Going to Jesus

Daily Thoughts

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  10-01 Our Greatest Troubles 10-02 Buying Your Way In 10-03 Human Nature, Part 1 All the Way 10-04 Human Nature, Part 2 Trust 10-05 Human Nature, Part 3 Relief 10-06 No Smoking 10-07 The Ax 10-08 Being Told What To Do 10-09 More Hope For A Fool 10-10 You Are Evil 10-11 Humbling Ourselves To Work 10-12 Why Are You Where You Are? 10-13 Hating The Righteous 10-14 Putting Off Sackcloth 10-15 No Reason For Pride 10-16 The New Testament 10-17 Giving Place To Satan 10-18 A Happy Life 10-19 Up-To-Date News 10-20 Finding Out God 10-21 The Song of Solomon 10-22 “They Shall Call Them Holy” 10-23 The Ability God Gives 10-24 Signs 10-25 In Jesus’ Name 10-26 New Idols 10-27 Doubt and Damnation 10-28 The Temple of God 10-29 The Root of Our Problems 10-30 Fearless Faith 10-31 The Talons of Sin

 

Thought for the Morning
10-27

Doubt and Damnation

“He who doubts is damned”
Paul, in Romans 14:23

From a sermon by Preacher Clark at Grandma’s house, October 4, 1970.
From Gary Savelli’s Reel 11, CD 33, Track 8

The life to which God calls us is clean. Those who live as He directs have no shame; they have a clear conscience. Preacher Clark always exhorted us to avoid becoming involved in the “grey areas” of life. He would say, “If you have a doubt about whether it is right or not, stay away from it.” He understood that a pure conscience is a precious possession. A pure conscience receives the word of God clearly, whereas a conscience that is condemned disrupts the heart’s fellowship with God. Adam and Eve felt so much condemnation in their hearts when they sinned that they hid in the bushes when God came to them. They were ashamed of themselves and afraid of God’s wrath.

A troubled conscience, however, is actually God’s work, letting us know that what we are doing, or what we plan to do, is wrong. If we stubbornly push through the warning of our conscience, then whatever we do is sin, and our hearts feel condemnation. Referring to an instance of this, Paul told the saints in Rome that if a man had a doubt even about eating the food he ate, he was damned (Rom. 14:23).

We have faith toward God when we do His will and keep ourselves “unspotted from the world.” This is why Paul wrote, “Whatsoever is not of faith is sin.” If we do not push through God’s warnings, but listen to Him, we will abide safely under His wing and have peace in our hearts.

What are you planning to do today? Is it clean and pure in the sight of God? If so, go and do it all with all of your heart and be blessed. But, to quote Preacher Clark from his sermon long ago, “If there’s a doubt, there’s a damn”, and you want to stay away from that.