1. Maintaining A Clear Conscience Acts 24:10-21

2. Introduction Conscience is cast aside Conscience is cast aside –Morals –Money –Language –Love –A crisis of conscience –Are our consciences incinerated?

3. Introduction Conscience- dead or alive? Conscience- dead or alive? –Forbid what God allows –Command the indifferent –Isaiah’s day (Isaiah 5:20-25)

4. Conscience Is Like A Basin Paul’s awareness of conscience Paul’s awareness of conscience –Did not offend it (Acts 24:16) –Emphasis on it (Hebrews 9:12-14) –Must be important

5. Conscience Is Like A Basin Redeemed and restored Redeemed and restored –Cleansed in order to serve God –Filth of many years gone instantly –The repugnant made clean (1 Peter 3:21) –Deacon’s need for a good conscience (1 Timothy 3:9)

6. Conscience Is Like A Basin Word not in Old Testament Word not in Old Testament –Concept there –“Broken cisterns” (Jeremiah 2:13) –David’s conscience problem (Psalm 6:6, 7; 2 Samuel 24:10) –Turned to joy upon forgiveness (Psalm 32:1, 2)

7. Conscience Is Like A Basin Conscience more than feeling Conscience more than feeling –It is a “holding vessel” –Some never stop violating it –Refuse to give up lying, gossiping –Are you a Christian but in anguish? –May be “rupturing the basin”

8. Conscience Is Like A Basin “Isn’t faith was in the heart” “Isn’t faith was in the heart” –“Objective” faith is the Word of God –“Subjective” faith is our response –The two must harmonize –Having faith and a good conscience (1 Titus 1:5, 19)

9. Guidance of A Good Conscience Identifies what we were taught Identifies what we were taught –Teach it well (2 Corinthians 4:2) –Those who have a proper conscience would know the truth about him –Recognizing truth linked to conscience –Can’t convince some of truth –Can’t hide truth from some

10. Guidance of A Good Conscience Conscience like a compass Conscience like a compass –Must be set properly –Some put aside a good conscience (1 Timothy 1:18, 19) –Ship once lost due to bad compass –One with a pure conscience can between good and evil (Titus 1:15, 16)

11. Joy of A Good Conscience Part of a Christian’s joy –P–P–P–Paul’s conscience regarding his work (Acts 20:26, 27; 2 Corinthians 1:12) –J–J–J–Joy of forgiveness (Psalm 51:6-8) –A–A–A–A clean heart and joy go together –K–K–K–Kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy (Romans 14:17)

12. Conclusion Those on Pentecost wanted a clear conscience Those on Pentecost wanted a clear conscience What about you? What about you?