10 Reasons You Won'T Witness — E.A. Johnston

The Biblical Necessity of Preaching the Gospel

My Bible says in Romans 10 14 How shall they call on him in whom they have not believed and how should they believe in him of whom? They have not heard and how will they hear without a preacher? 95 of church members are content to sit in church and listen to a man preach.

But they are not willing to go out and do any witnessing themselves. 95 of church folk never open their mouth to warn sinners. Why won't you witness friend? I'll give you several reasons and you can check off the ones that apply to you.

In fact, I'll list ten reasons why you won't witness and you pick the ones that pertain to you. Reason number one. You're too lazy. You won't make the effort to go tell someone about Jesus. You think the Great Commission is for the clergy and it doesn't apply to you.

Lazy Spectatorship and the Great Commission

You have an armchair religion. That is more spectator than participant. Reason number two. You're indifferent towards the souls of men. You really don't care folks go on to hell. So long as it's not you.

Indifference Toward the Souls of Men

Long as you can watch your reality TV and your ball games. Then you were content to let others drop into a burning hell every minute. Reason number three. Your theology has you pickled in a jar and the lid is only taken off for church meetings.

Faulty Election Theology and Neglect of Witnessing

You feel if someone is one of the elect then they'll be saved. Whether you lift a finger or not. But where would you be friend if others felt that way and never told you about Christ? Where would Christianity be in the world if no one ever witnessed?

Self-Preservation at the Expense of Neighbors

Reason number four. You are into self-preservation above all else. You are not willing to stick your neck out there for anybody. Let them go on to hell so long as you can save your skin. You wouldn't walk across the street to keep your neighbor out of hell.

Reason number six. You're a pastor or a preacher and you feel you do your job in the pulpit and Therefore you don't have to do any personal witnessing. I know lots of preachers who feel this way. They refuse to do any personal evangelism.

Preachers Who Avoid Personal Evangelism

They refuse to tell folks about Jesus one-on-one. They will sit beside them in public and talk about sports and Politics. Talk about just about any subject but not mention the name of Christ. Not mention Jesus to a lost person.

Brother preacher, why did God call you into the ministry if you're not a personal soul winner? Number seven. You don't have on your heart. What is on God's heart if you walk closely in an intimate walk with God.

Sharing God's Burden for Souls

You would have a burden for souls enough said. Number eight. Yourself absorbed when you pray. It's all about me us and mine. You have a bubble Christianity that only pertains to what is in your bubble and you don't want it to pop.

Self-Absorbed Prayer and Bubble Christianity

You care less about Hell. A pop in every minute as another soul drops in the hell so long as it doesn't bother you. Number nine. You were backslidden. You were in direct disobedience to the Great Commission.

Backsliding and Disobedience to the Great Commission

You have backed away from the God who saved you. What breaks his heart no longer breaks your heart. You were quite content in your indifference and apathy toward the lost. You have dry eyes when you pray.

You care little over souls perishing into a devil's hell. What's it to you? Reason number ten. You're not really saved yourself. If you were truly saved you'd be out there talking to folks like a dying man to dying man.

Salvation Proven by Urgent Witness

You'd have tears in your eyes over people going to hell. You'd be doing all you can to pull someone out of the fire. Your own conscience is asleep in a carnal security and unless you get saved you go to hell along with everyone else.

You refuse to witness to.