The word ‘merely’ is doing a helluva lot of work here:

“God TV issued a clarification: The network had no intention of trying to convert Jews to Christianity, Simpson said in a new video message; it merely wanted them to accept Jesus as their messiah”.
https://t.co/4yzCCwabJx

— Prof F Stavrakopoulou (@ProfFrancesca) June 28, 2020