"I don't think I've done anything wrong, so who are you to say otherwise?" I have heard this and things very similar from people to excuse behavior that is clearly regarded as sin in the Bible. Considering Paul's words, "My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me," it is clear that our conscience can not be our guide. Our conscience can lie. It is the Lord who judges me." Paul warns in 1 Timothy 4:2 that some people's "consciences have been seared as with a hot iron." Paul, in this verse, ends with who the ultimate judge is: "It is the Lord who judges me." God is our ultimate judge, too, and if we want to see what the standards are, it would be wise to listen to his word, the Bible.
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