Scripture Convicts

Those who do not want to hear scripture are those who are convicted.

If they were not convicted they would just ignore your posts and allow you to be you. Those who try to change our minds are those who are convicted by what we say.

Titus 1:10-12 "0 For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision, 11 who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not. 12 As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”…"

1 Timothy 6:5
"and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain."

One of the reasons we see so many "Christians" in our day dismissing and rejecting scripture is because they love their worldly ways. One cannot love their worldly ways and love Jesus Christ at the same time.

John 14:15-16 "15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—…"

This passage in John is not a command to obey God's commandments, it is a statement that we will if we belong to Christ. When we love Christ we will live a continual way of life of obedience. When we fail we will confess to be cleansed and grow in holiness.

1 John 3:8-10 "…8 The one who practices sin is of the devil because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil. 9 Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10 By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.…"

If we fall temporarily into sin as born again believers we sense a dirtiness that compels us to confess to be cleansed. We cannot remain in any sin comfortably if we are born again.

1 John 1:8-10 "…8If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.…"

The biggest problem I see in the apostate church is pride. They live fairly decent lives but are so full of pride about it that they never confess when they have been wrong. Their appearance of superiority is greater than their desire to grow in holiness.

No one grows in holiness unless they first are able to confess when things are just not right. Those who love Christ are compelled to confess quickly when they are found to have sinned or have been in error.

Those who justify themselves are those who are deeply prideful. The pride is what needs to be dealt with in us more even than the sin itself. It is the pride that leads to sin and it is the pride that refuses to confess that sin.

Psalm 32:5
"Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD," and You forgave the guilt of my sin.Selah"

There is no forgiveness and cancellation of sin without confession. Even for the born again believer if there is no confession there will be accountability later in heaven as the sin is burned off and there is a lost reward.

1 Corinthians 3:14-16 "…14 If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward. 15 If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames. 16 Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?…"

For those who think your sin does not matter anymore, think again. We are going to be held accountble for those things we refused to confess. We will also lose God's fellowship in this life. The Holy Spirit will go silent in us, revealing no more truth to us if we resist His conviction of our sin.

1 Thessalonians 5:18-20 …18 Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 19Do not extinguish the Spirit. 20Do not treat prophecies with contempt,…"

Ephesians 4:30
"And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption."