Seeing that all of human nature has been affected by sin, both a person’s perception of the standard of action required and the function of the conscience itself (as a constituent part of human nature) are also affected by sin. For this reason conscience can never be accorded the position of ultimate judge of one’s behavior. It is possible that the conscience may excuse one for that which God will not excuse, and conversely it is equally possible that conscience may condemn a person for that which God allows. The final judgment therefore belongs only to God (cf. 1 Cor. 4:2-5). Nevertheless, to reject the voice of conscience is to court spiritual disaster (cf. 1 Tim. 1:19). We cannot reject the voice of conscience with impunity, but we can modify the highest standard to which it relates by gaining for ourselves a greater understanding of the truth.
Colin Kruse

UPRIGHTNESS

UPRIGHTNESS

UPRIGHTNESS

  1. God is perfect in # Isa 26:7
  2. God has pleasure in # 1Ch 29:17
  3. God created man in # Ec 7:29
  4. Man has deviated from # Ec 7:29
  5. SHOULD BE IN 5a) Heart

    # 2Ch 29:34 Ps 125:4

5b) Speech # Isa 33:15 5c) Walk # Pr 14:2 5d) Judging # Ps 58:1 75:2 5e) Ruling # Ps 78:72 6) The being kept from presumptuous sins is necessary to # Ps 19:13 7) With poverty, is better than sin with riches # Pr 28:6 8) With poverty, is better than folly # Pr 19:1 9) THEY WHO WALK IN 9a) Fear God # Pr 14:2 9b) Love Christ # So 1:4 9c) Countenanced by God # Ps 11:7 9d) Delighted in by God # Pr 11:20 9e) Their prayer delighted in by God # Pr 15:8 9f) Prospered by God # Job 8:6 Pr 14:11 9g) Defended by God # Pr 2:7 9h) Upheld in it by God # Ps 41:12 9i) Recompensed by God # Ps 18:23,24 9j) Find strengths in God’s way # Pr 10:29 9k) Obtain good from God’s work # Mic 2:7 9l) Obtain light in darkness # Ps 112:4 9m) Guided by integrity # Pr 11:3 9n) Walk surely # Pr 10:9 9o) Direct their way # Pr 21:29 9p) Kept by righteousness # Pr 13:6 9q) Scorned by the wicked # Job 12:4 9r) Hated by the wicked # Pr 29:10 Am 5:10 9s) Abominated by the wicked # Pr 29:21 9t) Persecuted by the wicked # Ps 37:14 9u) Praise is comely for # Ps 33:1 9v) A blessing to others # Pr 11:11 10) The truly wise walk in # Pr 15:21 11) The way of, is to depart from evil # Pr 16:17 12) THEY WHO WALK IN, SHALL 12a) Possess good things # Pr 28:10 12b) Have nothing good withheld # Ps 84:11 12c) Dwell in the land # Pr 2:21 12d) Dwell on high and be provided for # Isa 33:16 12e) Dwell with God # Ps 15:2 140:13 12f) Be blessed # Ps 112:2 12g) Be delivered by righteousness # Pr 11:6 12h) Be delivered by their wisdom # Pr 12:6 12i) Be saved # Pr 28:18 12j) Enter into peace # Ps 37:37 Isa 57:2 12k) Have dominion over the wicked # Ps 49:14 12l) Have inheritance for ever # Ps 37:18 13) A characteristic of saints # Ps 111:1 Isa 26:7 14) Saints should resolve to walk in # Ps 26:11 15) THE WICKED 15a) Have not, in heart # Hab 2:4 15b) Leave not the path of # Pr 2:13 15c) Do not act with # Mic 7:2,4 16) Pray for those who walk in # Ps 125:4 17) Reprove those who deviate from # Ga 2:14

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