The Only Conscience-Cleanser

Solid Joys Daily Devotional

Desiring God

Religion & Spirituality, 163859, John Piper, Devotional, Jesus, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, Christianity, Solid Joys, Daily Devotional, Desiring God, Joy

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🗓️ 29 November 2022

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Our greatest problem is alienation from God. The only solution is the blood of Christ.

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0:00.0	November 29th, the only conscience cleanser.
0:08.6	How much more will the blood of Christ,
0:11.6	who through the eternal spirit,
0:13.2	offered himself without blemish to God,
0:16.0	purify our conscience from dead works
0:19.4	to serve the living God?
0:21.8	Hebrews 9.14.
0:25.0	Here we are in the modern age.
0:28.4	The age of the internet, smartphones,
0:31.7	space travel, and heart transplants.
0:36.1	And our problem is fundamentally the same, as always.
0:41.7	Our conscience is condemn us
0:44.7	and make us feel unacceptable to God.
0:48.2	We are alienated from God
0:52.1	and our conscience is bear witness.
0:55.1	We can cut ourselves or throw our children
0:58.6	into the sacred river
1:00.8	or give a million dollars to charity
1:03.6	or serve in a soup kitchen
1:05.9	or a hundred other forms of penance or self-injury.
1:10.8	And the result will be the same.
1:13.6	The stain remains and death terrifies.
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