February 23rd Mark 6:14-29: It Can Be Risky To Speak Truth

Sin, at times, needs to be confronted. If we know of someone living in sin then we need to lovingly tell them that they are living in sin. Well that happens to be what got John the Baptist killed. He called Herod out on his sin, and then the king arrested him. John was righting in calling the king out in his sin, but he paid the ultimate price for doing what's right. Strangely enough Herod was worried that Jesus was John the Baptist resurrected. Herod was so impacted by the truth that John the Baptist had said that he lived in fear of his return even after he had killed him. People may at times respond to confrontation of sin in a harsh and negative manner, but their is always hope that they will respond in a different way than Herod, and that way is repentance.