Let us realize that we are not here to please men, but to please God. Neither are we here to back down so as to be afraid of man, but to fear our Father. Shall we be ashamed of him; then we are not worthy of his grace and mercy. We shall not fear death, but place our trust in him. Shall we save our life? If we save our life, then we lose it; but if we lose our life for the name of Jesus and are delivered up, then we find it and life eternal.

If we are nice to someone so as not to offend that person, do we then offend Christ?