The Compromise of Sin & God’s Grace.
Why do we do the wreck less things that we do?
As a society we entertain and encourage homosexuality, reckless spending, pornography, pre-marital sex and drunkenness…and the list goes on.
But why? For what purpose?
We are comparable to the Corinthians Church Paul wrote two letters to in Scripture. We encourage sin, we advertise sin and we find pride and joy in SIN.
Instead of holding one another accountable for sin, we applaud one another’s sin.
The explanation? We have willingly given ourselves over to the desires of our hearts and flesh, and as a result the enemy has been given a stronghold in our lives. Ultimately, compromise comes when we let go of good and pursue evil.
The passions of the flesh are not the highest, but the lowest of human desires.
Sin is appealing and inevitably enticing.
Sin promises to please, but subtly and destructively wounds and leaves scars.
The enemy thrives in the darkness of our sin and strives to continually lead us further and further away from the light of Jesus Christ.
Our deepest brokenness is not just that we engage in darkness, but that we love and chase after darkness.
Drawing us in, sin promises pleasure, satisfaction and fulfillment of our desires.
Sin is a detrimental and costly compromise from good to evil.
Sin is not the toy it promises and pretends to be, it quietly pierces the most valuable and sore parts of our inner being, and no matter how beautiful, captivating and culturally accepted the sin may be- it is never safe.
Sin is a deadly needle that destroys its victims, creates addicts and keeps people coming back for more temporary pleasures.
Only God can please what our eyes and hearts truly crave and desire. God’s grace is unending and he is in relentless pursuit of the lost.
Scripture says, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9
The sin of compromise is overcome only by the work of the Holy Spirit through his living Word, prompting us, restoring us, drawing us, inviting us back into communication with our triune God, restoring this relationship for which Jesus died.
Jesus really did die for our sins. This is serious. We either obey or, frankly, prevail on God’s grace and mock the death of Jesus.
There’s no way to fake this. The authenticity of an obedient, transparent walk with God is evident to all, and so it hypocrisy.
As Christians, we need to put sin to death and embrace God’s relentless and unending grace.
As Tripp says, “Its God’s grace that gives you the power to say no to the seductive call of pleasure when it is vital for you to say no. It’s God’s grace that offers you forgiveness when you have failed to do both of these things.”
http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/the-dead-end-of-sexual-sin