Is preaching a positive way to inform others? Why or why not (Jesus, ritual)

[may]

Originally Posted by Melody

While I agree with just about everything you said, I think we can also teach people about our faith by living it. Some people will be totally turned off by verbal preaching...no matter how well it is done. Unfortunately, there are a lot of well intentioned people out there turning people away from God in droves with their preaching. I know when I saw the Jehovah's Witness people coming, I would pull the curtains. My husband, on the other hand, invites them in for a conversation. I always feel sorry for them. They don't come around any more. I think we're a big red "x" on their neighborhood map.

I wasn't converted by preaching, but rather by the lives of a few people I knew who were Christians.

Yes you are right, we can also teach people about our faith by living it ,this is what jesus himself did ,he practiced what he preached but just as the bible says,
For "everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved." However, how will they call on him in whom they have not put faith? How, in turn, will they put faith in him of whom they have not heard? How, in turn, will they hear without someone to preach? How, in turn, will they preach unless they have been sent forth? Just as it is written: "How comely are the feet of those who declare good news of good things!"(Acts 10;13-15)

[Melody]

Originally Posted by may

How, in turn, will they put faith in him of whom they have not heard? How, in turn, will they hear without someone to preach? How, in turn, will they preach unless they have been sent forth? Just as it is written: "How comely are the feet of those who declare good news of good things!"(Acts 10;13-15)

Yes, but how many people in this country do you think have not already heard of Him.

[Prima]

I'm going to give a neither-here-nor-there answer. I think that there's a huge difference between preaching and sharing/spreading. I, for one, can't stand when people preach at me. Preaching turns a lot of people off of Christianity. I think of preaching as much more pushy. Sharing/spreading is more open, more accepting - more by example and welcome than by just talking AT someone.

[may]

Originally Posted by Melody

Yes, but how many people in this country do you think have not already heard of Him.

it makes no difference really , the goodnews about Gods kingdom which is being preached throughout the earth ,is a part of the composite sign that jesus said would be happening at this time in the last days, so it has got to take place regardless of wheather people respond or not. and not everyone knows about what the goodnews is , the kingdom is a goverment , that was set up in heaven in 1914 with jesus as king of that goverment .so yes ,people have heard about jesus himself but not always about what the kingdom is and how it fullfills bible prophecy
Mark 13:10: "In all the nations the good news has to be preached first.

Dan. 2:44: "The kingdom [set up by God] . . . will crush and put an end to all these [human] kingdoms, and it itself will stand to times indefinite

[Isis-Astoroth]

We have the right to believe what we want, we do not have the right to force our beliefs onto others. That's all I'm going to say.

[may]

Originally Posted by Isis-Astoroth

We have the right to believe what we want, we do not have the right to force our beliefs onto others. That's all I'm going to say.

yes that is very true , to come to know God ,and have a personal relationship with him could only happen if a person wanted that to happen ,to force a person to believe is a waste of time we all have freewill and make our own choices