Dangerous?

Paul writes to the church in Rome:

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek

There is a part of the nature of Adam's race to shy away from truth, to resist conflict, to avoid confrontation. Many think that standing up for what is right is only acceptable if it doesn't cause divisiveness. Yes, Christ is the Prince of Peace. He will bring an everlasting peace to our helpless race when He reigns in Truth and Power. But Jesus also said

I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

While 25% of the world's population dies without the Gospel, passive Christianity is not something to aspire towards. Jim Elliot wrote

We are so utterly ordinary, so commonplace, while we profess to know a Power the twentieth century does not reckon with. But we are "harmless", and therefore unharmed. We are spiritual pacifists, non-militants, conscientious objectors in this battle-to-the-death with principalities and powers in high places. Meekness must be had for contact with men, but brass, outspoken boldness is required to take part in the comradeship of the Cross. We are 'sideliners', content to sit by and leave the enemies of God unchallenged. The world cannot hate us, we are too much like its own. Oh that God would make us dangerous!