“And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, ‘Ye know nothing at all, Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.’ And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation.” John 11:49-51
Political expediency at the expenses of what is right is an abomination to God. Probably the most blatant illustration of this in Scripture is found in what Caiaphas and the rest of the Jewish leadership did regarding the crucifixion of Christ.
The end can justify the means as long as you don’t violate God’s commandments, but never at the expense of His Word. For example, the surgeon opens the chest of his patient and stops the heart, in order to repair the heart valves. The dentist drills a hole in your tooth in order to stop the decay.
Any time you compromise what you know to be right to accomplish a goal, however, even if you are sure that it is a worthy goal, you know that you have sinned against God.
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