Luke 3: 19-20- Exposing Sins
Luke 3: 19-20- “But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him concerning Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, (20) also added this, above all, that he shut John up in prison.” John the Baptist called out Herod’s evil behavior. Herod married his brother’s wife and also did many evil things against the people. In the Roman dictatorship at the time, John the Baptist could not fight the arrest. People do not like having their sins exposed publicly if at all. John the Baptist challenged Herod’s behavior and paid a price. Christians are still being criticized and demeaned because they point out bad behavior that is against Biblical principles. Throughout the thousands of years, this has not changed. Our society today is very anti-Christian when Christians point out bad behavior. They wrap their criticism in things like Christians not loving other people because they do not tolerate the bad behavior. As Christians, we need to make ...