Jeremy Utley - Fight to Keep a Good Conscience

Jeremy UtleyMay 5, 202116mWatch on YouTube

In this collectionJeremy Utley130 messages

Speaker: Jeremy Utley Title: Fight to Keep a Good Conscience Date: 5/4/21 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)

Summary

The central message is the critical importance of maintaining a clean conscience, which is a unique privilege of the new covenant. The speaker warns that neglecting this leads to a vicious cycle where guilt distances one from God, making one powerless against temptation. To break this cycle, one must deliberately confess sin, relying on God's promise in 1 John 1:9, and when in doubt, one should confess the burden to find freedom and assurance.

Outline

The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.

The goal of instruction is a clean consciencePaul tells Timothy that the goal of instruction is love from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith, pointing to the unique new covenant privilege of a clean conscience.1 Timothy 1:5

Drawing near with a heart sprinkled cleanHebrews 10 contrasts the old covenant levitical sacrifices that constantly reminded people of sin with the new and living way opened by Jesus, allowing believers to draw near with hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience.Hebrews 10:19

The vicious cycle of an evil conscienceIgnoring a bad conscience causes people to suffer shipwreck in their faith, creating a vicious cycle where unaddressed sin mars the conscience, distances us from God, and leaves us powerless against temptation.

Moving from vague acknowledgment to confessionBreaking the cycle of a marred conscience requires actual confession rather than vague, nagging feelings that never culminate in deliverance.

Only confessed sin is forgivenFirst John 1:9 makes it clear that only the sin which is confessed is forgiven, meaning we must not ignore the bad feeling in our gut when the Lord convicts us.

Navigating gray areas using Psalm 32When dealing with Romans 14 gray areas where rules are not totally clear, Psalm 32 shows that if our body wastes away and God's hand is heavy upon us, that burden is a sign of sin that needs to be confessed.

Finding joy and peace through repentanceIsaiah 55 instructs us to seek the Lord when our conscience is heavy, promising that forsaking our unrighteous ways will lead us back to the joy and peace characteristic of God's kingdom.Isaiah 55:6

Two hindrances to fellowship with GodThe two primary hindrances to fellowship with God are His holiness, which deals with unconfessed sin, and our own self-consciousness even after sin has been removed.

Clinging to justification in Jesus ChristWhen self-consciousness lingers after confession, we must grab hold of our justification in Jesus, proclaiming to our feelings and the spiritual authorities that we are cleansed and viewed as if we had never sinned.

Entering the holy place with confidenceBelievers must refuse sin-consciousness and heed the call in Hebrews 10 to boldly enter the holy place with confidence, living fully in the joy, peace, and righteousness of the Holy Spirit.

Related messages

Back to the catalog

NCCF Church

Jeremy Utley - Fight to Keep a Good Conscience

Jeremy Utley · May 5, 2021 · 16m

Repentance Victory

Summary

Outline

The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.

Moving from vague acknowledgment to confessionBreaking the cycle of a marred conscience requires actual confession rather than vague, nagging feelings that never culminate in deliverance.

Only confessed sin is forgivenFirst John 1:9 makes it clear that only the sin which is confessed is forgiven, meaning we must not ignore the bad feeling in our gut when the Lord convicts us.

Collection

All of Jeremy Utley

Related messages

Always Keep Your Conscience Clear - Zac Poonen - August 3, 2018

Zac Poonen · 28m

Jeremy Utley - A Blameless Conscience Despite Different Convictions In The Body

Jeremy Utley · 22m

May 3 | Daily Devotion | I Must Always Keep My Conscience Clear | Zac Poonen

Zac Poonen · 9m

Source: watch on YouTube

Jeremy Utley - Fight to Keep a Good Conscience

Summary

Outline

Transcript

Related messages

Jeremy Utley - Fight to Keep a Good Conscience

Summary

Transcript

Outline

Collection

Related messages