September 21, 2014: Defy Til You Die – Michael Hidalgo

The accusation that came against Paul was enough to get him crucified. What’s interesting is that while Paul is preaching Jesus, he is accused of a political crime. Because in that world politics was nothing more than a form of religion. Because of this, the Imperial Regime captured the minds and imaginations of the people with regard to what religion is and was.

We are not much different in our world. To preach Jesus is to fly in the face of accepted governmental policies, to go the opposite way of our culture and to say “no” to the things our world demands we say “yes” to. So what keeps us from doing that?