In Acts 5, we read where the apostles were jailed for having preached openly the Gospel of Jesus Christ. During the night, the Lord set them free and they returned to the temple square to resume their preaching.
The Sanhedrin Counsel had them brought back in to answer the charge that they were preaching in defiance to the Council's order to refrain. The apostles answer was line-drawing, "We must obey God rather than men" (Acts 5:29)!
Around the world, Christians are drawing that same line in the face of imprisonment and/or death in places like Iran, Syria and China. In this country I have been following cases where our servicemen are facing possible court martial action for expressing their views on traditional marriage as a part of their faith.
You and I are not likely (yet) to face criminal prosecution for expressing our faith publicly, but we may very likely face peer pressure to keep a lid on our views. We certainly can face employment sanction for expressing Christian views at the workplace, and we probably ought not be preaching on our employer's dime. However, their are times when it is our right to express our faith in the marketplace, such as in the parking lot or during breaks.
Here's the question: When you do have the right to speak out regarding matters of faith but peer or marketplace pressure is exerted to prevent or silence you, will you obey God rather than man?
Jus' Askn.
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