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Originally Posted by votivesoul
Only because there are laws in the OT that command us not to worship idols, beginning in Exodus 20, in the Ten Commandments.
Otherwise, where there is no law, sin is not imputed ( Romans 4:15, Romans 5:13).
Essentially, the reason you believe the Holy Spirit would convict you, and correctly so, I might add, is because the Holy Spirit forbad the worshipping of idols at Sinai ( Exodus 20:1-6).
Makes one wonder what other laws the Holy Spirit might convict a person of, from out of the Ten Commandments? |
Years ago I wrote a brief essay either here, on nFCF, or the original FCF, titled "Funny, I Don't FEEL Convicted". I can't find it here using the search. But long story short, most people think conviction is some kind of internal feeling, whereas the Bible shows that conviction has nothing at all to do with any feeling but is strictly by the Word. In other words, a person can be convicted completely independently of any of their own sense of wrong doing.