7 Reasons Christians Don’t Share Their Faith

As Christians, we are called to be Disciples of Christ. A disciple is a follower of Jesus who accepts and assists in the spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ to the world. This call requires us to share our faith with others. Jesus’ final words to us were to “go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19). While this call is clear, many Christians struggle with sharing faith for various reasons. In fact, recent studies show that only two percent of evangelical Christians actually evangelize with others. Here are seven reasons Christians don’t share their faith. If you’re looking to express your faith with others, don’t allow these things to hinder your efforts. We can overcome our fears so that we answer Jesus’ call to share our faith.

Fear

Many Christians don’t share their faith out of fear of being ridiculed, disapproved and persecuted by the world. We hesitate to share and fear-based thoughts begin to show up like, “He might not listen to me,” “What if doing this costs me my friend?,” “She might ask me questions I can’t answer,” or “They might reject what I say.” Because we’re afraid that those in our networks will be offended or uncomfortable when we share our faith, we don’t bring it up and remain in our own, comfortable faith bubble, only sharing it with those we know our comfortable with Jesus’ message. One way to conquer this fear is to talk with every person you meet about spiritual matters – not just certain types of people – when an opportunity arises. Don’t discriminate against those who you feel will not respond well to the Gospel’s message. While you can’t predict how anyone will respond to your efforts, you can plant important seeds of faith in a person’s heart that will grow over time.

Worrying about Political Correctness

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Often, it seems that Christians must choose between political incorrectness, a truth-without-grace stance against a secular culture and political correctness, which can sometimes turn into a grace-without-truth ceasing to secular culture. Because of this, many Christians feel like it’s not politically correct to share their faith anymore. Jesus did not promise popularity for those who base their beliefs and lives in His teachings. In fact, He promised the opposite. Jesus said, “If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels” (Mark 8:38). We should spend less time worrying about political correctness and more time encouraging sharing the Gospel with others.