OUTLINE: A Good ConscienceOnly submission to the Word of God and the Holy Spirit can educate us rightly so that we have good information to judge from. Eph 3:20 [Amplified]Now to Him who is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our greatest […]
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OUTLINE: Conscience“conscience” = con + science = with + knowledge; means to know oneself; a person’s good conscience is based on data; it is not the source of data; rather, it is especially equipped to judge right from wrong. A Good ConscienceOnly submission to the Word of God and His Holy Spirit can educate us
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Since the Fall in the Garden, man has inveterately tested God’s patience. This habit is clearly illustrated in the microcosm of the household, where children test their parents’ patience via disobedience. Eventually, the children suffer the consequences (assuming the parents are active and upholding their duties). I place specific emphasis on the word eventually here because, with
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OUTLINE: Not only is sin “negative” against holiness, it is “positive” for depravity. 2 Pe 2:22It has happened to them according to the true proverb, “A DOG RETURNS TO ITS OWN VOMIT,” and, “A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the mire.” The Deceitfulness of SinOne of the greatest errors any man or woman
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OUTLINE: The Deceitfulness of SinOne of the greatest errors any man or woman can ever make is to presume that sin only exists in their acknowledgement of it. Analogy: does undetected/undiagnosed cancer mean that the insidiousness of the disease isn’t real in someone who has it? B. W. Newton on SinAntecedent to all trespasses and
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OUTLINE: B. W. Newton on SinAntecedent to all trespasses and acts of sin, before any apprehension of good or evil has dawned upon our hearts, before any notion respecting God has been formed in our souls, before we have uttered a word or conceived a thought, sin—essential sin—is found to dwell within us. B. W.
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OUTLINE: The Dichotomy of Ps 73:22-23In order to “see it all as truth” (Eph 5), we must fully recognize/accept all influences in our lives. Our emotions may range from being “embittered…senseless” to walking with the Lord (and everything in-between). There’s nothing wrong with emotions, so long as we have a grip on them, righteously judging
TODAY’S VERSE:Colossians 1:13-14 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Our verse says that God RESCUED us! He chose to save us from sin, from OUR bad decisions. Sadly, we choose against God
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God’s ultimate desire is to love. This is His objective. There’s nothing more honorable, noble, or fulfilling to think about than this. Love is so pervasive that it embodies the entire law, “love is the fulfillment of the law” (Romans 13:10). In fact, God is described as love (1 John 4:8) and, because God is omnipotent, “love never
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Disability, disadvantage, disband, disbelief, discomfort, disconnect, and discourage. What do all of these words have in common? The answer is obvious – it’s the prefix “dis.” Enact, enable, encircle, encompass, and encourage. Likewise, “en” is the common prefix in the list. According to dictionary.com, “dis” is a Latin prefix meaning “apart, asunder, away, utterly; or having a private,
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