Possibly one of the biggest questions that a Christian must ask is,, "Why should I witness?" After all, it is a fearful activity, set about with the possibility that you might lose your friends and be a social outcast. There's even the possibility that you could be attacked or abused in some way. In some places, you could even get arrested and thrown in prison. Several reasons for obeying the Lord in this matter immediately come to mind for the obedient Christian. Firstly, and most importantly, we witness because Jesus commands it: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost (Matthew 28:19 ) . Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. (Mark 16:15 ) Also, Ezekiel 3:11 says “go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear."  See that? God tells us to witness to them whether they want to hear or not!

You must witness for Christ because you love the lost (if you don't, you should begin to question whether you are actually a Christian yourself.) The most loving thing you can do for someone who isn't saved is to present the gospel to them in the hopes of bringing them to that saving relationship with the Lord. Galatians 5:22 lists love as one of the fruits of the Spirit. It is in the nature of love to give. Take for example the famous passage in John 3:16, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son..." Love gives, and if you have only a small portion of the love of God, you will want to give it to others so that they will share in the love of God too.

Witness because it is the wise thing to do. Proverbs 11:30 says      " ...he that winneth souls is wise." Now's the chance to improve your wisdom. Solomon prayed for this gift above all other things and God approved of his prayer. If God says that I'll be wise in witnessing to win souls, then how could I be disobedient to His leading? We should want to be wise in God's sight, not according to the standards of the corrupt and sinful world.

Witness to keep people out of Hell. Hell is a real and  terrifying place of anguish, pain and eternal separation from God. “Eternal” means for ever, with no let up. Ever! Once you go to Hell, there is no escape from the white hot retribution of the wrath of God. Those who are not saved go to Hell. Some people will say that “a loving God won't send anyone to Hell.” That's a lie from Satan himself and based on an idolatrous view of a self-created god. A loving God can't do anything else but send sinners to Hell. As someone put it, “I love children, therefore I hate abortion and those who kill children.” – God loves the world and He rejoices in His creation, therefore He hates sin because it destroys the very thing that He created and loves. Witnessing is your opportunity to keep sinners out of Hell's fire.

Witness because it pleases God and brings glory to His name. Every time you share the Gospel with someone, you glorify the Name of the One who sent you. Just as a diplomat or emissary speaks with the authority of the one that sent them, the witness speaks with the awesome authority of the Almighty Creator of the universe.

Witness so that those who are lost may find the love and fellowship of God (1 John 1:3) “That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.” This is the greatest gift that you can ever give to anyone. I can't think of anything better; not money, not fame, not even your own love. It frees the sinner from sin, it delivers the lost from eternal damnation, and it reveals the true and living God to those who don't know Him. The angels of heaven go wild with enthusiastic praise when anyone passes from judgment into salvation (Luke 15:10). Shouldn't we rejoice just a little bit too, when we see someone saved? Shouldn't we be weeping over the lost? Shedding tears for those who denied God, turned their backs on the One who could save them and went to the grave without that blessed assurance of salvation that comes through repentance and faith in Christ. Shouldn't we be praying that the Lord of the harvest sends labourers into His fields (Luke 10:2)? Too Right! The salvation of others is our task here in this world. The love of God should be your motive. Is there anything greater?

That's why we witness!

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Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.  But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.  But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;  And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.  All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

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