The Book of Revelation: The Church Lax In Discipline (2)

Would it not have been a dishonor of the name of their Lord and King if they had left the impression that they lacked the courage to confess Him? No, this they could never do. Over against the cry of the town, "Aesculapius is savior," they boldly maintained: "There is no other name than that of Jesus. When the world proclaimed that Caesar was god, and as such was to be worshipped by all, they could not submit: but opposing the world also in this respect, they confessed that Christ was King,...