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Your conscience is that part of you that knows you deeply. The word "conscience" means a "knowing with" or "self-knowledge." This is the part of you where God convicts you of sin and need.
When we have sinned against someone, the Bible has a very clear process for resolution. Jesus commanded this in Matthew 5:23-24, and the account of Jacob in the Old Testament illustrates the beauty and rightness of this approach.
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by Bill Elliff January 05, 2021
Sin is always bittersweet. It never delivers what it promises. So why do we continue to choose such destructive steps over and over again?
The account of man’s fall into sin in Genesis, Chapter 3, is about you and me. The chapter outlines, in bold relief, how our mortal Enemy tempts and destroys us. What could be more vital to understand as you begin this year? These verses are recorded so that we can become wise to his ways and stay one step ahead of his schemes.
by Bill Elliff November 11, 2020
Your conscience is your "self-knower." It is that intangible part of you that helps you know where you are spiritually, both before God and others.
If we violate what is right, our conscience tells us. As a believer, this is the Holy Spirit’s work in us called “conviction.” This is a wonderful provision by God, unless we have so violated over the years that our conscience is "seared" i.e., it has become hardened and scarred and unable to function properly.
by Bill Elliff October 05, 2020
It's been a problem since the beginning of time. The rise of Internet availability has made it incredibly more accessible, but lust has always been one of Satan’s most powerful tools to mar the image of God in us.
Paul was intense about this because he understood the nature of the human mind and the deadliness of this particular sin. He always tells us to abstain, flee, run, get away by any and every means. Why?
by Bill Elliff June 03, 2020
