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What Does the Bible Say About Compromise?

We are living in a world of give and take. That is to say that nobody will get everything she wants, we all must compromise. This notion is true but only to some extent. When I read the first two chapters of Daniel, a question about compromise arises in my mind: Why was it ok to take Babylonian names, go to Babylonian schools, learn Babylonian literature but not eat the king’s food? Where should we draw the line in compromising with our own culture? On what issues is our society pressuring Christians to compromise? Well, the Holy Writ does say something about compromise: • Always pray that you will not compromise with temptation. “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Matthew 26:41 (KJV) • Avoid all appearance of evil . Do not even set about an evil path. “Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away”, “Abstain from all appearance of