Romans 9:1

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Summary

Romans 9:1

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,

I say

My conscience

1 John 3:19

General references

Lamentations 3:48

Acts 24:16

Bible References

I say

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you

But I call God to witness against me--it was to spare you that I refrained from coming again to Corinth.

The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying.

Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves to you? It is in the sight of God that we have been speaking in Christ, and all for your upbuilding, beloved.

(In what I am writing to you, before God, I do not lie!)

For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.

For we never came with words of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed--God is witness.

For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels I charge you to keep these rules without prejudging, doing nothing from partiality.

My conscience

They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them

The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,

For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you.

The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him;

General references

my eyes flow with rivers of tears because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.

So I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward both God and man.