How to share the gospel with your relatives and friends and how not to

[TonyChanYT]

Tell them about the good news of Jesus Christ. They may refuse to believe.

Matthew 5:

16b “let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”

It may not be easy.

Matthew 19:

25b “Who then can be saved?” 26 But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

It is up to the Holy Spirit to convict them. In the meantime, Philippians 4:

4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone.

Show yourself a lover of Christ. Rest in God's sovereign hands.

How not to convert your loved ones: You don't want to press them so hard that they would verbally reject Jesus in your face.

Romans 12:

18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.

Love your neighbor as yourself.

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[Josheb]

The best apologetic is a life well lived in Christ.

When people see the new life, they ask about it. They ask about it and the information then won't have to be imposed without interest or consent. When speaking to multiple people stick to the generally applicable portion of the gospel. When speaking with an individual be prayerful mindful of the Spirit's input because only the Spirit knows the one sentence by which that person might be persuaded.

It is up to the Holy Spirit to convict them.

That is completely correct so remember it is not about us. The exact same words you speak may alternatively convict a person to repentance or convict them to condemnation. Just because the Spirit gives us something to say does not mean He has given us the words for the purpose of salvation. There may well be a day in their future when they deny ever having heard the gospel and God will replay the scene when @TonyChanYT or Josheb obediently spoke the words the proving the denier's protest false.

John 3:18
He who believes in Him is not condemned; he who does not believe has been condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Sharing the gospel is risky business .