1 Thessalonians 1: 4 –
5
For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, because
our gospel came to you not simply
with words, but also with power, with
the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction.
How do you respond, when you hear the power of God’s
Word?
It’s amazing how many people become offended and even
become angry when the simple Gospel words of truth are
spoken.
“I’m offended!!!”
Conviction actually means….. “things for which you would be willing to die
for”.
Conviction is not, wanting someone else to
die, for what was said.
Conviction is actually good, but not when
the emotion of angers enters in.
People actually leave churches over deep
conviction, when in fact they should make changes.
Conviction is also tied to two other
Biblical words……… “convict”
& “convince”
True conviction, is a convinced
conscience.
When fed a steady diet of the Word of God
and submitted to God in a pure heart, it can help to guide us in a right
direction.
Anger should never be a result of
conviction—because it’s not tied to the fruits of the spirit, or the Word of
God.
If anger rises up, it is the very spirit
that accompanies it, and that spirit is not of God at
all.
Our opinions or emotions in most cases, do
not often carry the authority of scripture, and may in fact be totally
faulty.
As long as our convictions do not directly
oppose God's word—like anger for example, we’ll probably travel down the right
path………..
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