"This being so, I myself always strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men."
God's churchmen ought to do everything in their power to faithfully please God; and, in so doing, to not unduly offend men either. Sometimes this is impossible. Doing what God commands *will*, in some cases, offend people. In this case, it is always best to honor God, and let sinners be upset about it.
The rule to go by is this: faithfulness to Christ is *always* in *every* human beings' best interest, (even though the unregenerate do not realize, nor accept this). Let us seek to keep our consciences clean, by walking by faith, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
[Puritan quote of the day: "Truth is truth, and error, error, and that which is unlawful is unlawful, whether men think so or not." --Richard Sibbes, in "The Bruised Reed"]
