I believe that many Christians get into a lot of trouble by not being honest in their convictions. For instance, if a person goes into a workshop, or a soldier into a barracks, and if he does not fly his flag from the beginning, it will be very difficult for him to run it up afterwards. But if he immediately and boldly lets them know, I am a Christian, and there are certain things that I cannot do to please you, and certain other things that I cannot help doing even though they might displease you when that is clearly understood, after a while the peculiarity of the thing will be gone, and the person will be let alone.