"But in your hearts set Christ apart as holy [and acknowledge Him] as Lord. Always be ready to give a logical defense to anyone who asks you to account for the hope that is in you, but do it courteously and respectfully." 1 Peter 3:15 (Amplified)
Nothing bothers me more than people who don't take a stand. People who don't really tell others about how they truly feel, for fear that they will offend others. Or even worse people who when the moment of truth comes for them to stand, they cower and fall.
God can't stand these people either. In fact, the church of Laodecia was that way and God told them, "I know your [record of] works and what you are doing; you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of My mouth!" (Revelations 3:15-16) God is serious when it comes to being resolute in what you believe.
What do you stand for? Do you rise to show others the Christ in you? Or do you remain silent for fear of offending others? Jesus knew that his message would separate households (Mark 10:28-30) because the truth can at times be controversial because those who love to believe relativity believe a lie (because they believe what they want). The truth is the only way because it will set us all free (John 8:32). Stand up for the Truth!
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