The Christian's Inescapable Obligation to Proclaim

Paul's assertion that he preaches under compulsion—anankē (necessity)—reveals a principle far deeper than apostolic privilege. The commission 'Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature' was not spoken to the eleven apostles alone, but to all generations of Christ's Church. Every Christian man stands under the same binding obligation that Paul experienced on the Damascus road.…