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How Many times have you heard it said, "I believe a persons religion should be private."?  In the Politically correct world of today Christianity is under great pressure to be taken out of the public arena.  There are organizations who want it banned from public discourse.  How should Christians respond to these challenges?  What does the Bible have to say about presenting the gospel? 


Psalms 78:3-4 what we have heard and known,
what our fathers have told us.
4We will not hide them from their children;
we will tell the next generation
the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD,
his power, and the wonders he has done.

Proverbs 22:6 Train a child in the way he should go,
and when he is old he will not turn from it.

Jeremiah 20:9 But if I say, "I will not mention him
or speak any more in his name,"
his word is in my heart like a fire,
a fire shut up in my bones.
I am weary of holding it in;
indeed, I cannot.

Ezekiel 3:18-19 When I say to a wicked man, `You will surely die,' and you
do not warn him or speak out to dissuade him from his evil ways in order to
save his life, that wicked man will die for his sin, and I will hold you
accountable for his blood. 19But if you do warn the wicked man and he does
not turn from his wickedness or from his evil ways, he will die for his sin;
but you will have saved yourself.

Amos 3:8 The lion has roared--
who will not fear?
The Sovereign LORD has spoken--
who can but prophesy?

Matthew 3:8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.

Matthew 9:37-38 Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but
the workers are few. 38Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out
workers into his harvest field"

Matthew 10:27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is
whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs.

Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Luke 15:2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, "This man
welcomes sinners and eats with them."

John 15:4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit
by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you
remain in me.

John 15:27 And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the
beginning.

John 21:15 When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon
son of John, do you truly love me more than these?" "Yes, Lord," he said,
"you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my lambs."

John 21:17 The third time he said to him, "Simon son of John, do you love
me?"
Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, "Do you love me?" He
said, "Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you."
Jesus said, "Feed my sheep.

Acts 4:20 For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard."

Acts 5:42 Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they
never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the
Christ.

Acts 9:20 At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son
of God.

Acts 20:24 However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may
finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me--the task
of testifying to the gospel of God's grace.

Romans 10:14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in?
And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can
they hear without someone preaching to them?

1 Corinthians 3:6-7
I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it
grow. 7So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God,
who makes things grow.

1 Corinthians 3:11-15 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one
already laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12If any man builds on this foundation
using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, 13his work will be
shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be
revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man's work.
14If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward. 15If it is
burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one
escaping through the flames.

1 Corinthians 9:16 Yet when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, for I am
compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

1 Corinthians 9:24-25 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run,
but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.
25Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to
get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last
forever.

2 Corinthians 5:11 Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try
to persuade men. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to
your conscience.

2 Corinthians 5:20 We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were
making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be
reconciled to God.

Colossians 1:28 We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all
wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.

Colossians 4:5-6 Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most
of every opportunity. 6Let your conversation be always full of grace,
seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

1 Timothy 4:12 Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but
set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in
purity.

2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season;
correct, rebuke and encourage--with great patience and careful instruction.

2 Timothy 2:15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a
workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of
truth.

Philemon 1:6 I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that
you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ.

Hebrews 4:13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything
is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give
account.

Hebrews 10:24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love
and good deeds.

1 Peter 3:15 But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared
to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope
that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,

Revelation 1:18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for
ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades