October 16, 2025

We explored the nature of a believer’s conscience and guilt, diving deeply into the difference between positional truth and experiential reality. The discussion focused on how sin, sanctification, and the transformation of the soul relate to faith, dependence on God, and the work of the Holy Spirit.

We examined how guilt originates in the flesh rather than in the believer’s new nature, and how God uses conviction—not condemnation—to guide His people toward obedience and maturity. Purity, we reflected, is not self-produced but comes from Christ, who removes shame and frees us from the law of sin and death.

The conversation also highlighted the importance of separating the soul from the spirit to walk in holiness, aligning our emotions, will, and thoughts under the authority of God’s Spirit. This process of sanctification, both positional and progressive, reveals how believers become in time what God has already declared them to be in eternity.

We concluded by reflecting on the contrast between living in the flesh and walking by the Spirit, emphasizing humility, grace, and the transformative power of God’s love.

Themes:

• The believer’s conscience and experiential guilt
• Christ’s purity as freedom from shame and sin
• Sanctification as both positional and progressive
• The separation of soul and spirit for spiritual maturity
• Humility and grace over legalism
• Dependence on God for transformation
• Living in the Spirit vs. living in the flesh

Reflection Question: How does my understanding of guilt and grace shape the way I respond to conviction—do I hide in shame, or run to Christ for renewal?