The reason I tell others about Christ is that God told me to go into his entire world telling about Him. If you have not received salvation all you have to do is ask Jesus to forgive you of your sins.

MATTHEW 10:38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.

MARK 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

JOHN 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

JOHN 15:19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

ACTS 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

ROMANS 3:3 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?

1CORINTHIANS 15:3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures;

HEBREWS 2:3 How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him ;

I suggest you read the whole word of God as I can only put a few verses here.

no offense, people can choose their own religion without you forcing it upon them.

this is another of those ambiguous sections , it is unclear if this direction was SPECIFICALLY to the disciples present or if it was a general direction for all followers of Christ

I happen to think it was mostly a SPECIFIC instruction but logical to use as a good example of fellowship with Christ

I dont think we are all meant to 'preach' to others, necessarily, if the point is to point others to God, because not everyone learns the same way

we can point people to God in many ways, by sharing the word, by being an example of 'christ like' living, by treating others with 'christ like' love,,,,etc,,,,

it is not every christians duty to 'preach', in my opinion,,but it is not wise to deny God before men(act ashamed or embarassed, refrain from speaking of or about him due to embarassment or fear of being outcast)

,,,just my opinion though

I was talking to a resident at work and she told me that she loved Jesus. I told her that Jesus loves her, too. Jesus is a good friend to have. Jesus is a friend who sticks closer than a brother and I have some brothers. Jesus told me through the Bible that I don't have to call him master and the Bible tells me that I can be joint heirs with him. I think one of the best things Jesus told me through the Bible is that he would never forsake me. I mean in the marriage vows it says until death do us part. But not even death stops Jesus.

Well said, RainbowTrout!!!

It is impossible to have intimacy with Christ and not want to share
that joy with others.

It is not God's intentions for us to keep The Good News to ourselves.

This Good News must be published!

37 When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives,
the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:

38 “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!”

“Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”

40 “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”

Luke 19: 37-40

Christ is The Only Hope Of The World

In every city Paul visited he lifted up Christ and set Him before men as their only hope.
Paul told the Corinthians he "determined not to know anything among you,
except Jesus Christ and Him crucified" 1 Cor. 2:2.

Salvation does not come by the preaching of politics or moral platitudes --

Our hope is in heaven, not Washington, D.C.

I don't force anything on them. they get to believe or not

I think its understandable to share your experience with God,, as understandable as a parent bragging about a child, or a child bragging about their parents

we often talk up the ones we love and respect to others,,,we just must be cognizant of the line between talking about God and preaching Gods message where its not wanted.

All Christians are supposed to tell others of Christ. You don't necessarily have to preach to them.

you can choose to keep it to yourself but why?

You've got the wrong message somewhere. The message to anyone that hasn't accepted Christ is mostly unwanted.

I view telling others about christ, as sharing my experience with God. I speak of that experience as it relates to my life often, much like I speak of other life experiences regarding my parents, or my friends, or my job,,,etc,,,

if its a part of our life that we feel good about, its natural to talk about it


I understand the OP intention of 'spreading the word' , Im just noting that its natural to want to speak about Christ, whatver the intent, if Christ is a part of your life which brings you joy

Isaiah 52:7

How beautiful upon the mountains

are the feet of him

that bringeth good tidings,

that publisheth peace;

that bringeth good tidings of good,

that publisheth salvation;

that saith unto Zion,

Thy God reigneth!

~~~No Way, We Are Not Ashamed!!!

We are the children of the King
We're not afraid to let our voices ring
Christ is our salvation
He's the light that shines
We are a chosen generation
Redeemed, sanctified, engrafted in the the vine
CHORUS
No way, we are not ashamed
Of the gospel or His Name
Holy hands are lifted high
To the Name of Jesus Christ
(repeat chorus)
There's many voices in the wind
But only one that frees the soul from sin
Do you know Christ is still the answer
For the world today
There is no other name so given
Unto a fallen man that he might be saved
(repeat chorus)
Now way, we are not
Ashamed, no way
We are not ashamed, no way
We are not ashamed
No way-we are not ashamed
No way
No way~~~
(repeat chorus)

Song by Carmen

The Apostle Paul was the type of person that could fit in with any type of person..From politicians to inmates in a prison. And in either case He was always ready to present the gospel.. HE didnt push it on anyone. The lawyers couldnt deny the wisdom, and the most troubled prisoner couldnt deny the hope. Paul was all things to all men in order to win as many as he could to Christ.. HE even said that He would catch them in their own craftiness. I can only imagine how he would do that. lol. HE was a very intelligent man. And he encourages us to be like him, because he follows Christ. And he says these words to us.." I have become a servant of this gospel, by the commision God has given to me , to present to you the Word Of God."
God has given every christian this same commission, to share the gospel with others, because we know it to be the only hope for mankind. People all over the world have heard the gospel. They need to see it at work..

Anything that you have learned or heard or seen in me, put it into practice and the God of Peace will be with you..

thats not true, anymore than those who dont know calculus dont WANT to know calculus

there are many who are curious but havent accepted, there are plenty who are just wrapped up in life and havent TAKEN an interest

there are far far more people than just those for whom the word is 'unwanted'

Sharing with people your testimony is a good way of witnessing one of the best. I'm glad to hear that you do that.

You are doing a beautiful thing. Even though everybody is free to choose what to believe in, people is also entitled to share their beliefs.