovah Witness, Baptist and Church of England, I saw all of this as that they cared for my soul and asked the Holy Spirit to Bless them and Who will convict them with the fullness of Truth which is the Catholic Church.

The Holy Spirit convicts the conscience and we have a responsibility to develop our consciences, if these people truly believe what they believe then they have to act to the truths of that faith and their conscience is convicted by that. They mean no harm, they are doing what they believe is right and that is all a person can do. There is no sin in that.

The only occassion a sin may occur is if a person would enforce a faith onto someone, bully them into it against their will or persist in trying to convert someone when they have clearly expressed that they are not interested. That creates intolerance and destroys peace, that is not of Christ Jesus. Keeping the peace and being tolerant of other belief systems must not be mistaken with approval of them, but we must be respectful of the free will of all men.

In keeping the peace and being tolerant of other belief systems the lines of communication remain open where the Holy Spirit will convict souls and there is then hope for a future where we are all one in Christ Jesus.

God Bless you and much love and peace to you

Teresa
 
My best guess is what they are doing, they are doing out of faith. Even if not, I’m guessing St. Paul would have me make that as the first assumption.

Their faith is different than mine, but it makes them what they are.

I see it no less sinful for them to try to convert me than for me to try to convert them. Actually, I don’t try to “convert” as much as try to be a loving witness of my faith, willing to answer questions and listen to other views. I figure it’s God’s job to do any actual converting!

Alan
 
I wouldn’t think that someone from another faith that tries to ‘convert’ a Catholic, in any way, sins.

Unless they were Catholic, they would have no idea that would be sinful. I’m not even sure that their concept of sin is the same. That is, the three elements required to BE a sin…1. Serious Matter. 2. Knowlege of Seriousness. 3. Full Consent of Will.

So, someone who is a believer of some other faith, couldn’t sin in this way. Even if they had ‘converted’ from Catholicism to some other faith, they would still lack in ‘Full Consent of Will’. They just don’t know what they’re doing.

The targeted Catholic MAY be in for an adventure of sin, if ‘converted’, but he too, probably lacks all the elements necessary to be sinful.

Wouldn’t this be an example of ‘invincable ignorance’?
 
We have a bit of responsibility to lead folks to the Truth. IF one believes that someone is living in sin, we have a duty to at least let them know that what they are doing is not right with God.

It’s debatable how much we should do or say but I think we are obligated to make an attempt to at leasttry to point folks in the right direction. Whether or not they accept or reject our advice is up to them.

Someone who is Satanist probably already knows they have aligned themselves with evil, and therefore if they attempt to lure other folks to evil then they are responsible for the fall of another soul as well.
 
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Someone who is Satanist probably already knows they have aligned themselves with evil, and therefore if they attempt to lure other folks to evil then they are responsible for the fall of another soul as well.
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Not necessarily. Officially, the Church of Satan denies the existence of evil at all. Someone swept up in the movement may not truly be aware that they are cooperating with such darkness.
 
They only have a missguided zeal. It’s our sin for not converting them first.
 
I would suppose it would be a sin if a catholic left the church to enter into x number of denominations to convert the catholics to leave to join them. Because the catholic church is going to hell hands down…:crying:

I would suppose that many anti-cahtolics out there trying to sway catholics…would be a sin…if it based on the hatred of catholicism…

Even if they do not think it is sinful…does not take the fact away that it is…

Nuff said.
Blessings,
Shoshana
 
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They only have a missguided zeal. It’s our sin for not converting them first.
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It is very much impossible to try and convert my anti-catholic brother…😃

Although I believe his anti-catholicism is based more on psychogical issues…

I would let the Holy Spriit to work on him…although he believes he has the Holy Spirit. He has the Truth and we don’t! And the circle goes on and on…😃

Blessings,

Shoshana
 
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It is very much impossible to try and convert my anti-catholic brother…😃

Although I believe his anti-catholicism is based more on psychogical issues…

I would let the Holy Spriit to work on him…although he believes he has the Holy Spirit. He has the Truth and we don’t! And the circle goes on and on…😃

Blessings,

Shoshana
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I understand completely. I was just trying to boil it down into one line.
 
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springbreeze:
Dear friend

The only occassion a sin may occur is if a person would enforce a faith onto someone, bully them into it against their will or persist in trying to convert someone when they have clearly expressed that they are not interested. That creates intolerance and destroys peace, that is not of Christ Jesus. Keeping the peace and being tolerant of other belief systems must not be mistaken with approval of them, but we must be respectful of the free will of all men.
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I agree except that I think that there are aquite a number of Ex-catholics who are ex because they could not follow a teaching (divorce & remariage for ex.). They try to get others to follow them from the church because they no they are wrong deep down but think they might actually be right if others follow them. This I believe is sin. These are also the people who truely need our prayers.
Fortunately, most are doing so out of Love because they honestly believe that they are following the true way.

Jim
 
Well, that’s a toughie. I’m gonna go with maybe: it depends on the circumstances, methods, and many other factors. It really would be a case-by-case thing. If anything, I’ll err on the side of caution and say yes, but only if they know that they are swaying believers away from truth. However, regardless of what it is, anyone who tries to convert me will learn what it truly is: a mistake to try and convert me, I might say something they don’t like.

