Conviction Or Convenience

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Conviction Or Convenience

• Acts 2424-27

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• Conviction a strong persuasion or belief the
  state of being convinced . (Webster)
• Convenience freedom from discomfort ease
  (Webster)

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Those Who Had Convictions

• Job
• Prosperity taken away. Job 113-19
• His wife tempts him. Job 29
• Job had convictions. Job 122 210
• Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego
• Decree of King. Daniel 31-6
• Cast into furnace. Daniel 320-21
• Saved by God. Daniel 317,25

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Those Who Had Convictions

• Abraham
• Left Ur. Hebrews 118-9 Genesis 158, 13-16
• Promised a son. Romans 419-22
• Offered Isaac. Genesis 221-5 Hebrews 1117-19
• Paul
• Had convictions. 2 Timothy 112
• Willing to suffer. 2 Corinthians 1123-28 Romans
  818
• Willing to die. Acts 2111-13
• Hope of reward. 2 Timothy 46-8, 18

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Those Who Acted Because Of Convenience

• Jeroboam
• Golden calves. 1 Kings 1228-29
• For convenience. 1 Kings 1226-27
• Resulted in sin. 1 Kings 1230-33
• Judas Iscariot
• Listed as an apostle. Matthew 102-4
• Loved money. John 124-6
• Betrayed the Lord. Matthew 2614-16

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Those Who Acted Because Of Convenience

• Pharisees
• Hearts not in religion. Matthew 158
• Loved mens praises. Matthew 235-7
• Hypocrites. Matthew 2328
• Rich fool
• Covetous. Luke 1213-16
• Thought only of self. Luke 1217-19
• At death, where were his treasures? Luke 1220-21

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Conviction Or Convenience?

• Why do you attend worship? John 424
• In spirit and in truth?
• Why have you not obeyed God? Acts 2425
• Because you are not convicted of your sins?cf.
  Acts 2
• No convenient time?
• Why did you obey the gospel? Romans 617
• From the heart or in pretense?