The Danger of Compromise King Solomon and His

The Danger of Compromise King Solomon and His Wives (Part 1)

Compromise • “a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles, etc. by reciprocal modification of demands” (dictionary. com) – Positively: Proper at times, 1 Cor. 6: 7; 8: 13; 9: 22 – Negatively: It is capitulation, referring to a surrender of objectives, principles, or material” (http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Compromise) 2

The Sin of Compromise • Solomon and wives, 1 Kgs. 11: 1 -8 – A great sin against God • God’s blessings and conditions, 1 Kgs. 3: 5 -9, 10 -14; 9: 3 -9 – Solomon’s compromise stirred God’s anger and led to Israel’s division, 1 Kgs. 11: 9 -13 3

The Sin of Compromise • We are warned against moral and doctrinal compromise – Come out and be separate, 2 Cor. 6: 14 -7: 1 – No other gospel, Gal. 1: 6 -10 – Have no fellowship with the darkness of sin – expose it! Eph. 5: 8 -11 – Do not go beyond doctrine of Christ and do not receive those who do, 2 Jno. 9 -11 4

MORAL AND DOCTRINAL COMPROMISE IS SIN 5

Sinful Compromise • Is double-mindedness, Jas. 4: 4, 8 (1: 8); Matt. 6: 24 • Stands by instead of rebuking and resisting sin, 1 Kgs. 11: 7 -8 (5); 1 Sam. 3: 13 • Truth will not continue to flourish in such an environment, Gal. 2: 4 -5 • Causes indecisive faithlessness, 1 Kgs. 18: 21 (Josh. 24: 15) 6

COMPROMISE WITH SIN BEGINS IN THE HEART 1 KINGS 11: 4 7

In Compromise • The heart is turned away from God, 1 Kgs. 11: 2, 9 (Deut. 6: 5) • The militant spirit of the gospel is replaced by a (so-called) positive approach toward sin and error – Must not quarrel, 2 Tim. 2: 24 -26 – Must engage the enemy! 1 Tim. 6: 12; Eph. 6: 17; 2 Cor. 10: 3 -5; Jude 3; Jer. 6: 14 8

In Compromise • Love for God becomes secondary, Mk. 12: 29 -30; Matt. 6: 21, 31 -33 – Due to lawlessness, Matt. 23: 12 – Due to neglect, Rev. 2: 4 -5 • Must keep your heart pure to avoid compromise, Jas. 4: 8 (1 Tim. 1: 5); Phil. 4: 8 9