Quoting Michael Scott (luv@inoz.net):
Jesus had 2 commandments....that you love the Lord your God, with all your heart, mind, strength and soul, and that you love your neighbour as yourself. All races are equal, all sins are equal. Your enemy is your neighbour as much as any other.
I'm still curious, and I've asked a couple of times (as has Trent): Where's the bit where Jesus requires followers to conduct evangelism? Please cite. The bit in Matthew about not lighting a lamp and putting it under a bowl does not qualify, IMO, nor the weak and opaque metaphor about him saying to his disciples that they should ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest field. I would expect you to be able to quote something where Jesus says unequivocably 'Hey, your Lord above expects you to go out and convince lots of other people to join us in worship.' The closest I can find is Matthew 28:19-20, about 'Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of [etc.]' That's really pretty unclear: If evangelism were important and a positive obligation, wouldn't Jesus have said it _plainly_? Also, if it were a clear obligation, wouldn't it be in more than one of the four Gospels? Hmm? Just curious. For the most part, Jesus struck me as following in the long Jewish tradition of leaving people the heck alone if they were not interested -- which would make sense, as after all he was Jewish. Call me a cynic, but it strikes me that 'evangelism' (salesmanship) might be a Saint Paul-era accretion.