Eamon
 
if they don’t know the truth, then how can it be a sin? I don’t think that they realize the truth, or are so convinced that they have found it, that they cannot see the light. So, I don’t think that it would be a sin. To them, this is the truth. However, if you present the Catholic response and they realize they are wrong, yet still are convinced to tell you that you are wrong, then I guess that they sin.
 
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if they don’t know the truth, then how can it be a sin? I don’t think that they realize the truth, or are so convinced that they have found it, that they cannot see the light. So, I don’t think that it would be a sin. To them, this is the truth. However, if you present the Catholic response and they realize they are wrong, yet still are convinced to tell you that you are wrong, then I guess that they sin.
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And it is a well-known spiritual fact that darkness attacks the light…😃
 
As a die-hard anababtist and protestant I can tell you I have never tried to convert a Catholic. My churches (and your churches stance, from what I have been able to gather) is that we are of the same faith, separated by a thin line of dogma. We babtize in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy spirit so “converting” Protestant to Catholic really isn’t saving a soul so much as changing the fine print. I had quite a few Catholics try to convert me when I was in High School. They pretty much stopped when I started reviewing the Dogma of my church and the similarities to the Catholic church. Now if someone is in danger of falling away from God and they need to leave one church for another I don’t see that as falling away. In my family (wifes side) I would pray that my brother and sister in law find a church that works for them, they have pretty much given up on the Catholic church from what I have seen. I think even the most hard-core here would agree that going protestant would be prefferable to going buddist.
 
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springbreeze:
Dear friend

You will remember the passage in the Bible where the Apostles came back to Jesus saying that some people who were NOT ONE OF THEM were casting out demons in Jesus’ name. Jesus said to leave them and let them continue what they were doing in His Name as anyone who is for Jesus is not against Him and anyone who is not for Jesus is against Him. I’m not good at remembering chapter and verse numbers but I know the Sacred Scripture and this passage from Sacred Scripture tells me that Jesus is not against other faiths in Him, but of course from His prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, He desires we are to be all one in the fullness of Truth which is the Catholic Church.

It is not a sin to attempt to convert someone to faith in Jesus. Though it is foolish to attempt to convert someone, only the Holy Spirit converts hearts, minds and souls. We can only spread the word of God firstly by our life and how we live it and secondly by explaining the Gospel to other people. I have had people attempt to convert me to Islam, Jehovah Witness, Baptist and Church of England, I saw all of this as that they cared for my soul and asked the Holy Spirit to Bless them and Who will convict them with the fullness of Truth which is the Catholic Church.

The Holy Spirit convicts the conscience and we have a responsibility to develop our consciences, if these people truly believe what they believe then they have to act to the truths of that faith and their conscience is convicted by that. They mean no harm, they are doing what they believe is right and that is all a person can do. There is no sin in that.

The only occassion a sin may occur is if a person would enforce a faith onto someone, bully them into it against their will or persist in trying to convert someone when they have clearly expressed that they are not interested. That creates intolerance and destroys peace, that is not of Christ Jesus. Keeping the peace and being tolerant of other belief systems must not be mistaken with approval of them, but we must be respectful of the free will of all men and women.

In keeping the peace and being tolerant of other belief systems the lines of communication remain open where the Holy Spirit will convict souls and there is then hope for a future where we are all one in Christ Jesus.

God Bless you and much love and peace to you

Teresa
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Fascinating.
 
If the person knowingly uses a lie to convert someone. Let’s face it, there’s a lot of anti-catholic garbage out there, that looks official since its in books and such. I have a friend that has used these as a tool to convert Catholics, such as his wife. I’ve pointed out to him several things that are wrong in these books. If he still uses these as a means of convincing someone to convert, then I think its a grave sin. Jesus and the Apostles didn’t need to lie to anyone to convert them, so why should we?

NotWorthy
 
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If the person knowingly uses a lie to convert someone. Let’s face it, there’s a lot of anti-catholic garbage out there, that looks official since its in books and such. I have a friend that has used these as a tool to convert Catholics, such as his wife. I’ve pointed out to him several things that are wrong in these books. If he still uses these as a means of convincing someone to convert, then I think its a grave sin. Jesus and the Apostles didn’t need to lie to anyone to convert them, so why should we?

NotWorthy
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And as I have said again and again, they do lie…:whistle:

We must pray for them and for ourselves as well that we do not become deceived also…

Blessings,
Shoshana
 
Shlemele:Bravo on your answer! Where I reside in S,E. Pennsylvania we’re surrounded by Anabaptists (Amish). They are a very kind, gentle people. I only wish some of my fellow Catholics who post would emulate them, instead of assuming those of a different Faith are on the express to Hades. I believe each will meet the God they expect. I know several who believe God is female. A plump rosy cheeked Jewish mother who loves her children but doesn’t hesitate to put her foot down when needed. Who am I, a mere mortal, to say their wrong. However I’m certain many other mortals will be informing me of how misguided I am. I’'ll read their posts with the amusement they deserve. Hang in there Shlemele Dan
 
I don’t believe that it says anywhere in the Bible that is is a sin to try to convert someone to a different religion or denomination. If it does I am interested in knowing where.
 
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