Conscience and Its Role in Faith
Delve into the Scripture readings of 1 Timothy to explore the importance of having faith and a good conscience in waging spiritual warfare. Learn about the various aspects of the conscience, including its potential for good and evil, its role as a moral compass, and its function based on knowledge. Discover how the conscience can commend or condemn us to ourselves, guiding our actions and decisions in alignment with what we believe to be right. Gain insights into how the conscience may not always align with God's truth and how maintaining a clear conscience is essential for living a righteous life.
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Faith and a Good Conscience (Part 1) Scripture Reading: 1 Timothy 1:15-20
Faith and a Good Conscience 1 Timothy 1:18-20 Essential to wage the good warfare Need to understood what the Scriptures teach about the conscience Not the commonly held concepts ( always let your conscience be your guide ) 2
Conscience Can Be Evil, Hebrews 10:22 Good, Acts 23:1 Impure, Heb. 9:14 Cleansed, Heb. 9:14 Defiled, Titus 1:15 Pure, 2 Timothy 1:3 Seared, 1 Tim. 4:2 Without offense, Acts 24:16 Weak, 1 Cor. 8:7 3
What is the Conscience? Faculty of mind by which we assess right and wrong Monitors the way we live, Acts 23:1 It does not establish God s approval, 1 Timothy 1:12-13 Early warning system, Genesis 1:27 4
Conscience Commends Us or Condemns Us to Ourselves (Rom. 2:15) May cause guilt and shame when we sin, John 8:9 May warn us when we consider doing what we believe is wrong, 1 Corinthians 8:7 5
Conscience Commends Us or Condemns Us to Ourselves (Rom. 2:15) Will approve us when we do what we believe to be right (Acts 26:9) Even when it is not the truth of God 6
Conscience Functions Based on the Knowledge it Possesses (Romans 2:15) Bears witness of what it knows, Romans 3:20; 9:1; 2 Corinthians 1:12 Its knowledge must be accurate, or its testimony will be incorrect 7
Conscience Functions Based on the Knowledge it Possesses (Romans 2:15) Conscience cannot be infallible standard A reliable monitor of what we accept to be true and right (Saul) Truth: One God (idol is nothing); Food is immaterial to God, 1 Corinthians 8:4, 7-10 Yet, weak consciences had issues 8
