But we can still deny Him by being ashamed of Him before others. Now, we have all been slow to admit our faith before others. We live in a culture that is increasingly hostile towards religion and specifically Christianity. Christians are painted as morons who believe in stupid, harmful, and bigoted fairy tales. This can sometimes lead us to shrink back, and refuse to acknowledge Jesus before those who we think will mock us. This is tragic. It makes Jesus look small and it’s a denial of everything that He is. But be warned, if we decide to deny Jesus before men, He will also deny us before the Father. And when we stand in the presence of God unless Jesus says, “He’s with me,” we’re not getting in. The proper response to the Christ is not shame or fear, but boldness and an eagerness to share Him before others.
នេះគឺជាសោកនាដកម្ម. វាធ្វើឱ្យព្រះយេស៊ូវមើលទៅតូចហើយវាជាការបដិសេធនៃអ្វីគ្រប់យ៉ាងដែលគាត់ជា. ប៉ុន្តែត្រូវបានព្រមាន, ប្រសិនបើយើងសម្រេចចិត្តដើម្បីបដិសេធព្រះយេស៊ូវនៅចំពោះមុខមនុស្ស, លោកនឹងបដិសេធមិនទទួលស្គាល់យើងមុនពេលដែលព្រះបិតា. ហើយនៅពេលដែលយើងឈរនៅក្នុងវត្តមាននៃព្រះទេលុះត្រាតែព្រះយេស៊ូវបាននិយាយថា, "គាត់ជាមួយនឹងខ្ញុំ,” យើងមិនទទួលបាននៅក្នុង. ការឆ្លើយតបត្រឹមត្រូវដើម្បីជាព្រះគ្រិស្ដគឺជាការមិនខ្មាស់អៀនឬភ័យខ្លាច, but boldness and an eagerness to share Him before others.