Sunday, February 5, 2017

Convicted

Joh_8:9  And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

The men were being convicted by their OWN CONSCIENCE.  Jesus had done this…

Joh 8:6 … But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. 
Joh 8:7  So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. 
Joh 8:8  And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.

Jesus said to them-  HE THAT IS WITHOUT SIN AMONG YOU LET HIM FIRST CAST A STONE AT HER.

And they HEARD Him, they heard His words of truth and they were CONVICTED by their own conscience. Their conscience had them feeling the weight of their own guilt. They acted on that conscience conviction and left off killing the adulterous woman.

Act_23:1  And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

Act_24:16  And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men

Paul lived in GOOD CONSCIENCE  before God.
Paul exercised himself to ALWAYS have a CONSCIENCE VOID of OFFENCE towards God and men.

When Watchman Nee talks about our conscience he is not talking about something that isn't Biblical, it's very Biblical and we need to study and pray that we learn what we need to learn. Please, Holy Spirit, bless us with understanding, guide us all through the love, the mercy, the grace of our Savior- Jesus Christ!

'If we live by what conscience teaches we have arrived at the place we should be for the present moment. It is therefore a prime factor in our daily walk after the spirit. In whatever matter we disobey the dictate of our conscience we shall be reprimanded by it. As a result we shall lose peace and shall be cut off temporarily from having fellowship with God. '  The Spiritual Man - By Watchman Nee


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