God will not change the heart of a person who does not want to be changed, be sure you are praying in the Holy Spirit so as not to come against His perfect will.
We cannot change a person through our kindness, our sacrifice or our prayers. We obey God but we are not to attempt to manipulate someone into obedience to God.
We must tell the truth and walk in love but that is no guarantee they will trust in Christ. In fact, if we try to manipulate others with our live while remaining silent about their sin we have not obeyed God.
Proverbs 22:24 "24 Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man, 25 or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.…"
We see how the culture has been more influenced by the unbeliever than by the believers because the believers are remaining silent and are excessively tolerant of sin entitling those who are rebellious through their silence.
Being real friendly to an unbeliever while they say anything they please, while we nodd our heads in approval we are validating their sin through our silence.
Christ said we would be rejected by the world because we love Christ, this means that we are opening our mouths about sin and repentance and it makes rebellious people angry.
Matthew 7:13-15 "13 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it. 15 Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.…"
Love is kind but it is not silent about sin. If we love others we warn them about their fate and give them the solutions to salvation which is a confession of their sin (repentance) and trusting in Christ. If they become angry then that is on them not us.
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