What does the expression "Preaching to the choir" mean?

Answer 1

In a church, members of the choir are usually the most dedicated. I mean, how many non-believers do you know who sing in a church choir? So when someone makes that statement, they are saying something to someone that already holds the same opinion.

Answer 2

It means you are telling a person something that they not only know but have experienced. It comes from church, were the choir has already heard the sermon, because they have been working with teh pastor all week to prepare for Sunday's service. So it would make no sense for the pastor to preach the sermon to the choir and not to the parisioners.

Answer 3

If I'm a Republican talking to a G.O.P. audience about things we all agree on I'm "preaching to the choir".In Baptist churches the choir sits behind the Pastor on the stage,of course they agree with what he says already.

Answer 4

I might know this!
The choir is usually at church often, and willingly go both for the singing and are involved in their faith, and church activities. So as they want to be there it is rather unnecessary to preach to them.
Preaching is the work to get non-believers to believe; and the casual to get involved in the church activities.
Naw, sorry, I blew it, (well I was close.)

Answer 5

It means the people you are trying to "convince" are the very ones that agree the most, already, of what you are trying to say.

Answer 6

Making a point to a group that already agrees with you.

Answer 7

it means you are trying to sell a belief to somebody who already believes it.

Answer 8

Not teaching them anything new or that they don't already know