The reason many churches are shying away from “the great commission “is to be safe. As a matter of fact nobody will say to an evangelist, “. I‘ve been waiting for this moment to hear the gospel, thank you for coming and speaking to me”,when you knock on their doors or talk to them about Jesus elsewhere. Statistics shows that on an average 11 Christians die every day spreading the gospel. True Christians do not retaliate as the world does. True Christians are dead to the standards of this fallen world but have royal standards set by the King of the Universe- Jesus Christ.
The question many would ask is, “why do “these people” spread the gospel to others?”
In simple words we do NOT want our friends and fellow humans to be lost eternally. Think about it this way- you are walking on the road and a car is coming at a high speed towards you and you did not see it for some reason. Someone pulls you out of the way and you are saved!
It is the obedience to the “Great Commission”. In John 14:6 Jesus said “I am the way, the truth and the life”, no one comes to the Father except through me.” The truth is, only Jesus who is God incarnate can give eternal life. Many great teachers walked on this planet, but no one said about eternal life. If we are born in this world, even-though our physical being dies, our soul would live forever in eternity, either with Jesus Christ in heaven or with satan in hell. “Born again Christians” take the “Great Commission” very seriously because we do not want our fellow humans to leave this planet without knowing about Jesus the Messiah and accepting Him.