In Acts 21, Paul and his team are wrapping up their third missionary journey. Paul has decided his next stop will be Jerusalem, despite repeated warnings that he will face persecution and imprisonment there. Still, he believes the Lord is leading him to go, so he continues on to Jerusalem. 

It is highly unlikely that any of us will be arrested for our faith in Christ. And I don’t think the Bible is teaching us that we should pursue being arrested in order to follow Paul’s example. But we do often find ourselves in situations where obedience to God may come with real consequences. So how should we respond?