Rom. 14:23
But if people have doubts about whether they should eat something, they
shouldn't eat it. They would be
condemned for not acting in faith before God.
If you do anything you believe is not right, you are sinning.
God dwells in every believer's heart through the
Holy Spirit. The Spirit guides us into
all truth, helps us to understand the truth, and empowers us to live the
truth. He works within each of us in
unique ways and we learn to apply truth within the context of our personalities
and situations in life. There are many
things we differ in because of our uniqueness.
As long as we don't deviate from the truth of the Scriptures, it's okay
to have different convictions about things.
We sin when we go against what the Spirit has
convicted us of. If we sincerely believe
something is wrong and we go ahead and do it, we sin. We are responsible for our own convictions. It doesn't matter whether or not someone else
holds the same convictions that you do or not.
Unless the Lord clearly shows you that what you are convinced of is
wrong, you sin when you go against what you believe to be true.
We need to have a clear grasp on what we believe
about things so that we will live it. We
need to examine the Scriptures and ask the Lord to give us clear understanding
of it. We need to ask the Lord then for
the strength and willpower to live by our convictions. We must have a clear sense of right and wrong
and live by it. God holds us accountable
for the choices we make.
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