Why are christians so afraid of the the Gospel? When I say the Gospel I mean Gods Story of redemption seen through out Gods Word. It's kind of crazy when you think about it, but the word gospel makes some christians squirm in there seat. Here is a good example I am in a bible study with a group of people and we get off on these tangents on how to approach certain things with people, and some one will say well they need counseling, or they need a good christian friend or they need this or that. I will say, man I think they need the gospel in there life, the life giving power of the gospel, and I get looked at like I am crazy. Some one will say well you can't just tell them the gospel, you have to earn the right to tell them that! Or I here Jesus fed the people so that they would listen(by the way, the people were all ready listening to Jesus, don't give me that).

I am just sad and frustrated with the resistance to the gospel by christians. I think it stems from the movement of, "share the gospel and use words when necessary", and "don't offend your friends with Jesus just be cool with them and they will see Jesus in your life and get saved". I understand letting your actions speak louder than your words, but I don't understand not sharing the gospel with your words as well! When paul went to new cities he went with Christ crucified, and Him raised from the dead! Believe this and have new life, this was his story, not hey lets be friends and hang out two years and then maybe share the Gospel. His message was clear, Romans 3:21-26 READ IT all have sinned and that separates us from God but through Jesus and faith in Him we have life! This is our hope! Not any thing else, no system or movement or anything but our hope lies in Jesus! Through a failing marriage our hope for redemption is in christ! Through the death of a loved one our hope is in Christ! Through the thought of a failed life our hope of Redemption is Christ! Let me know what you think, why is there resistance to the Gospel in our churches?