In the sermon this past Sunday, we looked at how we have been set free from our slavery to sin by Christ and we are called to stand firm in that freedom through walking by the Holy Spirit, not giving ourselves, once again, as slaves to sin. As Christ followers, we don’t have to convince God to lead us toward His will. The Holy Spirit is consistently leading us towards holiness, compelling us to live our lives for Jesus and issuing warnings to us when we consider listening to the voice of the flesh. Our conscience is not static; it can be seared by sin and it can be cleaned and renewed by the work of the Holy Spirit. We have been set free from a guilty conscience and bondage to sin in order that we may remain free with a clear conscience, dwelling in the kinship of Biblical community.
