In summary, we need to see that no matter who or what has influenced us in the past, that we have transferred our true convictions to the Word of God. The Word of God is our standard. Jesus trusted fully in God's Word, and in His wisdom and His Word I commit myself.
There is a limit and quality to what our life experiences can hold. Our lives are built on God's Word can fully support the convictions that were designed to give us the best life possible.
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Bible Truths |
Conviction |
| Tradition dictates
I thought from my early years that it was best to be as faithful as I could be to my wife.
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Hebrews 13:4
Let] marriage [be held] in honor among all, and let the [marriage] bed [be] undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge. |
God wants me to be faithful to my spouse. I refuse to entertain any affair whether it be in thought or deed. |
| Experience dictates
From indulging in pornography, I felt that there was something wrong with it. I should not participate in it.
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Job 31:1
"I Have made a covenant with my eyes; How then could I gaze at a virgin?" |
Like Job, I have reserved my eyes to delight only in my wife. |
| Spiritual dictates
I sense deep in my spirit that I should love my wife.
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Colossians 3:19
Husbands, love your wives, and do not be embittered against them.
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As a husband, it is my duty to love my wife in all the ups and downs of life. I purpose to love her sacrificially as Christ loved the church. |
