We tend to think about people searing their conscience when they go into sins: like lust, drunkenness and so on. However, in 1 Timothy 4 Paul’s concern is with them searing their conscience through legalism. People were forbidding marriage and eating of certain foods, and in doing so were searing their consciences. When you get a zeal for the Lord it is very easy for Satan to high jack that with a “do not taste, do not touch” mentality. Do you have a good or seared conscience? Are your convictions based upon what the Scripture teaches?
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“ Legalism: Self-Righteous Malignity ” As noted in Romani 01 (Romans 01), particularly Romans 01:29-32 (Romans 01:29-32), there is a list of offenses against Kamisama which are deserving of death! One of the listed offenses is malignity, murder, ruthlessness, and slander, all of which legalists are and were guilty of! As we know, malignity refers to an intense desire to inflict ill-doing against others. Legalists often seek to work ill-doing against others through their self-righteous dictates aimed at manipulating others for self-righteous (selfishly righteous) reasons, for example, repeated abuse against others. Legalistic cults are full of self-righteous chieftains who are sadistic towards others, a form of malignity. We also realize that The Royal Law strongly condemns committing ill-doing against others as an egregious offense against Kamisama. This is why Agape is the fulfillment of The Royal Law. Divine Righteousness, not legalistic self-righteousness, does not seek to commit any ill-doing against others. Legalistic self-righteousness always seeks to commit ill doing against others in the name of "defending righteousness." This sermon should clarify the difference between Divine Righteousness and legalistic self-righteousness.
Randy p. (4/26/2016)
from California
“ Awesome Sermon! ” Awesome sermon!
Warrick (4/3/2016)
from Australia
“ Good Sermon! ” Good sermon overall but he is very irresponsible and Ill informed about the detrimental effects of eating McDonald's. He called mum's good mum's who gave their children happy meals. And he was too compromising on other moral issues too.
