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conscience, consciences, consciousness

Definition:

The conscience is the part of a person's thinking through which God makes him aware that he is doing something sinful.

  • God gave people a conscience to help them know the difference between what is right and what is wrong.
  • A person who obeys God is said to have a "pure" or "clear" or "clean" conscience.
  • If a person has a "clear conscience" it means that he is not hiding any sin.
  • If someone ignores their conscience and no longer feels guilty when he sins, this means his conscience is no longer sensitive to what is wrong. The Bible calls this a "seared" conscience, one that is "branded" as if with a hot iron. Such a conscience is also called "insensitive" and "polluted."
  • Possible ways to translate this term could include, "inner moral guide" or "moral thinking."

Bible References:

Word Data:

  • Strong's: G4893