Compromised

Poorly behaved kids.

The teaching of evolution, but not creation, in schools.

Immodestly dressed girls.

Increasingly anti-Christian policies in government.

What, you ask, do these things have in common? They are all evidence of a society that has compromised on it's values. I am currently reading Already Compromised, by Ken Ham and Greg Hall, and so the word compromised is on my mind. This book outlines the results of a survey of 200 Christian colleges and universities and their administrators and professors. Their results show that many of our Christian institutions are not teaching what we think they are teaching. They are compromising on God's word in favor of secular teaching.

As I am reading, I am also thinking about other areas of life that fall into this category. The problem, in schools, homes, churches and government houses is that we, as a society, have compromised. Tired moms and dads have said, "Ok" to things they don't really approve of, parents have given in to school systems who want to teach lessons contrary to God's word. Churches have shied away from "hard teaching" for fear of offending someone. Citizens have given up their responsibility to be involved in their communities, states and nation, because they are too busy or just aren't interested. It is all related.

One of the reasons? We are too polite. We are too nice. We don't want to rock the boat. We want to be our kids' friends, not their parents. We want the teachers and principles to like us and our kids. We want our kids to make the team or the grade. We don't want to offend our neighbor, or even strangers. We don't want to work too hard, think too hard, go to any trouble.

Read Ephesians 6: 10-17

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.


We are in a battle that encompasses every area of our life. If we don't stand firm for God's truth, we are going to find ourselves in a world where truth is no longer welcome. We are moving there quickly, but we have time to stop that progress. My prayer is that we will raise up a generation that loves the Lord, knows what they believe, and are not afraid to stand for it.