They know my failures -- they'll think I'm being hypocritical.

This is one reason some people feel awkward witnessing to rellatives.  The relatives know you weak spots, and the times in the past when you have been immoral or unwise.

This need no prevent us from witnessing, because your message is that God has accepted someone like you, who does not deserve to be accepted.

We do not want people to feel that Christianity is for people who are better than others.  We want to make sure people know there is only one qualification for being a Christian: you must be a sinner.  That is the kind of person that Christianity is for.

 

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