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1 | Obey the Lord, not "Follow Your Heart" | Jer 16:12 | DocTrinsograce | 180237 | ||
"There is a dangerous error grown in the world today that a man is bound to do everything which his conscience telleth him is the will of God; and that every man must obey his conscience, as if it were the lawgiver of the world; whereas, indeed, it is not ourselves, but God, that is our lawgiver. And conscience is appointed only to discern the law of God, and call upon us to observe it: and an erring conscience is not to be obeyed, but to be better informed." --Richard Baxter | ||||||
2 | Obey the Lord, not "Follow Your Heart" | Jer 16:12 | Hank | 180244 | ||
In harmony, I believe, with Richard Baxter's message on conscience is an aphorism I heard or read years ago whose source I can't recall. It said, "Conscience is a creature of education." I had occasion to prove the validity of this aphorism recently. A day or two before the November election a friend and I were opining on issues and candidates when it became obvious that his views differed sharply from mine. "Well," he said, "I'm going to vote my conscience and you can vote yours." ...... I voted mine and have reason to believe that he voted his. But, as Baxter pointed out, "an erring conscience is not to be obeyed, but to be better informed." It is my fondest wish that between now and the next election, my friend will take the remedial steps necessary to better inform his conscience. ...... On theology matters -- and theology certainly does matter -- the only trustworthy guide to faith and practice is God's word -- not man's conscience, not man's opinions, not man's reason, not man's scientific discoveries, not man's theories, hunches, dreams, visions, private "revelations or man's anything else. Sola scriptura. Sola scriptura. Scripture alone. Scripture alone. 2 Timothy 2:15 and 3:16. --Hank | ||||||
3 | Obey the Lord, not "Follow Your Heart" | Jer 16:12 | DocTrinsograce | 180269 | ||
Amen, brother Hank! Amen, indeed! A very good example and a very good reminder! | ||||||
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