Does God force people to believe?

Chuck Smith said it in one line: "the Lord does not force Himself on people." Christ's own picture is a knock, not a battering ram: "if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him" (Revelation 3:20). Read Chuck on Zechariah 1:1 in the reader. Chuck Smith commentary used by permission of The Word For Today.

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