~ Realize You Cannot Always
Trust Your Conscience ~
Series
Note
~ The conscience plays a crucial role in human behavior. The Scripture has much to say about our
conscience. In posts 1—20 of this series,
we looked at various descriptions of conscience. In posts 21—25 we looked at the Big Four emotional
factors that have a very negative impact on our consciences. Finally starting with post 26 we look at a
few of the dangers to the conscience.
Scripture ~ “All
things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not
be brought under the power of any. Foods
for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and
them. Now the body is not for sexual
immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God both raised up the Lord and will also
raise us up by His power.
“Do
you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and
make them members of a harlot? Certainly
not! Or do you not know that he who is
joined to a harlot is one body with her? For ‘the two,’ He says, ‘shall become one
flesh.’ But he who is joined to the Lord
is one spirit with Him.
“Flee
sexual immorality. Every sin that a man
does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his
own body. Or do you not know that your
body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God,
and you are not your own? For you were
bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which
are God’s” (1 Corinthians 6:12-20).
Additional
Scripture
~ “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. No temptation has overtaken you except such as
is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted
beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of
escape, that you may be able to bear it” (1 Corinthian 10:12-13).
Comment ~ Often the person who thinks they are
strongest is the person most likely to stumble.
That is why the Scripture warns “Therefore let him who thinks he
stands take heed lest he fall.”
Q. If you can’t
always trust your conscience then what can you trust?
A. The Word of
God. If things don’t align with God’s
Word avoid the action!
Question ~ Are you
complacent? Are you feeling secure? If so, be extra careful.
~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT
LIFE NOW blog.
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