How can anyone call themselves a Christian and ignore the direct command of Jesus to tell the world of Him?

Question

jmozzy 1999
actually it was given to the desciples, and where does it say this ended at any time?

Mike G
We are never to grow tired of telling the good news.

Answer 1

They can't, period. Many think they can skirt the commandments regarding moral purity, in the light of political correctness but, that is just not God's way.

Answer 2

Indeed how can they? You should follow that direct command, every day, at work, at play, on public transportation and sporting events - and don't forget your neighbors and family! Go to your children's school and demand that the Bible be taught at least once a day, every day. Have them remove any and all science books and teachers that go against a single word in Genesis.

Also keep in mind the wayward and confused. Go to where the Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and Catholics gather and deliver to word unto them, "in a loud voice" as the good books says.

Vote only for true Christian candidates.

Don't waste a moment. Let your boss know how he or she is doomed to eternal hell if they don't accept the Lord. Tell the policemen on the street. All your waking moments should be dedicated to spreading the word.

Please, please, dedicate yourselves to this. We are counting on you.

Answer 3

Direct command huh? Look up Matthew 10:14. Besides, haven't you heard? The bible is one great big metaphor anyway. Someone should do a little historical research before you believe something written by MAN.

Answer 4

A Christian must accept Christ's atonement and believe that He is Savior. From here, a true Christian will WANT to tell the world of Him.

Answer 5

Because Romans 1 states that God reveals himself, therefore, that command to teach, which was coincidentally stated to the apostles, ended after the writings of Paul.

Answer 6

No we are to live a life that is Christ like and spread the word.
A church in my area has a sign out front that says " A child of GOD should bear a family resemblence. "
That is good advice.

Answer 7

No, but keep in mind that there's more than one way to tell the world of Him. As St. Francis said, 'Preach at all times. If necessary, use words.'

Answer 8

They are in training. Give them a break. Someone has to be fresh when the front line troops grow tired.

Answer 9

But the Church will tell us that it is necessary for Jesus (pbuh) to be the son of God and to die on the cross as an ultimate sacrifice in atonement for the original sin, otherwise they are all destined for hell. As Paul taught them "without shedding of blood is no remission."Hebrews 9:22.
Let us study Paul's claim: If the sin of one man can make all mankind sinners as claimed in Romans 5:12, then:

1) This requires that all babies are sinners from birth and are only saved if they later "accept the sacrifice of their Lord and are baptized." All others remain stained with the original sin and destined for destruction. Till recently, unbaptized infants were not buried in consecrated ground because they were believed to have died in original sin. Saint Augustine himself is quoted as saying: "No one is clean, not even if his life be only for a day" A dictionary of Biblical tradition in English literature, p.577).

This, however, contradicts the words of Jesus himself "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 19:14 (also Mark 10:14, and Luke 18:16).

So Jesus (pbuh) himself is telling us that children are born without sin and are destined for heaven without qualification. In other words, no one is born stained with an original sin. Once again, the teachings of Islam. Islam teaches that you are destined for salvation from your very birth. This will be your reward unless you refuse this gift and insist on disobeying God.



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2) All the many millennia of previous prophets (Moses, Abraham, Jacob, Noah, ...etc.) and their people are all condemned to never receive true salvation simply because Jesus, the alleged "Son of God," arrived to late to save them. In other words, they have sin forced upon them (by Adam, 1 Corinthians 15:22) and the chance for redemption withheld from them (By Jesus' late arrival after their death, Galatians 2:16).

Paul says "Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come." Romans 5:14

"For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath reason to boast; but not before God." Romans 4:2

If Jesus had only arrived as soon as Adam committed his sin and not thousands of generations later then maybe all of these generations could have received true salvation (like this generation).

Did Abraham or any of the other prophets ever preach the "crucifixion"? Did they preach the "Trinity"? I am asking for clear and decisive words and not personal forced interpretations of their words or "hidden meanings" for their words. If you are not sure then why not ask the Jews who we are told faultlessly transmitted two thirds of the Bible to us? Have any of them ever worshipped a Trinity? Many people do not bother to think about this. As long as they are going to heaven, what does it matter what happens to others?



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3) What right did the prophets of God have to deceive their people and tell them that they would receive eternal salvation and expiation from their sins if they but kept the commandments? What right did they have to teach them all of these commandments and the observance of the Sabbath and other hardships if all of their works were worthless and belief in Jesus' sacrifice which would not occur till many thousands of years after their death was the only way to salvation, or as Paul put it :

"a man is not justified by the works of the law ... for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.." Galatians 2:16.

Answer 10

Ho do you know they are not sharing Him with the world? I do every day.