Convenience Or Conviction

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Convenience Or Conviction

• Which Describes Your Life?

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Convenient Religion

• Jeroboam
• He devised in his own heart the convenience

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Bible Examples

• Convenient... Cains
  offering.
  (Gen.42-5)
• Conviction... Abels
  offering. (Heb.11
  4)

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Bible Examples
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Bible Examples

• Convenient... Nadab
  Abihu. (Lev. 101)
• Conviction... Joshuas
  Stand. (Joshua 2414-15)

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Bible Examples

• Convenient... Spies
  giving a bad report of Canaan.
• Conviction... Joshua
  Caleb standing against the other Spies.

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Bible Examples

• Convenient... Complaining
  about God. (Exo. 1524 168)
• Conviction... Obeying God
  without question. (Gen 226)

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Worldly Examples
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Worldly Examples

• Convenient...
  Fornication.
• Conviction...
  Self-control.
  (1 Cor. 75,9)

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Worldly Examples

• Convenient... Accepting
  abortion, suicide and euthanasia.
• Conviction...
  Defending life.
  (Gen. 1)

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Worldly Examples

• Convenient... Denying that
  God exist. (Romans 120-22)
• Conviction... Proclaiming
  Christ by word and deed takes.
  (Matthew 516)

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Worldly Examples

• Convenient... Accepting
  homosexuality.
• Conviction... Rejecting
  homosexuality.
  (Lev.1822 Rom.126-27)

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Worldly Examples

• Convenient... Redefining
  marriage.
• Conviction... Defending
  marriage. (Gen. 224)

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Modern Day Religions
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Modern Day Religions

• Convenient... Joining
  any church.
• Conviction... Joining
  the one church.
  ( Eph. 122-23)

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Modern Day Religions

• Convenient...
  Faith only.
• Conviction... Saving
  faith. (James
  219-24 Luke 646).

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Modern Day Religions

• Convenient...
  Sprinkling for baptism.
• Conviction...
  Immersing for baptism.
  (Col. 212 Rom 64 1 Pet 321)

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Modern Day Religions

• Convenient... Mechanical
  instruments choirs.
• Conviction... Singing
  and making melody in your heart.
  (Eph 519 Col. 316)

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Modern Day Religions

• Convenient... Lords Supper
  monthly, quarterly or annually.
• Conviction... Lords
  Supper weekly. (Acts
  207)

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Modern Day Religions

• Convenient... Church
  building for social functions.
• Conviction...
  Sharing our homes with Christians. (Acts 246)

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Christian
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Christians

• Convenient... To be
  like the world.
• Conviction... To
  renew ones life.
  (Rom.121-2Eph. 421-24).

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Christians

• Convenient... Always
  yearning to stay home.
• Conviction...
  Always yearning to be with Christians.
  (Hebrews 1023-25)

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Christians

• Convenient... Never
  talking about salvation to sinners.
• Conviction... Always
  talking about salvation to sinners.
• (Matthew 2819-20)

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Christians

• Convenient... Praying
  when in trouble.
• Conviction... Praying
  without ceasing. (Luke 1810 1
  Thes.517 Eph.520)

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Christians

• Convenient... Never
  caring about the physically spiritually needy.
• Conviction...
  Caring for them.
  (James 127 Gal. 61)

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Christians

• Convenient... Doing
  nothing with the work of the church.
• Conviction... Getting
  involved with the work of the chu.
  (Philip. 212 1 Cor. 1558)

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Christians

• Convenient...
  Never maturing spiritually.
  (Heb. 512-14)
• Conviction...
  Growing in Christ.
  (1 Peter 22)

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Christians

• Convenient... Surrendering in
  face of adversity.
• Conviction... Remaining
  faithful.
  (Matt. 1022 Rev 210)

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• Thank God He never chose the convenient way.

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How To Avoid Condemnation
Christ
Sin

• Live faithfully
• 1 John 17

Receive Forgiveness

• To Remove Sin You Must
• Believe, John 824
• Repent, Acts 1730
• Confess, Matt 1032
• Be baptized, Acts 238

Romans 81 no condemnation to those who are
in Christ Jesus