But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. So when they had further threatened them, they let them go,…

How can I now be silenced when this is the example I have been directed to follow?  You wish me to control my conversations on God as they ignite the ever burning fuse you have sought to extinguish in your own soul.  Your battle is with the Almighty, but I will accept your anger as his ambassador and fully understand the lengths to which you must go in order to silence the Word of God in your heart.  I pray however, that his spirit’s voice never be quenched for you that you may still have time to make the eternal decision to which all are required.

I love you.  I neither have to agree nor disagree with you to love you.  Your position may be as solid as you presume it to be or it may be constructed upon loose soil, only time, challenge and obstacles will tell.  Let your path be your path, but there is a reason we have been brought together this day and I have no desire to avoid that purpose.  You may think it chance, in which case, you most likely forget our passing, choosing to wipe your memories clean of the impacts we have had upon each other.  You may wish to label me fool, so that you may justify yourself in memory that you have bested me at argument, so that you may free yourself of the truth or obligation of my words.  Or you may hear a quiet voice or reason and love bidding you reach out to the savior so that you may spend eternity at his side instead of weeping and gnashing of teeth in fire.  Whichever the choice, I will honor your right to deal with our meeting as you choose.

What then is next?  Can you silence every Christian?  Perhaps you wish to become like Saul in his persecution of Christ, seeking out all Christians and ridding the world of their abomination.  Or maybe you will simply walk away from each Christian paying careful mind to keep all of them outside your range of hearing and relationship, so that you never have to consider their position or argument.  Or maybe you will listen and take the time to understand their plea to you out of unconditional love for God, choosing to consume the information and act upon it in the positive or negative.  Whatever happens the choice again is yours.  As it is my choice to follow my God as He commands me to spread the Gospel Good News of Christ.  You see we both are at the same position, that of choice.  The only difference our masters.  Mine is God, guided by His Holy Spirit yours is perhaps your self or maybe some unknown worldly thing or god.  The choice still resides with each of us.  In Jesus’ Name I pray that you are touched by his Spirit such that you see the righteousness of my pleas and choose to know God through Christ.  Be well