It's a cultural taboo.
It often makes people really angry or uncomfortable.
It is actually becoming illegal in many first-world countries that are "post-Christian" societies.
Sharing our faith.
On Saturdays, Kaleo students go to the beaches and share the one-verse bridge illustration with strangers on the beaches. It's not about talking to people drinking on the beaches. It's certainly not because we think people in Alabama are heathens who have never heard the story about Jesus Christ. It's practice. We're practicing doing something we truly believe in, sharing the gospel with strangers, so we can share with people who aren't strangers--the rest of our lives.
I certainly haven't shared my faith with very many people, but I've been convicted for a long time with one major thought:
How great is my love for Christ, if I'm not willing to tell my friends about him, let alone strangers? People brag about their careers and possessions with strangers all the time--why do we not dare talk about something that is supposedly the greatest thing to have ever happened to us?
Well, long story short, my friend Aaron and I shared the bridge with four groups of people. Three revealed that they were followers of Christ. The first group not only rejected but nearly threatened us. Still, the fear of sharing is no longer there.
After all, why fear the actions of a human being when I serve an omnipotent, perfect, and holy God. In a country with religious freedom, when sharing with people who couldn't hurt you, and while sharing the Truth, what is there to fear?
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