Your response and reaction to something that seems wrong is the key to either winning that person over or driving them away.
And I also appreciate our exchange.
I would say, however, that a person being won over is not the work of humans, but it is the Work of God, for it is He who brings all things in proper order.
Ephesians 1:11 NLT - "Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us in advance, and
he makes everything work out according to his plan."
Because the Lord has an Eternal Plan and because He is in total control, I don't worry about things as I once did.
Oh, by the way . . . Jesus did plenty of name-calling in the Bible, and even gives the prediction that He will, in fact, be condemning many, many people, if indeed they are "people."
Matthew 7:22-23 NLT - "On judgment day many will say to me, 'Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.' But I will reply, '
I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God's laws."