November 30, 2009

Texts:
2 Chronicles 35 and 36
Acts 21

Acts:
Notice the idea of martyrdom. Paul's people want him to stay away from Jerusalem so that he won't be killed. Paul, on the other hand, seems almost eager to die a martyr's death. There's no easy answer for me in all of this. Yes, I do hope I would be willing to die for the gospel. But I do not hope to die for the gospel. I hope to live long enough to be able to proclaim the gospel.
The gospel does take us into dangerous places. Or it should.