The True Cost of Spiritual Compromise1

The True Cost of Spiritual Compromise

Compromising is the key to success within the eco-socio political environment. Many businesspersons are gifted with acute negotiation skills that they are often referred to as "expert compromisers or expect negotiators." For instance, a number of CEO's and CFO's were hired in view of the fact that were viewed by the public as expert negotiators who are best qualified to carry an organization to continuous economic prosperity.

Moreover, we recently met with a happily married couple and asked for their secrets that held them together for half a century. Their spontaneous response was "compromising was key."

A triumphant politician is always careful to please all and compromise on nearly every possible issue in order to win the vote or support of a community.
Although, compromising is the key to success within the eco-socio political environment one must recognize that within the spiritual realm that compromising is the key to failure.

Hence, if we do not abide by God's principles and ordinances, we will experience the sour taste of defeat, the agony of sins and the shameful feeling of guilt. It’s always tempting to use shortcuts, and sometimes we try to convince ourselves that it is OK, everybody is doing it. We go even further and attempt to rationalize on the thought of “What’s the big deal anyway?” Compromising via shortcuts are wrong, at the beginning we may experience the insurance of an apparent success but underneath lies a sea of deceptions, defeat, shame, frustration and confusion. Let us take a moment to study a few men in the Bible, despite their great faith in God made some compromising decisions.

Exodus chapter 32 describes an ugly scene, a sinful portrait of ungrateful people, a weak spiritual leader who compromised the law of GOD. Aaron, by fear of the people, just like a good politician of modern day who fears losing public support or like a business person who dodges negative publicity compromised the divine principles. Aaron should resist the people by reminding them it is an abomination, and he should tell them also with conviction it is wrong. He should have distanced himself even if by doing so would have cost him his life. Instead he asked them to bring their jewelry and made a golden calf just like the image of the Egyptian bull-god Apis.