A follower of Jesus Christ must be strong to resist conformity and stand up for what’s right. He or she may be required to endure a little disapproval or even some rejection…
“many even of the rulers believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue; for they loved the approval of men rather than the approval of God,” (John 12.42-43).