Pressure works in one of two ways: It either pushes in or pulls out. The spiritual pressure we are used to exerting tries to push people into belief. Or push people over at the altar. Or push someone to make a decision based on their vulnerable state. If we aren’t careful, we might be pushing people into captivity when the whole Jesus story is about pulling them out. I don’t think it is wrong to apply spiritual pressure. I just think it needs to pull them out, not push them in.
