On two occasions, Paul enjoined the Corinthians to examine themselves. The first was in connection with the Lord’s table. “But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.” 1 Corinthians 11:28 KJV. He observed their disorderly conduct and felt the need to provide ethical correction. The second was about their general standing in the faith. So he wrote, “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?”2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV. Generally, believers are expected to conduct routine checks on themselves to determine where they stand with God.
The conscience is a good examiner…If you have a clear conscience plus the peace of God, you can be sure that your walk with God is intact.
The conscience is a good examiner. In 1 John3:20-21, we read: “If our conscience condemns us, we know that God is greater than our conscience and that he knows everything. And so, my dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have courage in God’s presence.”(GNT). In other words, our conscience is an umpire that sees not just the actions, but also the intention. The peace of God is also a good examiner. Colossians 3:15 says, “And let the peace (soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule (act as umpire continually) in your hearts [deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds,, that peaceful state] to which as [members of Christ’s] one body you were also called…” (AMP). If you have a clear conscience plus the peace of God, you can be sure that your walk with God is intact.
