Trying again. Per your remark, "Jesus Christ asks us to deny ourselves but not to deny Him." There's a time and a place for public affirmations of belief. Yeah, people are being killed because they are Christian, but I don't think the religion requires people to die for it. Matthew 10:33 (re denying) applies to normal social situations like our conversation, not a murderous scene with ignorant attackers. Matthew 7:6 is a caution about 'tossing our pearls' lest we be "torn to pieces." It is absolutely nobody's business what you believe, so you are not required to tell them and jeopardize yourself. Jesus asks Peter, 'will you really die for me' (Jn 13:38), but Jesus does not demand Peter's death. Later, Jesus gives Peter a chance to affirm loyalty (Jn 21:15). No retribution. Jesus was hardly standing up for himself at his trials, and he was not confronting his accusers (James 5:6). Sometimes the less said the better, although it didn't save him, Jesus did not oppose or antagonize them.