At youth group on Thursday we talked about compromise being the “sin of choice” for Christians.  The motivation behind compromise is often our desire to be as much like the world without doing anything we’d feel REALLY bad about.  

It struck me afterwards that compromise has its roots in our need to be accepted.  On some level we are insecure in our choice to live as Christians, and so we adopt worldly behaviors to be more accepted and feel better about ourselves.

Secondly, I think compromise may also come from some of us being fed up with “Christians” who really mess things up.  We are so tired of “Christians” who don’t practice what they preach, that we feel the need to distance ourselves from them (which is good).  However, I fear that in distancing ourselves from them (ie, not wanting to be proud, judgmental, crazy, Bible-thumpers, etc) we sometimes also begin to distance ourselves from Jesus.

You see, Jesus had this uncanny ability to be respected and loved by the world, without EVER adopting their lifestyle. He somehow struck the perfect balance of being TOTALLY OTHER (Holy, Separate, Perfect) and yet TOTALLY UNITED with the men and women around him.  Its really amazing I think—and a challenge for all of us.  

Any thoughts?