But where were the rivers flowing with milk & honey? They looked like pretty ordinary rivers. And what about these neighbors they were supposed to kill, not intermarry with? They seemed like decent people. Some, in fact, did better at living up to the principles we know than those who taught them.
And then there's those fun customs.
But those customs were not for them. They were forbidden by the rules, given to bless them.
It's the same for us.
i found this in some old papers. Been there; trying to get away, live better. Anyone else see themself?
Steps to a
Seared Conscience
notes from
Charles Stanley, 12/1/00
- deliberate - a choice
- degrees - little by little, ignoring prompting
- defensive
- defiant
- dead - unfazed
- destructive - a seared conscience destroys the individual
- dangerous - to others
To sharpen the Conscience:
- fill the mind with the Word of God
- NOT just reading it - stay in the Word
- it's impossible to be obedient to God with a closed Bible
- instantaneous obedience to conscience, as to an alarm
- ask God's will
- no need to ask "if it be Thy will" - IT IS
- "Show me the truth about myself"
- confess (a start, but not enough)
- REPENTANCE - emotional, physical separation from sin (not consequences only)
- make amends
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