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Jan 4, 2022 · Personal convictions are important because they help us stand firm when this world is uncertain and changing. We need more men and women with a “moral center” in the midst of the moral chaos surrounding us. Personal convictions keep us on point and remind us of what matters most. They help us to endure temptation without compromise.
Conviction and condemnation both make people grieve. Conviction brings a godly grief that leads to repentance and joy. Condemnation produces a worldly grief leading to death. In the earliest stages of conviction and condemnation, the grief can feel identical.
Thus, as Hebrews 11 begins, the author approaches two related subjects: one directly, faith or strong conviction; and the other, perseverance, less directly. Hupomone, however, does not appear again until Hebrews 12:1. The Hebrews badly needed both conviction and perseverance to meet and overcome their problems.
convict, convince, rebuke, reprove. Of uncertain affinity; to confute, admonish -- convict, convince, tell a fault, rebuke, reprove.
Feb 7, 2024 · Conviction is a powerful tool that the Holy Spirit uses to show us right from wrong and lead us in a godly life. In Isaiah 30:21, it says “And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.”. This verse speaks of the power of conviction and how ...
Jul 1, 2024 · So we see that conviction brings out the truth; it accuses us of our wrongs and rebukes us of our sins. 1. John 8:8 “And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.”. 2.
2. ( n.) A person proved guilty of a crime alleged against him; one legally convicted or sentenced to punishment for some crime. 3. ( n.) A criminal sentenced to penal servitude. 4. ( v. t.) To prove or find guilty of an offense or crime charged; to pronounce guilty, as by legal decision, or by one's conscience. 5.
