Loved ones, do you consider it "bad form" to talk about religion? Should a person keep his religion to himself? Most of us at one time or another have had to deal with someone who used little tact in their approach to speaking about their faith. To put it mildly, they were obnoxious! So perhaps then and there we decided that from now on we would be silent about our Christian faith.
If that has been our choice, we have made a big mistake. Why? Because that's incompatible with being a Christian. We have our marching orders from Jesus, and that involves teaching all nations (Matthew 28:18-20) — something the early Christians did with enthusiasm. Being silent was not, and is not, an option.
The apostles had to deal with authorities who told them "not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus." Obey man or God? That was their question. God said speak; man said be silent. Do you remember their response? "But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge; for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard" (Acts 4:19-20). We should be thankful for their decision.
The trouble with so many people is that the voice of their neighbors sounds louder in their ears than the voice of God. Remember the conduct of the early Christians when they were being persecuted for their faith. They were scattered abroad, but they were not silent. They "went about everywhere preaching the word" (Acts 8:4). We, too, need to understand that we are associated with God in a divine purpose and "we cannot but speak the things we have seen and heard.” God is so good. We love you. Samuel – 28 June 2026
