We live in a hostile world that is at war with God and with those who represent Him. It is therefore a great consolation to the soldier of Christ to know that he has a faithful ally right in the heart of the enemy. That ally is the sinner’s conscience.

Even Gentiles, who do not have God’s written law, show that they know his law when they instinctively obey it, even without having heard it. They demonstrate that God’s law is written in their hearts, for their own conscience and thoughts either accuse them or tell them they are doing right. - Romans 2:14-15 (NLT)

Charles Spurgeon said, “The conscience of a man, when he is really quickened and awakened by the Holy Spirit, speaks the truth. It rings the great alarm bell. And if he turns over in his bed, that great alarm bell rings out again and again, ‘The wrath to come! The wrath to come! The wrath to come!’”

The spiritual nature of the Law [the Ten Commandments] gives the details to what the conscience already knows. When the Law is preached, the conscience affirms its truth.

When once God the Holy Spirit applies the Law to the conscience, secret sins are dragged to light, little sins are magnified to their true size, and things apparently harmless become exceedingly sinful. Before that dread searcher of the hearts and trier of the reins makes His entrance into the soul, it appears righteous, just, lovely, and holy; but when He reveals the hidden evils, the scene is changed. Offenses which were once styled peccadilloes [a slight offense], trifles, freaks of youth, follies, indulgences, little slips, etc., then appear in their true color, as breaches of the Law of God, deserving condign [appropriate] punishment. – Charles Spurgeon

[As you share the Gospel] never forget that the sinner’s conscience is your ally. Rather than fight against you, it will work with you. It is independent of his sin-loving will. Sin, however, has the conscience tied hand and foot and its voice gagged. You must cut the ropes with the sharp edge of the sword of God’s Law and untie the gag. Don’t be afraid to appeal directly to the sinner’s conscience: “God gave you a conscience; you know right from wrong. Listen to the voice of your conscience. It will remind you of sins that you have committed.” You will be encouraged in battle when you hear the voice of conscience coming through. It is the work of the Law written on the sinner’s heart, and it will bear witness with the Law of God (Romans 2:15).

These excerpts and quotes were taken from the book The School of Biblical Evangelism by Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron. They have encouraged me to be a bolder witness. I hope they will do the same for you.

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