Tag: Spiritual deception

Spiritual Deception

Date: 11/29/17

Question #8

Note the places where the word conscience comes up (vs 5 & 19).  When we speculate and theorize instead of dealing with our own issues of sin, what happens to conscience?

*Definition of conscience: an inner sense of what is right and wrong.

Romans 1:16-22

We have a conscience to be aware.   Cor.  1:12

Faith & conscience must go together  1Tim.  4: 1 & 2

Seared: doesn’t fulfill it’s original purpose for God

Question #9

Why do faith and a good conscience go together (v.19, see also 3:9 & 4:2)?

1 Tim 3:9, 4:2, 1:19, Heb. 13:18, 1 Peter 3:13 – 22

• A clear conscience is transparent
• A seared conscience is clouded Roman 1:28

The relationship between you & Christ allows us to work in faith and in a clear conscience.

Spiritual Deception

Lesson from 1 Timothy 1

Question #7

Compare verse 14 with verse —- How would this help Timothy keep a clear perspective for his own mission?

Recap on Timothy:

Paul, the aged and experienced apostle, writes to the young pastor Timothy who is facing a heavy burden of responsibility in the church at Ephesus.  The task is challenging: false doctrine must be erased, public worship safeguarded, and mature leadership developed.  In addiction to the conduct of the church, Paul talks pointedly about the conduct of the minister.  Timothy must be on his guard lest his youthfulness become a liability, rather than an asset, to the gospel.  He must be careful to avoid false teachers and greedy motives, pursuing instead righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and the gentleness that befits a man of God.

Dissecting verse 14

Grace: God’s unmerited favor toward us

Exceedingly: beyond comparing

Abundant: plentiful

God is love i.e. agape and philo

Regarding love read John 3:16

Also read:

Romans 5:8

1Cor. 13:4-6

1John 4:7, 8 & 10

Ecc. 3:1

Gal. 5:21 & 22

Dissecting verse 5

Reading verse 5 is showing complete opposition to verse 14

The key words are from

Keynote: one must have a clean/clear conscience.  Very important to the mind, heart and soul of christianity.

The Lord says if you don’t have love (read) 1Cor. 13:1.  Conclude with 1 Cor. 13:13

Week #4         Spiritual Deception 

Date: October 25, 2017 

Question #6 

In what way was Paul himself like the false teachers before his conversion? 

Read 1 Timothy 1: 12-17  

Response:  

Being much like the false teachers, Paul prior to his conversion misused the law.  He lacked grace, faith & love.  God had mercy on him and he became a new man.  Paul is showing in this context that God redeems false teachers.  In the process, He describes what a relationship with God is really based on i.e. mercy, grace, faith and love that are instilled in Christ Jesus.   

* Paul went from a Non-christian to being a Christian 

• Paul was very educated but ignorant to the word of God 
• Conversion takes us through the change and transformation 

What is transformation?   ans: it’s a change or metamorphosis 

Conversion: transfiguration, metamorphosis or transforming 

• We are empowered by God thru the Holy Spirit 
• We are empowered to do all things thru Christ 
• We have all the tools that we need to be a powerful Christian.  We must learn to use it. 
• We must learn how to walk in the narrow path 
• Disciples: one who are learners 
• Apostles: one who teaches 

We must be patient with those coming to Christ and learning 

Read:  

Acts 5: 12-16 

Acts 16: 22-30 

Our faith makes us whole.

The Holy Spirit transforms us because we are renewing ourselves daily.  The renewing is daily from everlasting to everlasting.  We change on a daily basis.  

Reference Scriptures 

Mathew 7: 1-13 

Acts 9: 1-18 

1 Corinthians: 15: 9-11 

1 Timothy 1: 12-17 

Acts: 5: 12-16 

Acts: 16: 22-30  

Question of the Week 

How do you use your power tool which is the Holy Spirit?