The next question we need to ask at this point is, what fuels or drives compromise? Issues like values, beliefs, discouragement, greed, fear of the unknown, peer pressure and bad influence come to mind. In Saul’s case, it was fear of his soldiers. Influence was the cause of compromise in Samson’s case.
In Ahab’s case, it was greed and bad influence that caused his compromise. In the case of Whitney Houston, it was fear of losing her husband’s love and bad influence. In Winnie Mandela’s case, compromise was caused by fear of the unknown, discouragement and bad influence. Patricia Etteh compromised because of greed and fallen values.
The compromise in the examples on corporate organisations was fuelled by greed, fear and fallen values.
Talking of values and beliefs, we see a world where things that were once considered abominable are now fashionable: women dressing half-naked and young men wearing falling pants without belts, cheating in examinations by students and their parents with active connivance of teachers, publicly displayed gay marriages and gay ordinations of so called “men of god” (certainly not the God of heaven and earth)
The word of God condemns in very strong terms any gay relationship (Romans 1: 18-28). Note especially verses 26 & 27. So those who think the word of God has no message for gay people should read this particular scripture quotation and if they choose to ignore it, too bad.
As is the case with human nature, one can be doing the wrong thing for a long while out of a false belief and see nothing wrong in it. A typical example is seen in racism. One person sees himself or herself as being superior to another because of skin colour and begins to taunts and call the other person names like nigger, black monkey and so on and so forth.
The word of God makes it clear that God created man in His own image and after His likeness (Gen. 1: 26-27). God never created anyone less than another. This false belief and segregation has led to compromise on the part of those claiming to be superior to others. Unfortunately too, some other people have compromised and accepted themselves as inferior.
This false belief led to several hundreds of years of slave trade in Africa and still continues in another form nowadays. How unfortunate!
No matter the excuse given for one’s compromise as earlier defined as “bringing to a dishonourable position or to bring to shame”, we have clearly seen how it ALWAYS leads to devastating consequences
In Ahab’s case, it was greed and bad influence that caused his compromise. In the case of Whitney Houston, it was fear of losing her husband’s love and bad influence. In Winnie Mandela’s case, compromise was caused by fear of the unknown, discouragement and bad influence. Patricia Etteh compromised because of greed and fallen values.
The compromise in the examples on corporate organisations was fuelled by greed, fear and fallen values.
Talking of values and beliefs, we see a world where things that were once considered abominable are now fashionable: women dressing half-naked and young men wearing falling pants without belts, cheating in examinations by students and their parents with active connivance of teachers, publicly displayed gay marriages and gay ordinations of so called “men of god” (certainly not the God of heaven and earth)
The word of God condemns in very strong terms any gay relationship (Romans 1: 18-28). Note especially verses 26 & 27. So those who think the word of God has no message for gay people should read this particular scripture quotation and if they choose to ignore it, too bad.
As is the case with human nature, one can be doing the wrong thing for a long while out of a false belief and see nothing wrong in it. A typical example is seen in racism. One person sees himself or herself as being superior to another because of skin colour and begins to taunts and call the other person names like nigger, black monkey and so on and so forth.
The word of God makes it clear that God created man in His own image and after His likeness (Gen. 1: 26-27). God never created anyone less than another. This false belief and segregation has led to compromise on the part of those claiming to be superior to others. Unfortunately too, some other people have compromised and accepted themselves as inferior.
This false belief led to several hundreds of years of slave trade in Africa and still continues in another form nowadays. How unfortunate!
No matter the excuse given for one’s compromise as earlier defined as “bringing to a dishonourable position or to bring to shame”, we have clearly seen how it ALWAYS leads to devastating consequences
………. to be continued
(c)copyright Gabriel Ama
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