The Importance of Sharing the Faith

Since my first posts were a complete fail and wrongly invaded people's privacy :/ (sorry)
I've decided to start over, and as my first post, I'm going to talk about the controversial issue of the importance of evangelism in a Christian walk.

First of all, lets start with the basic message of salvation.
We were sinners and yet God loved us.

Wow right? The Bible says rarely will a man die for a good man, though for such a man he may do so, but Jesus died for us when we were still sinners! Whilst we were turned against him in ignorant rebellion, he shed his blood for us! That's amazing right? That in itself turns me awestruck.
Anyway, the point of Jesus dieing is within that - we were sinners; who needed saving. So along comes Jesus, the ultimate rescuer who substitutes his own perfect life for our sinful stained lives. And in doing so, also defeats death by rising again on the third day, securing us in faith of his power and reigning victorious over the Evil One who has plagued us for so long. (He fights on, because though the war is lost, the battle rages on and he'll take as many down with him as possible - so stand firm and close to God!)
As a result of Christ taking on our own punishment, we mercifully become sons and daughters of the King of Kings, Lord of Lords, ultimate authority, creator and destroyer, alpha and omega, beginning and the end.

Wow. What mercy! What grace!

Now after such a saving experience, not only do we gain eternal life, but we gain NEW LIFE. Now. Here on Earth. He gave us the opportunity to come into a dynamic, unbelievable, unfailing and unconditional relationship with our new father, the one and only God.
Isn't that incredible! The Bible uses the analogy where a man finds some treasure in a field and it is SO valuable that he goes home, sells all his possessions and buys the field. Because how much more valuable is eternal life and quality of life and redemption, salvation, peace, strength, love and an unconditional loving relationship with the one true God, than any earthly possessions we could ever own - for those things will last only for a few decades, where God lasts forever.

So, moving on. What relevance does this have to evangelism?
Well, I say anyone who has found this life - eternal and new - who has found this salvation and unconditional love, and does not wish it upon his friends, family, neighbors and strangers, does not truly understand the thing of which I am talking about.
How can anybody find something so amazing, and not want other people to have it too?
I defy anyone who knows Jesus as their Lord, Savior, friend and God, to tell me that they have no internal need to share it with others. In the very act of following Jesus we encounter the Holy Spirit - which in turn equips us with unimaginable compassion for humanity, enabling us to merely glimpse at the incredible compassion that God has upon his people.

I will stand here, facing controversy, persecution, argument and threat and say that any 'Christian' who does not evangelize with people around them about the faith they have found, is in breach of the two most important teachings of Jesus and is therefore not a 'follower of Christ' which is essentially what it means to be a 'Christian' (clue's in the name).
If you are a fellow believer who does not have this heart for the lost, then brothers and sisters, I beseech you, do not be discouraged, but pray that God will bring upon you not only his Spirit of compassion, but also of courage and wisdom - because he who asks receives and he wants you to know that love.
Friends, do not think I have come to condemn, I wish only to encourage - may God bless you. :)