i. to study how compromise leads to the broad way of destruction and
ii. to identify some compromising attitude in the scriptures and their consequences.
As seen in our earlier studies, the broad-way Christianity is the kind where everything goes; everything is accommodated - that is: holy and sinful, legitimate and illegitimate, rights and wrong. It is characterized by compromise. Compromise simply means "living by standards that are lower than the desirable," or "double standard." In our Bible Passage today, we see King Solomon, giving up the worship of the Most High God to the worship of foreign idols because of the love for strange women. Let us go into our discussions to understand more of this topic.
1. What do you understand by "compromise" in the context of our study today? 1King 11:3-5
2. With reference to 1Sam 28:7-8, how can you explain compromise as a route to the broad-way?
3. Identify the compromising attitude and the consequences from the following Bible texts: 1Kings 11:9-11; 13:11-19,26; Gal. 2:11-13.
4. How can believers avoid compromising their Faith in Christ? Ps. 119:101; Prov. 1:11-15; 4:14.
The Bible warns us in 2Cor. 6:14 that we must "not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness" 2Cor 6:14. Therefore, as Christians, we are not expected to live double standard lives. We should be firm in our Faith in Christ Jesus throughout our Christian race on earth.
compromising is an easy way to apostasy.
2Cor. 6:14 "Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness".