The Puritans, like the prophets of old, emphasise the gravity of sin. They laboured to expose it in its monstrosity, its heinousness, its power - to highlight its exceeding sinfulness. They probed the conscience with the instrument of the law in order to pierce the disease of sin with truth, to discern and expose it for what it is. They also made much of the grace of the gospel, the only sufficient remedy for sin.
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20200623
Joel Beeke 3
In our busy and hurried lives we give little thought to the inner workings of conscience. What poor listeners we are to our consciences! We need to tune out all of the distracting noises around us and get alone in the presence of God regularly. We need to study God's word, yes, but we also need to study our hearts.
Joel Beeke 2
A tender conscience is precious in the sight of God. Easily pricked by the thorn of besetting sin, it spurs a person to keep short accounts with God. ... A tender conscience will keep you nearer to God, the fount of all joy and assurance.
Joel Beeke 1
Trusting in Christ as our righteousness, practicing daily self-examination, maintaining a tender conscience and repenting deeply of sin will help us to maintain clear conscience in the light of sin's exceeding sinfulness.
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