{"product_id":"church-matters-volume-viii-pastoring-and-the-conscience","title":"Church Matters Volume VIII: Pastoring and the Conscience","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChurch Matters Volume VIII: Pastoring and the Conscience - Law, Liberty, and Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe conscience has gotten a lot of play throughout Christian history. And for the most part, talk of the conscience was so that Christians would understand their obligation to obey God and his Word. Does talk of the conscience still inspire feelings of obligation today? Sometimes, certainly. More often, however, conscience is thought to relate to liberty more than to law. It evokes thoughts of freedom more than it does duty. “The Bible doesn’t explicitly say I can’t; therefore I can!” “The Bible doesn’t speak to this issue directly; therefore, I am free!” With so many assuming liberty, how can pastors instruct their members in biblical morality? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis issue of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eChurch Matters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill consider the nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts job that pastors have of binding and freeing consciences according to God’s Word. The goal? That church members may grow in holiness before God while seeking the good of one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwo Risks of Calibrating the Conscience and Why Pastors Must Do It Anyway\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eby Taylor Hartley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: How the Conscience Works\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eCalibrating the Conscience\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Matthew Bingham\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eConversion and the Conscience: How God’s Grace Makes Us Clean\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eby Colton Corter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHow Do I Keep My Conscience Clean?\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eby Allen Duty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Forgotten Spiritual Discipline: Introspection\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Mike McKinley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eConsidering Our Backgrounds When Shaping Our Consciences\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby David Wissel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Conscience as Precursor to the Last Day\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Rob Kane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Pastoring and the Conscience\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHow the Strong and the Weak Get Along According to Romans 14\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Daniel Stevens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHow Far Does an Elder’s Authority Go?\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eby Jeremie Rinne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eWhen Elders Disagree: A Biblical Framework\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eby Phill Howell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePastoring the Pestering Conscience\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Trent Hunter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePastoring the Scrupulous Conscience\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Michael Lawrence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHow an Elder’s Character Informs Members’ Consciences\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Aaron Menikoff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHow Church Discipline Informs Members’ Consciences\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Juan Sanchez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePreaching to Calibrate the Conscience\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Joel Kurz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eCan I Bind the Conscience More in the Counseling Room Than in the Pulpit?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Deepak Reju\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eChurch Member—Seek Counsel!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Brian Parks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eRecovering a Biblical View of the Conscience in a Psychologized Age\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eby Dustin Williams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eCalibrated Resistance: A Biblical Blueprint for Obeying and Disobeying Authority\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Paul Alexander\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: History of the Conversation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eLuther and a Conscience That Wrestles with God\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eby Stephen O. 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