This is no mere theoretical question but one which we shall face more or less every day we live. The principle upon which each one acts is clear. The coward opts for his own comfort. But the wise Christian aims at obedience to God. He knows that the least degree of sin is worse than the highest degree of suffering.
Christian maturity is ripeness of soul and readiness for action.
It can only come as we store our minds with sound doctrine and good knowledge. The unstable man is crotchety. He majors in minor things, or else he rides a hobby-horse, or else he plays to a gallery. The immature man is like a child. He must draw attention to himself and to his own peculiar opinions.