Christianity Oasis Forum

[Bloodstone]

A Clear Conscience
Acts 24:10-16

When facing hard decisions, do you pay attention to your conscience? And is it necessarily wise to trust this inner voice?

God gave everyone an internal "moral compass." In fact, reflecting His truth within all men is one way that He reveals Himself to mankind. The conscience is a divine alarm system that warns us of oncoming danger or consequences. Its primary purpose is godly protection and guidance.

But sin warps perception and can lead us astray. So it's important to understand the difference between following your heart and allowing a clear conscience to help with decisions. To make a determination, ask, What is the greatest influence on my morality? If the world's system of what is acceptable has infiltrated your heart, then your conscience cannot be trusted. But if you have allowed God's Word to permeate and transform your thinking (Rom. 12:2), that inner voice is likely trustworthy.

The Holy Spirit, along with a divinely informed conscience, guides believers. In order to maintain a healthy internal compass, we should continually meditate on Scripture. The Ten Commandments are a solid basis for morality, and we are wise to internalize them especially the two Jesus highlighted: to love God above all else and to love others (Matt. 22:36-40).

What would you say has the greatest impact on your belief system? Is it the truth of Scripture? Or do the world's standards of right and wrong infect your heart? Almighty God knows what is best for you, His child and He gave you a conscience to aid in making wise decisions.

Charles Stanley

[Mackenaw]

Hello Bloodstone

God bless you this day.

Awesome sharing there, thank you for sharing. I like ole Chuck (Charles Stanley) and have partaken of his teachings for years.

God bless and keep you, Bloodstone.
Love,
Mack

[Mackenaw]

Hello Bloodstone

I had to leave my previous post to go find a scripture. Yeah!!! I found it.

I've heard the following phrase all my life, and for the greater part of it, I sorta believed it: "Let your conscience be your guide." But, as I've grown closer to God, I've come to realize that that can be dangerous. Because as Charles Stanley shared in his message, if sin has warped our conscience then we could be in for a heap of trouble in following our conscience.

I Timothy 4:1-2
(1) Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils,
(2) Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

God bless you.
Love,
Mack