Acts 4:13-17 – “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. 14 And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it. 15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, 16 saying, “What shall we do to these men? For, indeed, that a notable miracle has been done through them is evident to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.  17 But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name.”  NKJV

The Politically Correct world and the world that is now catering to various violent religious factions seek to silence any person or persons who attempt to implement biblical guidelines in their lives.  Transformation of lives and even the miracles of God they cannot deny so rather than attempt to disprove them they seek to silence those practicing such.

In the day of Acts 4 the religious leaders were concerned about their lofted status, position and privilege and the ministry and message of the disciples of Jesus was disrupting their status quo.  They acknowledged that the fruit of the disciples’ ministry was undeniable so they sought to silence the message and messenger.  I see much the same happening by religious and political heads today.  The legislators or politicians have systematically followed the path of removal of God from the public arena.  Religious leaders are seeking to modify and adapt the message of the Bible to fit the politically correct narrative.

Appeasement is a common theme in much of today’s religious world except in the extremist of Islam where the desire is not appeasement but domination.  That is another issue but in those who claim to be followers of Christ there is a willingness and even sense of obligation to rewrite the Bible or reinterpret it to accommodate sinful lifestyles, corruption in politics and business, lasciviousness in relationships and redefining of Salvation.  The one thing missing from their effort is the Power of God which transforms lives from the inside rather than attempting to transform from the outward in.

The religious leaders of the Sanhedrin issued a decree that the Name of Jesus could not be invoked publicly and desired it to be banned privately as well.  I see signs in our modern politically correct world working with the approval of some religious leaders doing the same thing.  Some nationally recognized religious leaders have voiced that Jesus is not the only way to salvation contrary to the teachings of the Bible.  When we call evil good and good evil we are in a very dangerous place spiritually which will be walked out in the natural on the political, economic and social scene.

It seems that there is the theory that if you cannot actually and factually disprove something then censor it and remove it from the consciousness of the public.  I contend that today is the day when every believer in the Lord Jesus Christ must determine they will not be silenced but will speak the truth in love and be ‘forever faithful’.

            May God be with you as you go through your day!