compromise
After you read this you will have a better understanding
> of what it means to compromise. Think about this.....
>
> Some years ago when I was a pastor, I walked into my
> church office after a Sunday morning
> service to find a sandwich bag on my desk containing
> three chocolate brownies. Some
> thoughtful and anonymous saint who knew my love for
> chocolate had placed them there,
> along with a piece of paper that had a short story
> written on it. I immediately sat down
> and began eating the first brownie as I read the
> following story:
>
> Two teenagers asked their father if they could go the
> theater to watch a movie that all
> their friends had seen. After reading some reviews about
> the movie on the internet, he
> denied their request.
>
> 'Aw dad, why not?' they complained.
> 'It's rated PG-13, and we're both older than
> thirteen!'
> Dad replied: 'Because that movie contains nudity and
> portrays immorality, which is something
> that God hates, as being normal and acceptable
> behavior.'
>
> 'But dad, those are just very small parts of the
> movie! That's what our friends who've seen
> it ave told us. The movie is two hours long and those
> scenes are just a few minutes of the
> total film! It's based on a true story, and good
> triumphs over evil, and there are other
> redeeming themes like courage and self-sacrifice. Even
> the Christian movie review websites
> say that!'
>
> 'My answer is 'no,' and that is my final
> answer. You are welcome to stay home tonight,
> invite some of your friends over, and watch one of the
> good videos we have in our home
> collection. But you will not go and watch that film. End
> of discussion.'
>
> The two teenagers walked dejectedly into the family room
> and slumped down on the couch.
> As they sulked, they were surprised to hear the sounds
> of their father preparing some-
> thing in the kitchen. They soon recognized the wonderful
> aroma of brownies baking in the
> oven, and one of the teenagers said to the other,
> 'Dad must be feeling guilty, and now
> he's going to try to make it up to us with some
> fresh brownies. Maybe we can soften him
> with lots of praise when he brings themout to us and
> persuade him to let us go to that
> movie after all.'
>
> About that time I began eating the second brownie from
> the sandwich bag and wondered if
> there was some connection to the brownies I was eating
> and the brownies in the story. I
> kept reading...
>
> The teens were not disappointed. Soon their father
> appeared with a plate of warm brownies
> which he offered to his kids. They each took one. Then
> their father said, 'Before you eat,
> I want to tell you something: I love you both so
> much.'
>
> The teenagers smiled at each other with knowing glances.
> Dad was softening. 'That is why
> I've made these brownies with the very best
> ingredients. I've made them from scratch.
> Most of the ingredients are even organic. The best
> organic flour. The best free-range
> eggs. The best organic sugar. Premium vanilla and
> chocolate.' The brownies looked mouth-
> watering, and the teens began to become a little
> impatient with their dad's long speech.
>
> 'But I want to be perectly honest with you. There is
> one ingredient I added that is not
> usually found in brownies. I got that ingredient from
> our own back yard. But you needn't
> worry, because I only added the tiniest bit of that
> ingredient to your brownies. The
> amount of the portion is practically insignificant. So
> go ahead, take a bite and let me
> know what you think.' 'Dad, would you mind
> telling us what that mystery ingredient is
> before we eat?' 'Why? The portion I added was so
> small. Just a teaspoonful. You won't
> even taste it.' 'Come on, dad, just tell us what
> that ingredient is.' 'Don't worry! It
> is organic, just like the other ingredients.'
> 'Dad!' 'Well, OK, if you insist. That
> secret ingredient is organic...dog poop.'
>
> I immediately stopped chewing that second brownie and I
> spit it out into the waste
> basket by my desk I continued reading, now fearful of
> the paragraphs that still
> remained.
>
> Both teens instantly dropped their brownies back on the
> plate and began inspecting
> their fingers with horror. 'DAD!Why did you do that?
> You've tortured us by making
> us smell those brownies cooking for the last half hour,
> and now you tell us that
> you added dog poop! We can't eat these
> brownies!' 'Why not? The amount of dog poop
> is very small compared to the rest of the ingredients.
> It won't hurt you. It's
> been cooked right along with the other ingredients. You
> won't even taste it. It has
> the same consistency as the brownies. Go ahead and
> eat!' 'No, Dad...NEVER!'
>
> 'And that is the same reason I won't allow you
> to go watch that movie. You won't
> tolerate a little dog poop in your brownies, so why
> should you tolerate a little
> immorality in your movies? We pray that God will not
> lead us unto temptation, so
> how can we in good conscience entertain ourselves with
> something that will
> imprint a sinful image in our minds that will lead us
> into temptation long after
> we first see it?'
>
> I discarded what remained of the second brownie as well
> as the entire untouched
> third brownie. What had been irresistible a minute ao
> had become detestable. And
> only because of the very slim chance that what I was
> eating was slightly polluted.
> (Surely it wasn't...but I couldn't convince
> myself.)
>
> What a good lesson about purity! Why do we tolerate any
> sin? On the day of the
> Passover, the Israelites were commanded to remove every
> bit of leaven from their
> homes. Sin is like leaven - a little bit leavens the whole
> lump (1 Cor. 5:6).
> Jesus, 'our Passover' (1 Cor. 5:7), and sin,
> don't mix.
>
> 'Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps if you
> are not willing to move
> your feet.'
.......comments and views?
> of what it means to compromise. Think about this.....
