Conscience

Herod Antipas’ False Assumption - Matthew 14:1 – 14:12 (commentary)

When Herod heard about Jesus and His miraculous powers, he was sure that John the Baptist had risen from the dead (v. 1-2). This was Herod Antipas who ruled  over a fourth of Palestine. His father, Herod the great was the one who had ordered the Bethlehem babies killed (Matt …

Limitation in the Earthly Sanctuary - Hebrews 9:1 – 9:10 (commentary)

No book in the New Testament focuses upon Christ like the book of Hebrews does. Only two chapters in the Bible are devoted to the creation story, whereas some fifty chapters focus on the tabernacle. This ninth chapter of Hebrews describes the Tabernacle and its sacrifices …

Be sensitive to conscience - I Corinthians 8:7 – 8:13 (commentary)

The word conscience is used 32 times in the New Testament and it plays a big part in what we do or what we do not do in life. It is that part of us that either approves or condemns our actions. It is not necessarily governed by law but depends on knowledge. Therefore, the more …