Persecute: “To harass or punish in a manner designed to injure, grieve or afflict, specifically to cause to suffer because of belief.” Compromise: “Something intermediate between or blending qualities of two different things.” Satan wants us to blend God’s truth with Satan’s lies, and by doing so to avoid persecution. Our Lord says to us, “Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept My saying, they will keep yours also” (John 15:20). “They shall ... persecute you ... for My name’s sake” (Luke 21:12). “They departed ... rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name” (Acts 5:4,10). “Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not” (Rom. 12:14).