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! “Sincere” Defined – “free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest…genuine, real” (Webster’s Unabridged page 1784)
! Question: Is it possible to be sincere if I am doing something that I know to be wrong?
- Wrong to violate your conscience
Romans 14:23
- Wrong to go beyond what is written
1 Corinthians 4:6
- Personal Responsibility to Know
John 8:32 – We can know
2 Timothy 2:15 – Must study
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What about if someone doesn’t know but has his~/her heart really into what he~/she is doing?
Paul mentioned this – Romans 10:2: “For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.”
! Heart is Important:
1.
John 4:24 – Spirit and Truth
2. 1 Cor 13:1-3 – “but have not love”
3. Rev 2:1-7 – “left your first love”
4. Matt 15:8 – “heart is far from Me”
! Heart Alone?:
1. Jeremiah 17:9 – heart is deceitful
2. Proverbs 14:12 – way seems right
3. Why have any commands?
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Examples of “Sincere” People:
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Cain – Gen. 4 – Wrong sacrifice
B. Uzzah – 2 Sam.
6 – Touched ark
C. Cornelius – Acts 10:
1. Devout Man
2. Feared God
3. Gave Alms
4. Prayed Often
5. Needed to obey the gospel
D. Paul:
1. Phil.
3:4-6 – Top Jew
2. Acts 23:1 – Conscience OK
3. Acts 9:1-2 – Dedicated
4. Acts 9:4ff.
– Needed Jesus
! Conclusion: Sincerity is absolutely necessary, but sincerity alone is not enough.
Sincerity *+ *Correct Actions is what God desires!
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