faith and compromise
There’s no doubt we can never lead a perfect life. But it is likewise true that it must be our ultimate goal, even if we are in the flesh - together with its corruption. Our quest for christlikeness must never be hindered by anything and for any reason. God’s requirement of holiness and the reality of human weakness are both undeniable, it exist. Both true and are hard facts of our existence.
Godly living is non-negotiable. Heroes of faith fought for their faith well. In their weakness, they’ve witnessed God’s strength. There may be times that the flame of their passion for Christlikeness grew weak, but nevertheless, it keeps on burning.
As christians, we are each others keeper. Jesus’ prayer is for us to be one, even as He and the Father are one. Compromise is real, and so is rebuking. Sin must be confronted head on. There must be a significant amount of sensitivity on what is a true christian living should be. We don’t deny our wrongs and pretend everything is all right, when we knew to ourselves that there’s something wrong. In the same way, we don’t condemn our brother in condemning sin. We knew so well that he’s been washed by the blood of Calvary, and nothing - literally nothing - can ever separate him from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus.
How we deal with compromise?
As believers, we must realize that the things we do are being watched by the world. From the moment we confessed our faith in Christ, we will be swimming against the worldly stream. We can’t say, "Let me do it once, just today" or "It’s just between the two of us anyway" and much worse, "….besides, no one knows here am a christian". For by doing it once, we can never negate the fact that we gave in.
Our character is defined when we’re alone, when we are with people who don’t know us, when it’s just God and you. So there should be no room for compromise, not even for a moment. Compromise will hunt us. It is slowly tearing down our testimony, It grieves the Spirit, and it weakens our brothers in the faith.
