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Hello my brothers and sisters, and thanking you for joining me today on the Good News. People think that if you're a Christian you have to be nice to them even if they mistreat you, but that is not so. In the Acts of the Apostles, instructions were given to the first evangelists on how to deal with a tough crowd. They were told that if they were rejected, they should damn the whole town: women, children, dogs, everyone. And they were told to commit acts of vandalism while the wicked townspeople slept. If it was a really bad town, they were invited to commit arson in the middle of the night. Then after they caused as much destruction as they possibly could, they were told to shake the dust from their sandals as they left. Doesn't sound very nice, does it? Shaking the dust from your shoes! That's cold. I wouldn't want to live in one of those towns that rejected Christians back then. This also sheds light on the large numbers of executions of early Christians by crucifixion and lion feeding. It may have been an attempt by the Romans to maintain law and order. So before you slap a Christian and expect him to turn the other cheek, read the Acts of the Apostles. For the Good News, I'm Luke Johnson.
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