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Jul 05, 2013
Read | Romans 8:1-2
Sometimes it’s easy even for believers to become confused,
because emotions can be very tricky. For this reason, it is unwise to trust
feelings or base our decisions upon them.
But what about those times when you are unsure? You can
probably recall periods when you thought you were sensing conviction from the
Holy Spirit but wondered whether it might instead be condemnation from the
Enemy. There is a difference between emotion and true conviction, which means an
awareness of wrongdoing (John 16:7-8). The Holy Spirit prompts conviction of
sin as an expression of His love because He wants to keep you on the right
path. One sure way to distinguish conviction by the Holy Spirit is that He
will always identify something specific (Ps. 51:3-4; Luke 22:60-62). God
won’t hesitate to put His finger on whatever is outside of His will.
Conversely, the Enemy will try to inspire feelings of
condemnation and guilt by whispering something like, “You call yourself a
Christian? You’re a poor excuse for somebody who claims to be one of God’s
children.” The Enemy wants you so weighed down that you become ineffective
for the Lord. When believers listen to that deceitful voice, they can become
incapacitated by the untruths from the Father of Lies.
The Holy Spirit uses conviction positively—to warn against
danger or lovingly nudge an erring believer back onto the course the Lord
designed for his or her life. Thankfully, this is one of God’s unceasing acts
of love.
God bless you!
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Gracias doy a mi Dios siempre por vosotros, por la gracia de Dios que os fue dada en Cristo Jesús; porque en todas las cosas fuisteis enriquecidos en él, en toda palabra y en toda ciencia; así como el testimonio acerca de Cristo ha sido confirmado en vosotros, de tal manera que nada os falta en ningún don, esperando la manifestación de nuestro Señor Jesucristo; el cual también os confirmará hasta el fin, para que seáis irreprensibles en el día de nuestro Señor Jesucristo. Fiel es Dios, por el cual fuisteis llamados a la comunión con su Hijo Jesucristo nuestro Señor. Os ruego, pues, hermanos, por el nombre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, que habléis todos una misma cosa , y que no haya entre vosotros divisiones , sino que estéis perfectamente unidos en una misma mente y en un mismo parecer . Porque he sido informado acerca de vosotros, hermanos míos, por los de Cloé, que hay entre vosotros contiendas. Quiero decir, que cada uno de vosotros dice: Yo soy de Pablo; y y
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