“But because of the Pharisees they would not confess their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue.”

I mean, even Pontius Pilate didn’t want to condemn Jesus like he did, but he was just afraid of the people and of how he’d look and of being unpopular.

What really makes it apparent to me is this: if you don’t think heavy metal is the greatest kind of music, ever, and you don’t think Iron Maiden is the best band of all time, and you just met me, this topic will probably come up within five minutes. I am endlessly proselytizing (probably spelled taht wrong…) on behalf of the metal church and sharing what I find to be good heavy metal music with other people. I have invested a lot of time in listening to the Priest, Maiden, Metallica, and Iced Earth discographies. I can hum all the songs, all the solos, all the riffs, comment on them at length, and I am not at all bashful in saying that if you DON’T think Iron Maiden totally rules, then I think you’re making a mistake. Like I said, I can talk all day about this subject and I’m not afraid to bring it up.

But what’s stupid is that I don’t act the same way about the gospel, which is way more important than any music. Yes, more important than IRON MAIDEN, that must be pretty important, huh?

I have been made fun of and people give me a hard time about being a metalhead and people make fun of Priest and Maiden, but that doesn’t deter me in the slightest. But why don’t I act the same way about the gospel?

That aggravates me to no end because I realize that huge shortcoming in myself. Look at Peter in the months after Jesus’ death and resurrection. That guy was an instigator, an agitator, a loudmouth, absolutely the worst kind of disease to people who loved the status quo and wanted to maintain it. He went on and on, in public, loudly, and he would not SHUT UP about the things he had seen and the God he knew. He didn’t care what people thought, he didn’t care about being beaten for what he said, he paid *absolutely no attention to any worldly consequences* for running his mouth. He just stepped up and shared what he knew, ignoring everything else.

I wish I was more like that. If you know me you know I’m willing to do anything for a laugh and I really don’t have much shame about making an idiot out of myself (which is good) so you might think this area would be the same way, but it isn’t. That is frustrating.

We know others are using this day by day. Lets hear from you. It will help you to clarify your thoughts. And it will be an encouragement to others.