Why would someone be afraid to confess Christ?

*The fear of persecution

*The fear of faith in Jesus requiring a personal cost

*The fear of rejection, mistreatment, alienation, imprisonment, and even death

*The fear of being disliked, even hated

Why would faith in Christ bring such things?

*Because Jesus doesn’t always represent peace. Jesus represents a sword

*Jesus divides humanity

*And Jesus divided humanity on purpose. Jesus CAME to divide humanity by providing salvation.