Acts 26: have we lost our frankness?
A host walks through Acts 26 — Paul held two years by Felix hoping for a bribe, passed to Festus, appealing to Caesar, then defending himself before King Agrippa. Festus calls Paul crazy; Paul answers he speaks reasonably, and when Agrippa asks 'are you trying to make me a Christian?' Paul answers yes, for Agrippa and everyone present, minus the chains. The hosts ask whether modern Christians have lost that frankness, settling for comfort, church-as-bar, and 700 coffees before ever stating their intent. Evidence for directness: a blog post by atheist Penn Jillette respecting a Christian who bluntly told him 'you need Jesus' after a show, and a monastery hospitality worker whose rule is 'Jesus is coming here today, so I want it fit for Jesus.'
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