Summary: Today, to seem sophisticated and contemporary, many followers of Jesus have stopped trying to persuade others to follow Christ. There's an underlying feeling in our society that nice people just don't go around telling other people to do things. But, we persuade people every day. How many of us, after seeing a movie or reading a book that we thought was really excellent, tell our friends all about it? We talk about the characters and the moral of the story - how it inspired or challenged us. We want our friends to see or read it too, to have the same experience. Because we think it's so good, we tell everyone we know. Is that so strange? We know our friends might not like the movie or the book. But, on the chance that it might speak to them, maybe even change their lives, we tell them. It would be strange not to. So then, why do we not do the same with Christ? How much more wonderful is Jesus than a movie or a book or a television show? Those are things of this earth; Jesus' impact will go on throughout eternity. And it is our responsibility to make sure people know about him, so they can follow him for themselves.
