The Power of a Clear Conscience: Let God Free You from Your Past
Exchange Your Guilt for True Freedom and Forgiveness
Do you struggle with feelings of guilt about your past? Or are
you bogged down by a conscience that haunts or imprisons you?
This is not how God intends for you to live. Your conscience was
not created to hold you prisoner, but to guide you and point you to
freedom from guilt and bad habits. It's designed to tell you the
truth so you are not held in bondage to lies or sin. A clear
conscience enables you to live in the present without being
distracted, both mentally and emotionally, by your past.
Longtime pastor and bestselling author Erwin W. Lutzer shares what
it means to live in the power of a clear conscience as you
- learn how to deal with guilt and replace it with joy
- discover how the truth that can hurt you can also heal you
- realize the incredible extent of God's forgiveness and love for you
You'll find yourself encouraged by the truths that no failure is permanent and no life is beyond God's power to bring about change.
Top Highlights
“Dr. Menninger was arguing that mental health and moral health are inseparably linked, so he insisted that agents of moral teaching—such as educators and parents—are just as necessary to a person’s well-being as the psychiatrist. Of course, as we shall learn, ultimately, only God can clear our conscience.” (source)
“I remember reading the words of a doctor who said, ‘I could dismiss half of my patients if I could just look them in the eye and give them the assurance that they are forgiven.’” (source)
“All of us have a private life we don’t want others to see. I recall a statement made by the venerable J. Vernon McGee, speaking from the platform of The Moody Church during Moody Bible Institute’s annual Bible Conference. He said in his gravelly voice, ‘If you knew my heart the way I know my heart, you wouldn’t listen to me.’ Then he paused and said, ‘Now before you run to the exits, if I knew your heart the way you know your heart, I wouldn’t even be talking to you.’” (source)
“When he was twenty-two, his mother confessed to him that the man he thought was his father wasn’t his biological father after all. His father was actually a doctor in the community with whom she’d had an affair.” (source)
“There are some people who are impossible in the sense that they are strong-willed, selfish, and have a hardened conscience; yet in their minds, their anger and selfishness is justified.” (source)
Product Details
- Title : The Power of a Clear Conscience: Let God Free You from Your Past
- Author: Lutzer, Erwin W.
- Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
- Publication Date: 2016
- ISBN: 9780736953078
Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer, senior pastor of The Moody Church in Chicago since 1980, is an award-winning author of more than 30 books including Life-Changing Bible Verses You Should Know. A celebrated international conference speaker and the featured speaker on three radio programs heard worldwide, he and his wife, Rebecca, have been married nearly 45 years. They have three married children and eight grandchildren.