 St. Paul writes, For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God's salvation for all who believe, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. And we heard St. Peter himself say in our epistle lesson in 1 Peter 3, But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and respect. The disciples left everything and followed Jesus.