What if one day You (a professed Christian) find yourself in a situation where your surrounded by a group militant atheist or radical Muslims. They tell you that unless you renounce believing in Christ (or covert to Islam) you will have the living crap beaten out of you or worse.
“whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it” Matthew 16:26
Of course on the night of Jesus’s arrest Peter denied him three times, but Jesus had already known that was going to happen.
Saint Stephen became the first Christian Martyr. To be followed by thousands more over the next two millennia. Things would become especially hard for Christians in the 20th century with the spread of Communism of which militant athesim was one of it’s main pillars. This ideology killed 100 million people. Not all were Christian but all were human beings. For many Christians the choice was remaining firm in their faith and facing severe persecution or publicly renouncing Christ and thus remain free.
While Christians in 21st century America have not yet had to endure physical torture for their faith, Christians are now mocked regularly in media andforced by State laws to participate in things that go against their beliefs. Atheist groups want to make Atheism a national religion People have lost their jobs because of their faith. Many have succumbed to the unrelenting pressure of political correctness, decided it is no longer worth it and abandon their faith.
“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Matthew 7:13
“Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.” Matthew 7:14
Jesus wants to know where you stand!
But when it come to Islam, Allah in his wisdom seems to have given those who adhere to his teachings a special clause that Christians don’t have.
You have the freedom to deceive when speaking to infidels about your faith and intentions whenever you feel it’s necessary and expediant.
It’s called Taqiyya.
Which makes Muslims and today’s Democrats two peas in a pod.