Romans: Rooted in Jesus - Conscience

Don’t you wish you could go back in time and make better decisions? Better financial, educational, dating, parenting decisions? I know a couple who had Sam Walton knock on their door and ask for a $1,000 investment in his new store, Walmart. They turned him down since that was their entire savings account.

In our text, Paul makes an amazing statement, “Blessed is the one who has no reason to pass judgment on himself for what he approves.” It points to a deep motivator for many believers: self-condemnation or guilt. It seems so contradictory to live with guilt in a faith that emphasizes complete pardon through grace, but I find it true in my life and those that I minister to. Guilt through self-condemnation is a regular motivator. The problem is that guilt is a horrible sickness of the soul and a life destroying motivation.

Join us Sunday as we consider this statement and worship the One who can truly set us free.