Conscience

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Jul 12, 1910

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 37, No. 27.

1. "Conscience comes from "con," together, and "science," to know, to know together with oneself.

2. To how many is given conscience? "Commending ourselves to every man's conscience." 2 Cor. 4:2.

3. What is the office of conscience? "Being convicted by their own conscience." John 8:9. "Their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the meanwhile accusing or else excusing one another." Rom. 2:15.

4. Conscience is not always good and true. "Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience." Heb. 10:22.

5. By what is conscience affected? "To the pure all things are pure; but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled." Titus 1:15.

6. If the evil conscience is cherished, what will result? "Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron." 1 Tim. 4:2.

7. By what should conscience be constantly adjusted? "By their fruits ye shall know them." Matt. 7:20. "To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this Word, it is because there is no light in them." Isa. 8:20.

8. What is the object of the law? "Now the end [object] of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned." 1 Tim. 1:5.

9. What alone can make a good conscience? "How much more shall the blood of Christ . . . purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God." Heb. 9:14.

10. How should we regard conscience? "Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith." 1 Tim. 1:19.

11. How should we ever serve God? "Whom I serve . . . with pure conscience." 2 Tim. 1:3.

12. How will the man of good conscience regard all proper human laws? "Ye must needs be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience' sake." Rom. 13:5. "Having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ." 1 Peter 3:16.

13. What will a good conscience always witness? "My conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit." Rom. 9:1. "If ye love Me, keep My commandments." John 14:15.