Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
Our rejoicing
Simplicity
General references
Bible References
Our rejoicing
Job 13:15 “Though He slay me,
I will hope in Him.
Nevertheless Iwill argue my ways before Him.
I will hope in Him.
Nevertheless I
Job 23:10 “But He knows the way I take;
When He hastried me, I shall come forth as gold.
When He has
Job 27:5 “Far be it from me that I should declare you right;
Till I dieI will not put away my integrity from me.
Till I die
Psalm 7:3 O Lord my God, if I have done this,
If there isinjustice in my hands,
If there is
Psalm 44:17 All this has come upon us, but we have not forgotten You,
And we have notdealt falsely with Your covenant.
And we have not
Isaiah 38:3
and said, “Remember now, O Lord, I beseech You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
Acts 24:16
In view of this, I also do my best to maintain always a blameless conscience both before God and before men.
Romans 9:1 I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit,
1 Corinthians 4:4
For I am conscious of nothing against myself, yet I am not by this acquitted; but the one who examines me is the Lord.
Galatians 6:4
But each one must examine his own work, and then he will have reason for boasting in regard to himself alone, and not in regard to another.
1 Timothy 1:5
But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
Hebrews 13:18 Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a good conscience, desiring to conduct ourselves honorably in all things.
1 Peter 3:16 and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame.
1 John 3:19
We will know by this that we are of the truth, and will assure our heart before Him
Simplicity
2 Corinthians 11:3
But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.
Romans 16:18
For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
General references
Acts 24:16
In view of this, I also do my best to maintain always a blameless conscience both before God and before men.
2 Corinthians 6:3 giving no cause for offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited,
1 John 3:21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God;