In Acts 24:16 Paul the apostle said, “So I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward both God and man. ” Later in 1 Timothy 1:19 he told Timothy, “holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith.” We can see from these verses and others that the conscience is no small thing. Whether it’s keeping a clear conscience in our walk with Christ. Or having a properly informed conscience from the Word of God. Above all, having a cleansed conscience by the blood of Christ.
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- Act 24:16 So I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward both God and man.
- 1Ti 1:19 holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith,
- Titus 1:15 To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
- 1 Timothy 4:2 2 through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared…
- 1 Samuel 24:5 And afterward David’s heart struck him, because he had cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.
A weak and constantly accusing conscience is a spiritual liability, not a strength. Many people with especially tender consciences tend to display their overscrupulousness as if it were proof of deep spirituality. It is precisely the opposite.
Ironically, a weak conscience is more likely to accuse than a strong conscience. Scripture calls this a weak conscience because it is too easily wounded.
A cleansed conscience is not a conscience that managed to forget guilt, it’s a conscience that has experienced guilt dealt with by the price being fully paid at the Cross.