When the New Testament was written, Judaism was the main intimidating spirit, but today in Western Culture the main intimidating spirit is secularism.

Too many "Christians" don't want to show lost people they are lost; sadly, they want to be popular with them. Because of intimidation; there is a tragic decline in the percentage of people who call themselves Christians today compared to a few years ago.   Sadly, "Christians" don't want to show lost people they are lost; they want to be popular with them. They become easily intimidated.