Provoking the Lions
This was a problem in the first century, and it is a problem now. Christians are more concerned with respectability than with righteousness. They are more concerned with putting up a fine show for man, than with lifting up pure hearts before God. Let a public controversy break out, and many Christians -- "all who are in Asia" -- will head for the tall grass, and will blame the Christian who is standing in the arena facing the lions for being too provocative.
- read whole blog post by Doug Wilson here
- read whole blog post by Doug Wilson here