Sermon Illustrations
Standing for What's Right
Martin Niemoeller, a World War I hero in Germany, was imprisoned for eight years by Hitler. He spent time in prisons and concentration camps, including Dachau. Hitler realized if Niemoeller could be persuaded to join his cause then much opposition would collapse, so he sent a former friend of Niemoeller's to visit him, a friend who supported the Nazis.
Seeing Niemoeller in his cell, the onetime friend said, "Martin, Martin! Why are you here?"
Niemoeller replied, "My friend! Why are you not here?"