I was thinking the same thing.
During the Roman persecutions the Christians they tried to stay out of view, but when they were arrested or confronted they proudly proclaimed the faith and were martyred.
I doubt we will be boiled alive or fed to lions, but persecutions are coming and true Christians must be ready for them.
What we are also witnessing is the empty faith of many who say they are Christians and go to church on Sunday because that's what their parents and grandparents did. Still others were attracted by a false gospel promising material prosperity. The churches that appeal to such people have always been quick to redefine sin in order to maintain membership and the congregants are given the false message that Christianity can be modified conform with secularism.
You can take the boy out of the military, but you can’t take the military out of the boy.
Paul and those early generations of Christians were profiles in courage. However, if they had been the majority, rather than a relatively small, new sect, I’ve no doubt they would have fought persecution and their persecutors. I believe in Just War.
Many Christian’s don’t realize the sin problem in everyone’s life including their own. Christ made that abundantly clear in the sermon on the mount where he expanded the meaning of the Law. Nobody can live in accordance with Law, God knew this and solved it with the new covenant. We all need a Savior. Paul, the Law scholar, had the revelation by Jesus himself, but we have Paul’s writings and God’s gift of the Holy Spirit to access.
Our sin will be forgiven by faith in Jesus, but while on earth our sin problem won’t go away. Paul in Romans 6 thru 8 addresses our situation on many levels. Jesus spelled it out with the woman at the well - you are forgiven but go and sin no more.
Francis Cardinal George said ...” I will die in my bed......my successor will die in Prison....and his successor will die a Martyr”.......I believe Frankie is right.