Q3. Compromise with Sin

[Pastor Ralph]

Q3. In what way does failing to drive out the Canaanites correspond to compromising with sin in our lives? What is the consequence of this compromise? What must we do to end the compromise?

[ducminh]

Firstly, we need to acknowledge that God expects the Israelites to obey Him and follow His commandments exactly as He has given unto them:

Jos 1:8  This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Secondly, the Israelites have to conquer the Promise Land and exterminate the pagans as per God’s command, and God has warned them about the consequence:

Deu 20:16  But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:

Deu 20:17  But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee:

Deu 20:18  That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God.

We cannot assume that Christ is like the army of Israelites, by saying he has done the hard work for us and we are to complete whatever he has not done.  The Israelites did not follow God’s commands many times and they had suffered the consequence of their disobedience.

The first word that Christ has preached to Israelites of his time was:

Mat 4:17  From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Christ meant a hearty, sincere and thorough repentance.  His sacrifice for the forgiveness of sin is meant to end the bloody sacrifice of animals that was the precursor of the sacrifice of the true Lamb of God, which is the only sacrifice that can please God.

Rom 3:23  For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Rom 3:24  Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

Rom 3:25  Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

Rom 3:26  To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

Christ does not break our bonds with Satan if we do not have a sincere heart to repent and turn away from sin.  We are the conquering soldiers and we must obey God’s commandments and His laws as do the Israelites.

Christian Churches is erroneous in its teaching.  They have deceived Christians by making them think that they are saved by just professing the name of Jesus.

What did Christ say about those who profess his name?

Mat 7:21  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Mat 7:22  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

Mat 7:23  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

This is the proof that the sacrifice of Christ is not for breaking our bonds with Satan:

Heb 10:26  For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

Heb 10:27  But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

Christian should not think that the baptism is a magic ritual to give them new life:

Rom 6:1  What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

Rom 6:2  God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

Rom 6:3  Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

Rom 6:4  Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Christ did not do an incomplete work for us.  We are the conquering soldiers of our own lives, but because we also do dodgy works and often disobey God’s commandments, like the Israelites, hence we need to make an offering of sacrifice unto God for the forgiveness of our sin.  There is no other sacrifice for the forgiveness of sin that can please God than the one of Christ.

Believing in Christ is not a free pass to enter the Kingdom of God.  Christians must thoroughly cleanse the paganism from their lives in sincere repentance, and submit themselves to God in truthful obedience.  Keeping God’s commandments and His laws is the only way for Christians to express their sincere obedience unto God, so to do His will.

[van]

The Israelites failing to drive out the Canaanites correspond to compromising with sin in our lives by not letting go with all of the sin in our lives. The Israelites did not complete what God told them to do. Failing to do so caused serious problems with the children of Israel. This is similar to our claiming to worship God and do what He tells us to do, and still holding on to some things that causes us to sin. Jesus Christ paid for our sin completely on the cross with his life. All we have to do is turn our lives over to God completely. God gave us a way out the same way He gave the Israelites a way out, but we tie God's hands when we don't obey. We suffer in the end, just like the children of Israel.
 

[charisbarak]

Compromising with sin in our lives instead of repenting & turning from it, may show we are not saved at all.

If you love your sin more than God........

Leads others astray too, breaks the relationship between you & God.

To end it--agree with God that it is sin & repent--turn from it to God.

[Gladys E.]

We co-exist with sinful habits and patterns in our livrs.

The consequences is that these habits and patterns don't want to submit to Christ.

To end the compromise we must submit to God and allow Him to root out these habits and patterns. 

[JanMary]

Q3. Lesson 6: Joshua)  In what way does failing to drive out the Canaanites correspond to compromising with sin in our lives?

The Israelites grew weary of the constant battle and acquiesced to the Canaanites presence, so accommodated them by making them slaves. When we wink at sin in our lives or justify that it's really not "that bad...or as bad as what we see some doing" we are making room for a compromised faith. It could be something we've done all of our lives, such as living in fear, which is the antithesis of faith.

What is the consequence of this compromise?

If we are not in denial and are willing to be honest:  Justifying habitual compromise will result in nagging guilt. Shame causes damaging life choices and hinders our relationship with others. Our relationship with our Lord will become more and more distant. Church attendance suffers, preferring isolation and wanting to avoid conviction. Our witness will be nullified or at best compromised, if we share at all. (Seems hypocritical to share about forgiveness and victory in Jesus, when living a life of depression and defeat). Failing to deal with habitual sin gives the devil a great place to work on our minds (where the battles are waged), and a foothold to work through us to possibly influence others. Sin will increase and more and more "hiding" and darkness...downward spiral.

