“Quit trying to tell people about Jesus. You don’t have a Bible degree, you are not good with words and you are obviously judgmental if you think someone else’s life needs improving or fixing in any way.”

“You should keep quiet about abortion. What business is it of yours if fornication has resulted in a pregnancy? You don’t understand the expense of having a child when you’re not ready. If they want to kill that child, it is their decision to make.”

“Stop telling people what the Bible says about the practice of homosexuality. Don’t you know that hearing what God says about it causes them stress? It is wrong to stress people out by telling them the truth about their behavior.”

“Don’t harass people about coming to church. So what if it is supposed to be about worshiping God and not about having fun? They can be just as good a Christian sitting at home, or at the game, or the mall, etc.”

“Other people are not your responsibility. If they want to ruin their lives with bad behavior, that is their business. Besides, who are you to say who needs correction and who doesn’t? The loving this to do is to leave them alone to live their own lives.”

Would you let me, or anyone else silence you with such demands as those above? I hope not. Likely, many who would not allow anyone else to force such lies on them, will then shush themselves by telling themselves the same lies.

Don’t “shush” yourself, and let lies carry the day.

Love compels us to say something:

Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person. Colossians 4:6