Putting our faith in the Gospel and living according to it requires confidence in the Gospel. At the same time, we cannot share the Gospel with others if we are not confident about it. Some Christians today do not fully understand why the Gospel is so vital to their existence. They may go through the motions of Christianity without that inner conviction that the Gospel is the most important truth in which they stand. Later, when tested or tempted, they may walk away from it. At the same time, they may be reluctant to share the Gospel with others because they are not that confident that people really need it in order to live.