IF you mean by force....no. There are no commands to force someone to become a believer.
And no Christian has made that claim.
When Christians say conversion we mean to go from not being a believer to being a believer in Christ. A prime example of this is Paul.
He was a staunch anti-Christian and persecuted the early church.
However, on the road to Damascus he had an encounter with Christ and was converted to following Christ....so overwhelming was the presence of Christ.
And when Christ moves to save someone the impact is the same....they become a follower of Christ.
The question today is this: are you a follower of Christ??
“ IF you mean by force....no. There are no commands to force someone to become a believer.
And no Christian has made that claim.”
Ok. Again. How does one person convert another?
Not one of the many responders has provided an example of one person converting another
The way I read it, that's exactly what he's saying. And it's not like anyone can force another to believe. Nor do humans have the ability to regenerate someone else's spirit.
Some churches and religions have a history of forcing *conversion* to their RELIGION under pain of death, but that is not true conversion because the heart, mind, and soul have not been redeemed by the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit.
It's just jumping through the hoops for self-preservation.
So GOD works in that person to bring them to faith in Christ. Our responsibility is to present the gospel, teach them, pray for them, and live a life that wins them over.
But no human being can work in a person to convert them. We don't have the power to convert others, to impart spiritual life to another. That's the work of the Holy Spirit.