There is a great deal of evil that permeates oursociety; socially, politically, and religiously. Efforts are always underfootto entice others to compromise solid, proven paths. The phrase, “let us agreeto disagree” is utilized to entice others to compromise their convictions in aneffort to keep from being called all of the nasty names that opponents hurl ateach other. We live in a society that is bent on being politically correct inwhat we say. The effort has so convoluted society that no one knows what tocall anything, especially sin.  Terms like “closed minded,” “unyielding,”“unreasonable,” “opinionated,” “extreme,” or “fanatical,” are used quiteloosely. And now, there is an attempt to charge those who proclaim the truth aboutmatters with “hate crimes.” A push to compromise is alwaysunderfoot.  Compromise = “In arguments,compromise is a concept of finding agreement through communication, through amutual acceptance of terms—often involving variations from an original goal ordesire. Extremism is often considered as an antonym to compromise, which,depending on context, may be associated with concepts of balance” (Wikipedia).

The prophet Isaiah,said, “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness forlight, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet forbitter!” (5:20).  What is the compromising of truth, butcalling evil good and good evil? Solomon said, “Buy the truth, and sell itnot…” (Proverbs 23:23). What is compromising thetruth, but selling out?

God does not approve of his children “compromising the truth” in an effort to be “fair” in the eyes of the ungodly: “Be subjecttherefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James4:7). When Israel received the Law of Moses, at Sinai, Jehovah said, “And in all things that I have said untoyou take ye heed and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let itbe heard out of thy mouth” (Exodus 23:13). When the godly are told to “flee from idolatry” (1 Corinthians 10:14), we might do well to consider Israel’s charge to “make no mention of the name of othergods” as the first step in “fleeing.”

The world has its abundance of evil men. Men who“entice thee” saying, “Come with us, let us lay wait for blood; let us lurkprivily for the innocent without cause; let us swallow them up alive as Sheol,and whole, as those that go down in the pit; we shall find all precioussubstance; we shall fill our houses with spoil; thou shalt cast thy loot amongus; we will all have one purse” (Proverbs 1:11-14), or those who “entice theesecretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods…” (Deuteronomy 13:6). “Othergods” do not have to be made of wood, stone, or some precious metal devised bythe hands of men, and changing “the glory of the incorruptible God for thelikeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed beasts,and creeping things” (Romans 1:23), but simply a matter of taking “his idolsinto his heart” (Ezekiel 14:4), for even covetousness is idolatry (Colossians 3:5).

If there is that which is good, and that which isevil; that which is right, and that which is wrong; that which is righteous,and that which is unrighteous, why are godly people afraid to call somethingwhat it is? Why are godly people afraid to stand up for truth, and deny lies?When the apostle Paul saw false brethren who were attempting to bringothers into bondage, he said, “to whom we gave place in the way of subjection,no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you” (Galatians 2:5).