Conscience does not, and cannot, tell you what is, or is not, the right thing to do. That is the role of parents, society, education, and for the Christian, the Bible. All human beings have a conscience, but the law that a specific conscience uses to accuse or excuse certain actions or intentions will vary greatly according to the individual’s environment and background. Obviously, the higher the standard that trains the conscience, the more conscience will “accuse.” When the law of God trains the conscience, it is impossible for that conscience ever to approve completely, since that law demands sinless perfection.
— John Reisinger (1924–2018), Pastor und theologischer Autor
Topics: Wisdom & Understanding, Freedom & Truth
John Reisinger
John G. Reisinger (1924–2018) war ein US-amerikanischer baptistischer Pastor, Evangelist und theologischer Autor. Er gilt als maßgeblicher Begründer der „Theologie des Neuen Bundes“, die das mosaische Gesetz als in Christus vollständig erfüllt und abgelöst ansieht, wofür er von Vertretern traditioneller Bundestheologie und des Dispensationalismus kritisiert wurde. Für Bibelleser bietet sein Werk pointierte Zugänge zur Debatte über das Verhältnis von Altem und Neuem Testament sowie von Gesetz und Gnade.
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