How can we expect to minister to those around us if we cannot engage with them in a civil and understanding manner?

How can we expect others to care about what we believe and say and do, if we are unwilling to care about what they believe and say do?

How can we expect others to respect and trust us if we do not respect and trust them?

Risky behavior? YES!

Paul was willing to take big risks for the sake of the gospel.  And in so doing he ruined his reputation with, and earned the wrath of, his fellow Pharisees.