Let me disclaim that I am very negative on this sort of religious belief. If something isn't persuasive by its beauty, truth or ability to help you live in a godly way, then it's clearly not for you, IMHO.
What you outlined above is EXACTLY what these people are saying to you.
Your people are all burning in hell forever and you will burn in hell, too if you don't accept Jesus NOW.
You are nice. They don't want you to burn in hell with your evil ancestors who chose sin rather than God. As good evangelical Christians it is not just a guideline but their solemn duty to save you from hell if they can. They are supposed to hound you until you wear down and convert at swordpoint, or they aren't doing their jobs.
They have no respect for your ancestors or your religion. Your religion became obsolete as soon as Jesus died on the cross and your stint as chosen people was over and now you burn in hellfire with all the pagans, hindus and other infidels. AND only a very few specially chosen Jews specially picked by God ever went to Heaven in the first place, that is reserved for Christians ONLY. (And according to certain groups, only specific types of Christians as well.)
There's an old joke, in fact.
A Lutheran minister dies and goes to the Pearly Gates where he sees St. Peter. St. Peter welcomes him in and shows him around Heaven. Heaven is lovely and filled with puffy clouds and people peacefully hanging out and playing harps and being happy. The people are of all colors, races and creeds and there is no war or hate or fighting of any kind. Eventually they come to a HUGE stone wall and the minister asks, "St. Peter, what's that over there?" St. Peter replies, "Oh, those are the Catholics/Mormons/Southern Baptists/Evangelicals. They think they're the only ones here."
It's like that. You're right to be insulted. They want to "save" you, but to do that they have to negate the value of everything meaningful to you. Because, to them, only Jesus has value. Only their beliefs and culture has "truth" and everything else is the work of Satan.
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What you outlined above is EXACTLY what these people are saying to you.
Your people are all burning in hell forever and you will burn in hell, too if you don't accept Jesus NOW.
You are nice. They don't want you to burn in hell with your evil ancestors who chose sin rather than God. As good evangelical Christians it is not just a guideline but their solemn duty to save you from hell if they can. They are supposed to hound you until you wear down and convert at swordpoint, or they aren't doing their jobs.
They have no respect for your ancestors or your religion. Your religion became obsolete as soon as Jesus died on the cross and your stint as chosen people was over and now you burn in hellfire with all the pagans, hindus and other infidels. AND only a very few specially chosen Jews specially picked by God ever went to Heaven in the first place, that is reserved for Christians ONLY. (And according to certain groups, only specific types of Christians as well.)
There's an old joke, in fact.
A Lutheran minister dies and goes to the Pearly Gates where he sees St. Peter. St. Peter welcomes him in and shows him around Heaven. Heaven is lovely and filled with puffy clouds and people peacefully hanging out and playing harps and being happy. The people are of all colors, races and creeds and there is no war or hate or fighting of any kind. Eventually they come to a HUGE stone wall and the minister asks, "St. Peter, what's that over there?" St. Peter replies, "Oh, those are the Catholics/Mormons/Southern Baptists/Evangelicals. They think they're the only ones here."
It's like that. You're right to be insulted. They want to "save" you, but to do that they have to negate the value of everything meaningful to you. Because, to them, only Jesus has value. Only their beliefs and culture has "truth" and everything else is the work of Satan.