 What must we do to end the compromise?

I learned in Christian 12 step Bible Study that first we take a searching and fearless inventory of our wrong doing.....admit it to God and another safe person who will hold us accountable without judging or shaming.(Bring it out of secrecy, into the Light) Surrender it to God, asking Him to remove the sinful practice. Repent. Do a word study on the result of hidden sin or memorize scripture pertaining to the issue or practice, and when tempted to repeat the sin, ask God to strengthen you to deny the fleshly desire and wield the verse or verses memorized to combat the wiles of the devil. Remember that the Lord wants to deliver us more than we want to be delivered. He delights in doing so! We are blood bought and blood washed, forgiven, white as snow! He promises victory if we surrender it to Him. No more hiding in secrecy!

Strongholds are the counterfeit of the abiding Word of Christ. (Everything that is not of faith, is sin. Rom 14:23)

 

 

[PrayingMan]

Q3. In what way does failing to drive out the Canaanites correspond to compromising with sin in our lives? What is the consequence of this compromise? What must we do to end the compromise?

For the Israelites, when they compromised, the effect on them is compromise with sin and with their influence to sin.  We see that negative influence in Judges.  When we compromise with sin in our lives, it also has a negative and growing influence in our lives toward sin and further and further away from God.  Jesus talked about gouging out your eye that causes you to sin or cutting off your hand.  Though I don't believe he was being literal, the imagery is that of "nipping sin in the bud" immediately and completely so as not to "play with fire" when it comes to temptation and sin.

[haar]

Q3. In what way does failing to drive out the Canaanites correspond to compromising with sin in our lives? What is the consequence of this compromise? What must we do to end the compromise?

Just as failing completely to drive the Canaanites led to the ensnaring of the Israelites by the Idolatrous Canaanites, compromising with sin in our lives will lead to our spiritual downfall.

We need to be separated from the source/ agent of the compromise and repent to God

Edited October 25, 2016 by haar
to correct spelling errors

[Eilen]

1.  The Canaanites did not worship God the way they should.  They worshipped idols thus they posed a threat to the righteous life the Lord wanted for Israel.  This is similar to us being constantly tempted by the material and evil deeds of people around us.    We constantly face temptation to do what is not right in the eyes of the Lord.

2. The consequence of this sacrifice was putting Israel in danger of falling from grace with God.  Much faith was needed by Israel to obey God’s commandments living among the Canaanites.

3.  We have to stay focused so as not turn away from our Christian faith.  The devil is always around us trying to lead us away from the path God has chosen for us.  We always have to wear our spiritual armor to ward off the evil forces around us.

 

[Ganti Vivek]

 Failing to drive out Canaanites from among st them, the Israelites have committed a grave mistake which in their later life they have realized, when they started influencing them, we can see in Judges and the Kings chapters that when they got married to these women they influenced the Israelite's faith in their God and tilted them to their pagan Idol worshiping,  initially the Israelites thought they have kept them as slaves but later the Israelites have become slaves to their customs and Gods, which brought God's wrath in their lives in the later years, in our lives we too should not get carried away by the gentiles living around us by their customs, Gods and their prosperity as said psalms 73: 3-5  

3  eFor I was fenvious of the arrogant

when I saw the gprosperity of the wicked.

4  For they have no pangs until death;

their bodies are fat and sleek.

5  They are not in trouble as others are;

they are not hstricken like the rest of mankind.

 

The consequences for obeying to the word and commandments of God will definately result in facing dire situations in this world and also losing our place in the eternal kingdom. we have to nip the sin in the bud or else it will consume us. As paul says in 1 cor 15:33   Do not be deceived: z“Bad company ruins good moral. so do not compromise.

 

 

 

 

[blezed]

In what way does failing to drive out the Canaanites correspond to compromising with sin in our lives? What is the consequence of this compromise? What must we do to end the compromise?

Canaan was promised a land of milk and honey.  We, too, have the same promise but we must let go of the sins in our lives. We must (1) take the land initially through spiritual warfare, and then (2) take possession of it personally to live in it, or the "Canaanites" will creep back into our lives to trouble us. Complete obedience is required for complete victory.

