What should I never accept? - Acceptance - TouchPoints

2 Chronicles 34:3-7Josiah . . . ordered that the altars of Baal be demolished and that the incense altars which stood above them be broken down.

Ephesians 4:29-30Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.

We must never accept or tolerate sin in our lives. We should never decide we are “good enough” because we sin less than someone else. Everyone has a sinful nature and we all have certain sins to which we are particularly vulnerable. Left unchecked, those sins, no matter how small, will begin to grow and spread like a malignant tumor, affecting all we think and do.

1 Samuel 8:3They [Samuel’s eldest sons] were not like their father, for they were greedy for money. They accepted bribes and perverted justice.

Ephesians 5:4Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes—these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God.

Accepting sinful practices, either by participating in them or overlooking them, dishonors God. Accepting corruption from corrupt people will certainly cause us to become corrupt.