• 1 John 2:15-17
    Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
     
  • Revelation 3:15-16
    "I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.
     
  • Revelation 18:4
    And I heard another voice from heaven saying, "Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.
     
  • Revelation 3:18-19
    I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.
     
  • Deuteronomy 7:3-4
    Nor shall you make marriages with them. You shall not give your daughter to their son, nor take their daughter for your son. For they will turn your sons away from following Me, to serve other gods; so the anger of the LORD will be aroused against you and destroy you suddenly.
     
  • Deuteronomy 17:17
    Neither shall he multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away; nor shall he greatly multiply silver and gold for himself.
     
  • 1 Kings 11:1-9
    But King Solomon loved many foreign women, as well as the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites— from the nations of whom the LORD had said to the children of Israel, "You shall not intermarry with them, nor they with you. Surely they will turn away your hearts after their gods." Solomon clung to these in love. And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart. For it was so, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his heart was not loyal to the LORD his God, as was the heart of his father David. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and did not fully follow the LORD, as did his father David. Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, on the hill that is east of Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the people of Ammon. And he did likewise for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods. So the LORD became angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned from the LORD God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice,
     
For more scripture references, please see Bible verses for Compromise


Resources

Little Compromises (2001)

Article by John O. Reid

Compromise with God's law is the signature danger of this age, and it is more perilous than the persecution the apostles faced because it produces a slow, barely noticeable separation from God, like a frog in gradually heating water. Even a little compromise is deadly, since it leads to greater compromises until a relationship …


The Enduring Results of Compromise

'Ready Answer' by Martin G. Collins

Compromise is the weakening or giving up of principles for reasons of expediency, which is always rooted in self-interest, and nothing erodes convictions and standards faster. Solomon, though gifted with wisdom and once beloved of God, illustrates its danger. Deuteronomy 17:15-20 gave kings guidelines against multiplying horses, …


Compromise

Sermon by John O. Reid

Compromise with God's laws is the signature danger of this age, and like the frog in slowly heating water it produces a gradual separation from God that goes unnoticed until turning back is nearly impossible. The parables of the ten virgins, the talents, and the sheep and goats show people who let the cares of the world and the …


Little Compromises

'Ready Answer' by John O. Reid

Compromise with God's laws and principles is the defining danger of this age, working like the slowly heated water that keeps a frog from jumping to safety. It promotes a gradual separation from God, and even a little compromise almost always leads to greater ones until a person apostatizes. Solomon is the cautionary example. …


Letters to Seven Churches (Part Five): Thyatira

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Compromise with the world, or syncretism, is the central problem in Christ's letter to Thyatira, which He addresses as the Son of God with eyes like fire and feet like fine brass. The church was commended for love, service, faith, and growth, yet it tolerated "that woman Jezebel," a self-styled prophetess who taught members to …


Secession (Part Two): Spiritual Separation

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Martin G. Collins

Remaining under false religious leaders and teachers, or staying close to unbelievers, involves compromise that leads to sin, which is why separation is necessary. The only valid spiritual reason for seceding from a church organization is false doctrine, as when the Worldwide Church of God fell into apostasy and converted …


God Hates? (Part Two)

Sermonette by Ronny H. Graham

Almighty God loves righteousness—something which Gods saints should emulate. Conversely, God abhors, disdains, and hates evil, particularly the Nicolaitans'.


Letters to Seven Churches (Part Seven): Repentance

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

As High Priest, Christ is putting His people through the paces, tailoring the trials and experiences needed for sanctification and ultimate glorification.



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