[Commissioned]

On 6/10/2016 at 0:59 PM, Pastor Ralph said:

Q3. In what way does failing to drive out the Canaanites correspond to compromising with sin in our lives? What is the consequence of this compromise? What must we do to end the compromise?

 

Failing to drive out the Canaanites correspond to compromising with sin in our lives because like the Canaanites we will face the consequence again and again. The consequence of this compromise is disobedience to God and until we repent and get it right the consequence is blaring in our face. To end the compromise we must repent and follow Christ in obedience.

[Debra Grant]

  

Q3. In what way does failing to drive out the Canaanites

correspond to compromising with sin in our lives? What is

the consequence of this compromise? What must we do

to end the compromise?

1. It is going along with sin and being our on serving Satan.

The danger is that we will learn to coexist with the sinful

habits and patterns of our lives, rather than be more

determined than they are, and let God root them out and

displace them.

2. It will lead us to destruction on earth and us going to hell

with Satan. The easier path is to "live and let live," but

the result is a lack of spiritual victory and constant war

with the old self that we allow to still live within us in

stubborn pockets of resistance.

3. We must be determined to serve God with all of our heart,

soul, and mind. We must give up everything that’s not like

him to gain a true relationship with him.

[hanks]

Q3. 
In what way does failing to drive out the Canaanites correspond to compromising with sin in our lives? 
What is the consequence of this compromise? 
What must we do to end the compromise?
In the same way, the failure of the Israelites to drive out the Canaanites, is our failure to drive out sin in our lives.
Like the Israelites when they initially destroyed the pagan cities; we initially, on becoming Christians, made a definite break from the ruling power and love of sin.
We are no longer ruled or dominated sin.
However, we cannot remain complacent.
The enemy sin must be completely uprooted and eliminate from our lives.
If not, it can become like a cancer which continues to grow. 
We cannot allow any sin to reign in our lives – if we do it is the same as admitting defeat. 
This is a lifelong process, and can only be done with the help of the power of the Holy Spirit and the resurrection life of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ working within us. 
 

[lighthouse2014]

On 6/10/2016 at 2:59 PM, Pastor Ralph said:

Q3. In what way does failing to drive out the Canaanites correspond to compromising with sin in our lives? What is the consequence of this compromise? What must we do to end the compromise?

 

like the Israelites who did not drive out all the inhabitants of the promised land, the enemy became squatters and would not leave. In our lives if we do not allow the Lord to root out our old habits, they become squatters in our lives that belongs to the Lord.

By not ridding our selves of the old habits we had before coming to the Lord, we eventually compromise with these old habits. Thus, we can not live totally for the Lord, we have kept junk in our lives.

To end this compromise with our old selves we must totally submit to the Lord so he can rid us of these pockets of old habits.         

[Stanley Tavaziva]

Q3. In what way does failing to drive out the Canaanites correspond to compromising with sin in our lives? What is the consequence of this compromise? What must we do to end the compromise?

In every Israelite victory, it gives the credit to the Lord. All of Israel’s victories came from God. When we are successful, the temptation is to take all the credit and glory as though we did it by ourselves, in our own strength. In reality, God gives us the victories, and he alone delivers us from our enemies. We should give him the credit and praise him and not sin before Him.

When God orders us to stop sinning, we must not pause to debate, consider the options, negotiate a compromise, or rationalize. Instead, like Joshua, our response must be swift and complete. We must be ruthless in avoiding relationships and activities that can lead us into sin.

[DawnMc13]

In our lives, like the land of Canaan, they continue to be inhabited by old habits and thought patterns that don't easily submit to the new occupier of the land, which is Christ.  They no longer have a right to the land (our lives) but they persistently stay.

The danger is that we will  learn to coexist with the sinful habits rather than let God root them out...resulting in a lack of spiritual victory.  We will be in a constant war with our old selves.

We need to submit our lives to Gods control and let God root the sin out of our lives so that we can then live in victory over sin and at peace with God.

[Irmela]

In what way does failing to drive out the Canaanites correspond to compromising with sin in our lives? What is the consequence of this compromise? What must we do to end the compromise?

If we do not deal with sin in our lives, then that sin eventually becomes a snare to us. It will be like a habit that we cannot break because it has such a strong hold on us.  To end this compromise we need to break with the sin. Confess it before God. He can and will help us overcome its treacherous hold on us.