Tag: Conscience

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Remaining Faithful in Ministry Book Review by Jeff Bush

by John MacArthur 

  • We are in ministry because of God’s mercy. It’s an undeserved gift. 
  • Renounce and repudiate hypocrisy. Be the same in private and in public. 
  • A clear conscience is a gift. You keep it clear by winning the sin battle on the inside. 
  • You have a duty to your Master. 
  • Believe that the results belong to God.
  • Paul did not have an inflated view of himself. He knew who he was — 1 Corinthians 15:9; Ephesians 3:8
  • We must not forget that we are mere jars of clay.
  • Those that do not embrace their suffering are more likely to become overwhelmed, quit or give up their faith altogether.
  • Paul was looking for a future reward in Heaven. 
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Pleasing People Book Review by Jeff Bush

By Lou Priolo 

  • The sin of pride is at the heart of people pleasing.
  • Codependency (best term used in society for people pleasers) probably best falls under the category of idolatry. It is loving the approval of men more than the approval of God.
  • There are two sides to idolatry; the first side is neglecting God, and the second side is replacing God with a cheap substitute.
  • Fearing God will keep us from sin, but fearing man will bring a snare (Proverbs 29:15; John 12:42–43).
  • People pleasing is not keeping the peace, rather abandoning the peace of God for peace with man. It is being a coward at heart.
  • People pleasers rarely confront or speak to others about the sin in their lives.
  • The people pleaser is unsatisfied with his own life, coveting what God has given to others.
  • Man pleasing causes one to have many masters.
  • People pleasing places one under bondage because they’re attempting to please man more than please God.
  • Trying to please man will cause you to lose rewards — Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18
  • The inordinate desire to please men will blind you from sin — Matthew 23:16-26
  • Pride tempts you to change things in your life according to man’s priorities instead of the Holy Spirit’s agenda.
  • Pride focuses on changing the outward more than the inward.
  • Excessive love of what other think causes you to believe opinion of self over God’s opinion — John 5:44
  • People pleasing can cause to listen more to flattery of man than conscience and Spirit. Look into the mirror of God’s Word more than approval of man.
  • It’s not wrong wanting to please others as long as it doesn’t cause you to say no to the approval of God
  • People pleasing cause one to be indecisive.
  • People pleasing causes one to be a hypocrite.
  • The people pleaser depends more on his abilities to get friends than he depends on God to give him friends.
  • If pleasing God does not satisfy you, no amount of men’s approval will satisfy you.
  • If you want to stop being a men pleaser, work at being a God pleaser. You must have a stronger desire to please God.
  • The God pleaser is more concerned with what God sees on the inside, rather than what man sees on the outside.
  • A God pleaser programs his life by God’s Word instead of the world’s culture.
  • Ephesians 5:8–10 commands us to know how to please God. 
  • It is not wrong please others, but it is wrong to love the pleasure of man to the point it places you in bondage.
  • Instead of asking what would please others, ask yourself what would please God.