>
> Some years ago when I was a pastor, I walked into my
> church office after a Sunday morning
> service to find a sandwich bag on my desk containing
> three chocolate brownies. Some
> thoughtful and anonymous saint who knew my love for
> chocolate had placed them there,
> along with a piece of paper that had a short story
> written on it. I immediately sat down
> and began eating the first brownie as I read the
> following story:
>
> Two teenagers asked their father if they could go the
> theater to watch a movie that all
> their friends had seen. After reading some reviews about
> the movie on the internet, he
> denied their request.
>
> 'Aw dad, why not?' they complained.
> 'It's rated PG-13, and we're both older than
> thirteen!'
> Dad replied: 'Because that movie contains nudity and
> portrays immorality, which is something
> that God hates, as being normal and acceptable
> behavior.'
>
> 'But dad, those are just very small parts of the
> movie! That's what our friends who've seen
> it ave told us. The movie is two hours long and those
> scenes are just a few minutes of the
> total film! It's based on a true story, and good
> triumphs over evil, and there are other
> redeeming themes like courage and self-sacrifice. Even
> the Christian movie review websites
> say that!'
>
> 'My answer is 'no,' and that is my final
> answer. You are welcome to stay home tonight,
> invite some of your friends over, and watch one of the
> good videos we have in our home
> collection. But you will not go and watch that film. End
> of discussion.'
>
> The two teenagers walked dejectedly into the family room
> and slumped down on the couch.
> As they sulked, they were surprised to hear the sounds
> of their father preparing some-
> thing in the kitchen. They soon recognized the wonderful
> aroma of brownies baking in the
> oven, and one of the teenagers said to the other,
> 'Dad must be feeling guilty, and now
> he's going to try to make it up to us with some
> fresh brownies. Maybe we can soften him
> with lots of praise when he brings themout to us and
> persuade him to let us go to that
> movie after all.'
>
> About that time I began eating the second brownie from
> the sandwich bag and wondered if
> there was some connection to the brownies I was eating
> and the brownies in the story. I
> kept reading...
>
> The teens were not disappointed. Soon their father
> appeared with a plate of warm brownies
> which he offered to his kids. They each took one. Then
> their father said, 'Before you eat,
> I want to tell you something: I love you both so
> much.'
>
> The teenagers smiled at each other with knowing glances.
> Dad was softening. 'That is why
> I've made these brownies with the very best
> ingredients. I've made them from scratch.
> Most of the ingredients are even organic. The best
> organic flour. The best free-range
> eggs. The best organic sugar. Premium vanilla and
> chocolate.' The brownies looked mouth-
> watering, and the teens began to become a little
> impatient with their dad's long speech.
>
> 'But I want to be perectly honest with you. There is
> one ingredient I added that is not
> usually found in brownies. I got that ingredient from
> our own back yard. But you needn't
> worry, because I only added the tiniest bit of that
> ingredient to your brownies. The
> amount of the portion is practically insignificant. So
> go ahead, take a bite and let me
> know what you think.' 'Dad, would you mind
> telling us what that mystery ingredient is
> before we eat?' 'Why? The portion I added was so
> small. Just a teaspoonful. You won't
> even taste it.' 'Come on, dad, just tell us what
> that ingredient is.' 'Don't worry! It
> is organic, just like the other ingredients.'
> 'Dad!' 'Well, OK, if you insist. That
> secret ingredient is organic...dog poop.'
>
> I immediately stopped chewing that second brownie and I
> spit it out into the waste
> basket by my desk I continued reading, now fearful of
> the paragraphs that still
> remained.
>
> Both teens instantly dropped their brownies back on the
> plate and began inspecting
> their fingers with horror. 'DAD!Why did you do that?
> You've tortured us by making
> us smell those brownies cooking for the last half hour,
> and now you tell us that
> you added dog poop! We can't eat these
> brownies!' 'Why not? The amount of dog poop
> is very small compared to the rest of the ingredients.
> It won't hurt you. It's
> been cooked right along with the other ingredients. You
> won't even taste it. It has
> the same consistency as the brownies. Go ahead and
> eat!' 'No, Dad...NEVER!'
>
> 'And that is the same reason I won't allow you
> to go watch that movie. You won't
> tolerate a little dog poop in your brownies, so why
> should you tolerate a little
> immorality in your movies? We pray that God will not
> lead us unto temptation, so
> how can we in good conscience entertain ourselves with
> something that will
> imprint a sinful image in our minds that will lead us
> into temptation long after
> we first see it?'
>
> I discarded what remained of the second brownie as well
> as the entire untouched
> third brownie. What had been irresistible a minute ao
> had become detestable. And
> only because of the very slim chance that what I was
> eating was slightly polluted.
> (Surely it wasn't...but I couldn't convince
> myself.)
>
> What a good lesson about purity! Why do we tolerate any
> sin? On the day of the
> Passover, the Israelites were commanded to remove every
> bit of leaven from their
> homes. Sin is like leaven - a little bit leavens the whole
> lump (1 Cor. 5:6).
> Jesus, 'our Passover' (1 Cor. 5:7), and sin,
> don't mix.
>
> 'Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps if you
> are not willing to move
> your feet.'
.......comments and views?
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Permalink Reply by Mary Anne J. Villar on
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what i nice story! entertaining, easy to read but gets the message through! sometimes we just ignore the sin because it is just a "small" part of the bigger picture and most of the time we get trapped with that idea or thought and that is just what the devil need, an inch of opportunity to be the ruler of our lives. good thing GOD is the our father that constantly reminds us of the effects of each decision we make.
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Permalink Reply by Daniel Baumet on -
Suddenly I have no more desire towards Brownies ..
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