The Love of Christ is another reason that every Christian should share the gospel with others. The Apostle Paul wrote “For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.” (2 Corinthians 5:14-15 ESV)

It was also love of Christ that gripped Paul and compelled him to tell others about the glorious truth of the gospel. It was the love of Christ that motivated Jesus to die on the cross and redeem His own special people for Himself (Romans 5:8). And that same love that Christ has for the His people God has downloaded or “poured out into our hearts” (Romans 5:5), that is those of us who have been born again (1 John 3:7-11). Jesus said that His disciples would be known by this love (John 13:34-35). Love for others should motivate every Christian to passionately share the gospel with the lost. Imagine if you had the cure for every form of Cancer. You could do much good in the world and be a blessing to so many. You would have a great obligation to share that cure with those who are diagnosed with Cancer. But if you neglected freely giving that cure away then how could you love those who are dying of Cancer. Christian you have been given something greater than the cure of Cancer. You have the given the gospel message that brings eternal salvation to those who believe and receive it. Every person has been diagnosed with the terrible disease of sin (Romans 3:23) and it will cause death, eternal death and separation from God, which the Bible calls Hell (Romans 6:23, Matthew 10:28). But Christ who knew no sin became sin for us that we might become the righteousness of God (2 Corinthians 5:21).

May we be those who are compelled by the love of Christ to reach the lost with the gospel of Jesus Christ. May the love of Christ move us out of apathy concerning the lost and into active evangelism.