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“ Summary, Part 3 (final) ” d. BEFORE GOD AND MEN. The Christian has no division of sacred and secular; all is sacred. 1 COR 9:19-27 – Paul was sensitive and diplomatic in front of his company to protect his good witness. He would not enjoy his liberties if it meant offense to someone. ROM 14-15, 1 COR 8-10, specifically 1 COR 8:18.
3. THE MOTIVATION TO MAINTAIN A BLAMELESS CONSCIENCE. ACTS 24:15 is Paul’s motivation for verse 16. He lived in the present in light of eternity, in light of the coming judgment. ROM 2:14-16 – A day is coming when our consciences will render their verdicts.
CONCLUDING POINTS: 1. We cannot have a blameless conscience if it is not washed in the blood of Christ. 2. We maintain a blameless conscience only as we hear and heed God’s word. 3. Religion that does not aim to produce and maintain a blameless conscience is a false religion. 4. Do you desire the Gospel influence that comes from a blameless conscience. 5. Of what sins must you repent to obtain a blameless conscience? 6. They with a truly blameless conscience truly live and are prepared to die. PROV 28:1.
Ian Migala (4/19/2013)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 2 ” ACTS 23:1 – Paul speaks of the good conscience he had even when he was a persecutor. In ACTS 26:9, he teaches that bad men can have a good conscience. Furthermore, a Christian can have a good conscience even if he is disobeying God: the light that he has may not be comprehensive. So we must never rest in our understanding at any point in our lives. PS 119:80 – David is still pursuing truth. PS 119:6 – God’s command must be satisfied, not just known. c. It is INSTINCTIVELY OBEYED. Paul’s first question to Christ was what He would have him to DO. PS 119:1.
2. THE MAINTENANCE OF A BLAMELESS CONSCIENCE. a. PERSONAL DISCIPLINE – It requires diligence. The word “ascetic” actually means hard work and self-denial in pleasing God; a blameless conscience will never come about by wishful thinking. b. COMPREHENSIVENESS – there is no compartmentalization here; this discipline extends to every area of one’s life. c. PERSEVERANCE – we’re to be at our Sunday best every day of the week. The value of maintaining a blameless conscience is worthy of constant effort. 1 COR 6:12. True liberty comes from living to please God, not ourselves.
Ian Migala (4/19/2013)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 1 ” 1. THE BLAMELESS CONSCIENCE. The conscience is the voice of God within our being. It looks at the standard in our hearts, measures our obedience to that standard, and renders a verdict. Every person on earth has a conscience because we are made in the image of God. Solomon called it the “lamp of the Lord” (PROV 20:7). Last week, we saw what a blameless conscience is not. But what is a blameless conscience? a. It is PROPERLY SENSITIVE. Note “properly”, because an overly-sensitive conscience can be unbiblical. As for “sensitive”: this fallen world can dull our conscience if we yield to its influences. Like a knife, it needs sharpening. Like a window, it needs cleaning. In PS 101, David manifests a sharp, clean conscience, even in his own home, where we are at greatest risk to live unbiblically. b. It is BIBLICALLY INFORMED. A quiet conscience is not the same as a blameless conscience: people can engage in wickedness and not be troubled by it. Such a person stays as far away from the Bible as he can. The word of God is clean and cleanses the conscience. Blameless does not mean sinless; it means washed in the blood of Christ. Courage comes from such a conscience, as it is clean before God and men. Even a non-Christian can have a good conscience if he lives up to the light he has.
