Compromise

It never ceases to amaze me as to how much compromise has become a problem that we face in this world. I am reminded of how I was at a gospel meeting last year and the guest speaker was talking about this issue. He was mentioning how his son went to college for his degree and had to take some science courses. During one of these courses he was in class and the teacher was talking about how the world was made.

When he concluded the boy realized that God was never an option. It was all evolution and no creation. The boy stood up and asked "what about God?" The teacher goes to say that there is no possibility of that. the teacher goes on to say "if you do not stop talking about God I will flunk you." He needed this course in order to get the degree that he had already put in two and a half years for. The teacher thought he had the edge on this student. Final exam comes and throughout the entire semester this student constantly tried to keep God in. The teacher constantly answered "we just need to compromise and just meet in the middle." Teacher gives him the final exam and no answer when it came to questions about how the world came about had answers for God.

The student got handed the teacher the exam and left. On his way out the teacher looked at him and said once again "if you do not take or pass this exam with the questions and answers on here you cannot graduate and get your degree in this field." The student turned and glanced at teh teacher and replied "I ought to obey God rather than man." He went on to start over again and begin to get a degree in new field of work. Two and a half years that he never got back.

People like this come few and far bewteen. As much as it really stunk that he had to start over again in college it was well worth it all. He never compromised his faith in God for money or a degree. When things like this happen we should praise and encourage people who make the stand for God throughout the world.

The battle of Compromise is a serious situation. We as people when we give in to compromise allow God to slowly be eliminated. Eventually when we meet in the middle on God will eliminate God.

It is imperative for us to make a stand for God always. We should in fact never give in to others when one tries to elminate God. This student quoted Peter from Acts 5:29. Peter and the rest of the apostles realized they couldn't compromise when it came to spreading the gospel. Why should we be any different?

We need to make a stand for Christ and be willing to be a living sacrifice everyday according to god and His will (Romans 12:1-2). It requires a dedictaed heart and an unwillingness to compromise God and meet in the middle. Are we doing everything according to God and His will today and not compromising?

Daniel