There is a time for belligerence. These 3 men display what it means to be rooted in a faith that is costly. But, it doesn't just happened out of nowhere...no, these men loved God and were willing to die for him.
Daniel 3:16-18 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.17 If this be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king.[c]18 But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”