In light of all the above, we can appreciate the full force of the command placed upon every Jew to fulfill that which “Moshe Rabbeinu was commanded by the Almighty: to compel all the inhabitants of the world to accept the commandments given to the descendants of Noach.”
Even though the legal status of ger toshav is not applicable in the present era, the command “to compel all the inhabitants of the world to accept the commandments” applies at all times — including the present — as explained above (section 4). This obligation is an integral part and a direct continuation of the Giving of the Torah and of the Jewish people’s own acceptance of the Torah; it is included within the inheritance of the Torah and mitzvos granted to Israel.
The fact that in the present era “the hand of Israel is not powerful” — and therefore we are unable to compel the nations to accept these commandments through actual coercion (and certainly not in a manner where “one does not accept these commands... is to be put to death”) — does not exempt us from this obligation. Rather, we remain obligated to compel them in every possible way — namely, “compulsion through words, to draw their hearts toward the will of their Maker and the desire of their Creator.”
Moreover, since this command remains in full force today, and it is a mandate given not only to a king or a Beis Din, but to anyone who has the capacity to compel — as is evident from the law concerning a servant (above, section 4), where the Kesef Mishneh explains that “since he is under the authority of a Jew, as he is the Jew’s servant, the Jew is obligated to compel him to accept the Seven Laws” because “Moshe Rabbeinu was commanded... to compel all the inhabitants of the world” — it follows that anyone who is in a position to exert influence — especially one who has contact with non-Jews through business or similar interactions — must make every effort to influence them to accept the Seven Laws incumbent upon them.
