NO COMPROMISE

NO COMPROMISE

Compromise is #1 sin in the Body of Christ

Whatever you are willing to compromise you will ultimately lose

The answer to this delemma is to awaken up out of our sleep

Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame. -- 1 Cor 15:34 (KJV)

SUPERMAN and KRYPTONITE

Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. -- Dan 3:1 (KJV)

Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king. -- Dan 3:13 (KJV)

Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up? -- Dan 3:14 (KJV)

Temptation to Compromise

Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands? -- Dan 3:15 (KJV)

Persecution and Affliction for the Word

And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; -- Mark 4:16 (KJV)

And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended. -- Mark 4:17 (KJV)

We are not careful !

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. -- Dan 3:16 (KJV)

ALTERNATE READING

We do not have to defend ourselves or it is not necessary that we answer you

What does CAREFUL mean ?

CARE

1. A burdened state of mind

2. Mental suffering and anguish

3. An object or source of worry or concern

We are not to be full of CARE.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. -- Phil 4:6 (KJV)

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: -- 1 John 5:14 (KJV)

And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. -- 1 John 5:15 (KJV)

Care or worry will choke the Word making it unfruitful

And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, -- Mark 4:18 (KJV)

And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. -- Mark 4:19 (KJV)

We should cast every CARE upon him.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. -- 1 Pet 5:7 (KJV)

We are not to WORRY about our lives !

And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. -- Luke 12:22 (KJV)

God is able to deliver us

If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. -- Dan 3:17 (KJV)

ALTERNATE READING

If our God is able to deliver us

You can win every battle if you REFUSE to compromise

And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. -- 2 Tim 4:18 (KJV)

But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. -- Dan 3:18 (KJV)

Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated. -- Dan 3:19 (KJV)

And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. -- Dan 3:20 (KJV)

Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. -- Dan 3:21 (KJV)

Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. -- Dan 3:22 (KJV)

And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. -- Dan 3:23 (KJV)

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king. -- Dan 3:24 (KJV)

ALTERNATE READING

leaped to his feet in amazement

I see four men

He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. -- Dan 3:25 (KJV)

Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire. -- Dan 3:26 (KJV)

Fire had no power over them!

And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them. -- Dan 3:27 (KJV)

We have power to tread upon the enemy

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. -- Luke 10:19 (KJV)

God will deliver the one who trusts in him

Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God. -- Dan 3:28 (KJV)

The Devil don't play fair

(He would like to cause enough pressure for you to back off )

I've learned a little secret:

(The Devil is a GREAT COMPROMISER !)

He has no choice. Because God said:

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. -- James 4:7 (KJV)

The Devil MUST COMPROMISE his position

(when you attack him with the Word)

You have a shield

Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. -- Eph 6:16 (KJV)

The Devil is completely exposed

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. -- Heb 4:12 (KJV)

Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. -- Heb 4:13 (KJV)

Did the darkness resist God ?

Did the storm and wind resist Jesus ?

Did the fish argue with Peter ?

Did the Raven argue with Elijah ?

Did the Sun or Moon talk back to Joshua ?

How long must you stand resisting the Devil ?

Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. -- Eph 6:13 (KJV)

Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; -- Eph 6:14 (KJV)

There is no other God that can deliver

Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort. -- Dan 3:29 (KJV)

Christianinty is like kind of like a POKER game

Two kinds of Christians out there

1. Some are Playing NO PEAK

2. Some have seen their cards

They made up their minds that they would not bow

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. -- Dan 3:16 (KJV)

If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. -- Dan 3:17 (KJV)

But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. -- Dan 3:18 (KJV)

You can play NO PEAK if that what you want to do

Why not peak at the cards ? That seems plain stupid to me.

Go for the Gold ! That's why God gave you the Word,

So you can see the cards

Go ahead and take a Peak !

Your holding all the Aces !

(You have the Royal Flush !)

Satan is just Bluffing, Expert at BLUFFING

(He knows what cards you have)

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. -- Mat 28:18 (KJV)

After you pass of course, God does some promoting

Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon. -- Dan 3:30 (KJV)

Now let me ask you the million dollar question

Based upon the christian life you've been living,

Would you bow down to the image of Antichrist?

(Are you sure you have the same Spirit the martyrs had ?)

You can know Bible Prophecy

you can believe that the End is Coming,

you can know who the AntiChrist is

The big question is,

will you let him put his mark on your head ?

But I'm leaving in the rapture !

Are you ?

Who told you that ?

Give me chapter and verse

For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. -- Luke 21:35 (KJV)

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. -- Luke 21:36 (KJV)

That's not what Jesus said

I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. -- John 17:15 (KJV)

Let me ask you something else since we're meddling

What happened when Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to repent (after Nebuchadnezzar pleaded with them)

Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated. -- Dan 3:19 (KJV)

And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. -- Dan 3:20 (KJV)

Do you know who God wrote all of the warnings to?

(He was warning the people in the Church)

I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. -- Rev 3:15 (KJV)

So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. -- Rev 3:16 (KJV)

The Great Tribulation period is a test

(to see who will be faithful)

Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. -- Rev 3:10 (KJV)

There is one thing we need to understand,

You're already being tested now.

How are you doing?

(Are you winning?

Are you continuing in your sin?)

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? -- Rom 2:4 (KJV)

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

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

He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: -- Heb 10:28 (KJV)

Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? -- Heb 10:29 (KJV)

For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. -- Heb 10:30 (KJV)

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. -- Heb 10:31 (KJV)

Parable about the the Dark country road and Warning Light

(You Lose, Game Over Man)

What ever happened to the Fear and Trembling ?

work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. -- Phil 2:12 (KJV)

The New Testament was written to convince us to stop sinning !

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: -- 1 John 2:1 (KJV)

And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. -- 1 John 2:2 (KJV)

And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. -- 1 John 2:3 (KJV)

He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. -- 1 John 2:4 (KJV)

But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. -- 1 John 2:5 (KJV)

Devil's plan of attack against the people of this church (1999)

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. -- John 10:10 (KJV)

It is time to get rid of that sin.

Now !

All of it !

Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. -- Heb 4:1 (KJV)

For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. -- Heb 4:2 (KJV)

Remember:

Resist the Devil, and he will flee

Do not compromise, refuse to negotiate, Do not Bow down to him

If you are unwilling to bow, you will not burn

If you choose to bow, you will be scorched

If you are willing to compromise, you will lose

According to the measure you are willing to compromise,

that is how much you are going to lose

Please do not just shrug off this message,

I believe it applies to everyone of us!