Compromise always comes with a cost, but sometimes our attempts to correct compromise can create a different kind of problem. In Ezra 9 and 10, we see the tension between obedience and love, truth and grace, and the danger of pursuing one without the other. As followers of Jesus, we are called to stand firmly on the truth of God while still caring deeply for the people God cares about, following the example of Jesus who perfectly held grace and truth together.
