Romans 1:16 "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek."
In a time of persecution, the temptation to be ashamed of the Gospel of Christ is real. It is when there is a cost associated with our belief, that we are confronted with our true attitude about that belief. When we have no persecution to fear, it is easy to believe in the Gospel.
But something with such power will not go unnoticed by our enemy. Shame about the Gospel of Christ does not come from God. Shame is timidness, fear. We have the spirit of love, power, and a sound mind.
If someone asked, I may say I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ. However, God looks at our hearts, and our hearts show themselves through our actions. Do my actions demonstrate that I am ashamed of the Gospel? Or do my actions demonstrate that I understand the infinite power of God that is available to me?
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