Conscience

What is it? The actual word means, with knowledge or with truth. It is the voice in us that tells us what is true or false.

 Conscience is not something we acquire. It is an integral part of man's human nature or a link between God and the human soul.

Conscience on its own cannot show us what is right or wrong. It must have a standard by which to judge. In Scripture conscience is never debated, it is asserted. Its nature and authority are never explained. In the Old Testament it is not mentioned at all, whereas in the New Testament often, Heb 9:13-14.

This tells us that the human conscience needs cleansing from the pollution of sin, a work done by Christ's sacrificial death.

This makes it possible for man to have fellowship with God and for guilt to operate upon      conscience, whenever sin is commited.

For that communion to be enjoyed there are conditions for conscience which must be maintained.

1. A pure conscience  1 Tim.3:9, 2 Tim.1:3.

2. A good conscience 1 Tim.15:19.

3. A conscience void of offence  toward God and man Acts 24:16.

There are also three conditions of conscience in Scripture we need to avoid:

a. A defiled conscience Titus 1:15.

b. An evil conscience Heb.10:22.

c. A seared conscience 1 Tim. 4:2.

Make sure that your conscience remains always in the state described sbove (1.2.3.).