Introduction

• Personal remarks

  • David is starting his 17th year preaching at Benchley. He started on June 1, 2003.

• Hebrews 9:14

• Hebrews 10:19-23

Three things I need to do with my conscience:

• Train it.

  • Acts 7:58-8:3

  • Acts 26:9 – Paul thought he was serving God in persecuting Christians!

  • Acts 23:1

  • Our conscience is a valuable tool, but it is not an authority on its own. It must be trained.

  • Galatians 1:11-12

  • Acts 20:26-27, 31 – Paul had trained his conscience between Acts 7 and Acts 20.

• Use it.

  • Acts 2:36-37 – The people’s conscience kicked in and demanded action!

  • I Peter 3:21 – In baptism, we appeal to God for a clean conscience.

  • Matthew 21:28-32 – I should use my conscience to spur me in the right direction.

  • Luke 22:61-62 – Peter felt guilty but was spurred on to better service.

  • Matthew 27:3-5 – Judas failed to effectively use his conscience.

• Protect it.

  • Jeremiah 6:13-15; Ephesians 4:19 – We can’t become callous to sin!

  • I Timothy 1:5

  • Titus 1:14, 15 – Beware of false teaching that can train your conscience incorrectly.

  • We can’t stay away from all sin because we must live in a sinful world, but we must not take pleasure in sin.

  • Hebrews 13:18

  • I Peter 3:16