A
Seared Porterhouse Steak
Today,
reply is on a person’s
conscience becoming seared along with points on conviction of sin and
sealing by the Holy Spirit. As the children of GOD and joint heirs
with Jesus Christ, developing Christians are to display divine spirit
content continuously without also diminishing, exhausting, or “using
up” their full supply. The
fighter in the “Yahoo! Answers” Religion and Spirituality public
forum who uses the ID “Anonymous” (no profile information shared)
posted the following:
Can
someone who has a seared conscience believe in Jesus?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: Then Peter and the other apostles answered and
said, We ought to obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers
raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree. Him hath God
exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for
to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. And we are
his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost,
whom God hath given to them that obey him. (Acts 5: 29-32, King
James Version, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: A “Feel Good” Lifestyle? (06/22/2018);
Convinced/Convicted? (05/16/2017); Holy Fire From GOD? (04/27/2017);
A Matter of Conscience (04/07/2017); The Witness of Conscience
(09/23/2016); Only One True GOD? (09/20/2016); A Guarantee of
Judgment? (04/15/2016)
“Anonymous”,
in times past, it was held that the conscience is a divinely given
process of the flesh for self-assessment and self-regulation while it
is the Holy Spirit that establishes conviction of the divine judgment
against sin. Even so, many developing Christian believers read the
language from the Bible speaking of “a seared conscience” to mean
having a “defective”, “defiled”, or “flawed” conscience.
Branding (searing) cattle with a hot iron and forms of scarification
have been used in order to leave a mark identifying ownership.
Mature believers often go further by applying the idea that—as
in cooking where one sears a meat from the oven in a fry pan atop the
stove to give the protein color and a “crust” that provides
texture to the outside, and that will seal in the flavors, juices,
and moisture without frying, or overcooking the inside—ones
inner content and spirit substance must become sealed through
operations of the Holy Spirit so that the fresh endowment of spirit
content they receive from the makeup of divinity will continue as
enduring and permanent. In the same way that an injury is cauterized
(i.e., burning and fire are used to close an open wound), GOD applies
divine law and sacred judgment to repair damage to shared covenant,
and the fullness of divine order. So to speak, sacred flames must be
used to destroy the germs, stop the bleeding (coagulate the blood),
and ensure that no further contamination may occur. The device that
breaks off all further loss from the body also makes it that there
can be no further correction or gain to the body. Hardness of heart
and stubbornness may become a lasting condition where exaggerated
self-focus, guilt, and shame are sealed within a conscience without
either a place for its exit, or a place for the entrance and workings
of the spirit of new life from GOD. Consider again the following
that uses language from the Bible:
(1.)
1st Timothy 4: 1-3, King James Version (KJV): 1 Now the
Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart
from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of
devils; 2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared
with a hot iron; 3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to
abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with
thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
(2.)
Galatians 5: 16-18, KJV: 16 This I say then, Walk in the
Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. 17 For the
flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh:
and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do
the things that ye would. 18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are
not under the law.
(3.)
Ephesians 4: 29-32, KJV: 29 Let no corrupt communication proceed
out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying,
that it may minister grace unto the hearers. 30 And grieve not the
holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil
speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32 And be ye kind
one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for
Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, (4.) Revelation 22: 10-17, KJV:
10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this
book: for the time is at hand. 11 He that is unjust, let him be
unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and
he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is
holy, let him be holy still. 12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my
reward is with me, to give every man according as his work
shall be. 13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the
first and the last. 14 Blessed are they that do his
commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may
enter in through the gates into the city. 15 For without are
dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters,
and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. 16 I Jesus have sent mine
angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root
and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth
say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let
him take the water of life freely.) Even
so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according
to your faith.
THE
BLACK PHOENIX
Washington,
DC
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