Hubby and I watched a movie in the course of the weekend. I would not bill it as a ‘Christian’ movie; however, I have some appreciation for it.

You see it is the only secular movie that I have seen in memory that so clearly depicted the consequences of a single compromise.

A compromise the teacher thought would surely help his student, encourage him, spur him on to greater achievements. After all he had earned an A – changing it to an A+ wasn’t that big a deal, right?  And yes it would prevent Student A from the competition; but Student A was already a solid achiever; he’d never know; he’d be okay, and Student A+ needed this competition.  (Oh how we can reason when we contemplate compromise.)

Student A+ did win the competition and became a powerful, rich, influential man — but never an honest man.  You see he cheated to win the competition and he saw the Headmaster and the Teacher turn a blind eye.  He knew why; his Father was  a Senator and benefactor to the School.

Twenty five years passed and the teacher finally fessed up to Student A what he had done, telling him he should have been included in that prestigious competition. The Teacher was finally free. He had finally confessed and now what would Student A do?

Well, something pretty remarkable, I think — he entrusted his own son to the tutelage of his beloved Teacher.

Compromise. It’s sin. It hurts the Compromiser and those compromised. No body wins.
At least not until repentance is received and forgiveness is given.

Any thoughts?