Our Conscience Towards God.

1Ti 1:19  Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck

We are convicted in our conscience-

Joh_8:9  And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

We can have a good conscience-

Act_23:1  And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

Our conscience can be void of offence toward God- and men-

Act_24:16  And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.

Our conscience can bear witness in the Holy Spirit-

Rom_9:1  I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost

Our conscience can be weak-

1Co_8:12  But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

Our conscience has a testimony-

2Co_1:12  For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

Everyone has a conscience, and our behavior is seen by that conscience-

2Co_4:2  But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

The end of the commandment …a good conscience-

1Ti_1:5  Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned

Our conscience can be pure-

1Ti_3:9  Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

Our conscience can be seared-

1Ti_4:2  Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron

Our conscience can be defiled-

Tit_1:15  Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

Our conscience can be purged-

Heb_9:14  How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

Our conscience can be sprinkled (cleaned) from an evil conscience-

Heb_10:22  Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

We must have a conscience towards God-

1Pe_2:19  For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.

Having a good conscience in the face of evil and those who accuse us falsely-

1Pe_3:16  Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

The answer of a good conscience toward God-

1Pe_3:21  The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ

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We are convicted in our conscience.

We can have a good conscience.

Our conscience can be void of offence toward God- and men.

Our conscience can bear witness in the Holy Spirit.

Our conscience can be weak.

Our conscience has a testimony.

Everyone has a conscience, and our behavior is seen by that conscience.

The end of the commandment …a good conscience.

Our conscience can be pure.

Our conscience can be seared.

Our conscience can be defiled.

Our conscience can be purged.

Our conscience can be sprinkled (cleaned) from an evil conscience.

We must have a conscience towards God.

Having a good conscience in the face of evil and those who accuse us falsely.

The answer of a good conscience toward God.

1Ti 1:19  Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck

When we put away a good conscience, not believing we even have a conscience - that there is someone we answer to- then we deceive ourselves. We make a shipwreck of our faith when we put away a good conscience. What is a good conscience? To have a conscience it has to have a moral power to answer to doesn’t it? How can a conscience be evil unless there is a good conscience to be had? Once we agree that we do have a conscience, a standard to uphold we have to comprehend where this standard developed and why we as the human race have this standard. Who decides what is right and wrong? Who determined the things we call lawful as being lawful? To say it is just this way, that it just is, has to make us think, doesn't it? How did it become this way?  Sure, there are answers people will say we can't have, and that's true, there are. But we do have an answer to these questions- we were created this way. God, our Creator instilled in us a conscience and the ability to know right from wrong. We feel bad when we commit wrong for a reason. When we no longer feel bad over the things we know to be morally wrong it is because we have begun to call evil good. God doesn't force us to hold to His standards, God allows us to choose to hold those standards. God will give us the power to uphold His standards but only if we choose to allow Him to give us that power.

More on this tomorrow by the grace and WILL of our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST!!!!!!!