Conscience, 9

~ A Good Conscience, 1of6 ~

 

Series Note ~ The conscience plays a crucial role in human behavior.  The Scripture has much to say about our conscience.  In these early posts of this series, we are looking at various Biblical Descriptions of our conscience. 

 

Overview ~ To possess a good conscience means that you are free from such things as guilt, jealousy, greed, anger, and other traits of our sinful nature.  To be in this condition requires that we are “walking in the Spirit.”

 

“Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.  For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.  But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law” (Galatians 5:16-18).

 

When you are walking in the Spirit you are in constant unhindered communion with God. 

 

Scripture ~ “Then Paul, looking earnestly at the council, said, ‘Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day’” (Acts 23:1).

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

 

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Bible Answer, 96

 Bible Answer, 96

~ Did You Get It Right? ~

 

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question:  How was John the Baptist related to Jesus Christ?

 

answer:  John the Baptist was Jesus’ cousin.

 

“And the angel answered and said to her [Mary], ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.  Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren.  For with God nothing will be impossible’” (Luke 1:35-37).

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

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God Attribute, 22

 ~ Emotional ~

 

This Series  ~  This series of posts looks at some of the many attributes of God.  Generally, we move in alphabetical order.

 

Introduction  ~  Scripture is clear that God has emotions.  First, consider the fact that humans are “made in the image of God” (Genesis 1:27, 9:6).

 

Consider the following verse: “Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb?  Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you” (Isaiah 49:15).

 

Consider the examples of emotion immediately below from the life of Jesus Christ while He was on earth.

 

Scripture  ~  He became weary (John 4:6). 

He was sad (Matthew 26:38).

He experienced grief (John 11:33).

He cried (John 11:35).

 

He prayed for strength (Luke 22:39-44). 

He was angry (Mark 11).

He sang (Matthew 26:30).

He was tempted (Hebrews 4:15). 

 

He was attacked by the devil (Luke 4:2). 

He asked questions (Mark 9:19 and many other times). 

He felt betrayed and abandoned (Mark 15:34).

He was filled with the Spirit of God (Luke 4:1).

 

Yet, He kept going on His mission! 

 

Comment  ~  Our role is to become more Christ-like while we wait for His return.

“But we all [Christians], with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image [into the image of Christ] from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord” (2 Corinthians 3:18).

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

 

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