A Conscience Void of Offense
Acts 24:1-23
Conscience is used 31 times in the Word of God, all in the New Testament
Our conscience tells us there is a God
A Conscience Void of Offence
Paul constantly worked on his conscience – exercised myself
A Conscience that is trained properly
The conscience is not the Holy Spirit
A conscience can be trained
A conscience can be seared I Timothy 4:2
A Conscience that is obeyed
That which is known to be right is honestly and faithfully preformed
I Timothy 1:19 They put away their conscience and was shipwrecked
Towards God
II Corinthians 4:2 Our conscience towards God is maintained by obeying the Bible
I Timothy 3:9 A requirement of a deacon is to hold the faith that is now revealed with a good conscience
Titus 1:12-16 Teachers teach against God’s teaching with a conscience that is defiled
Hebrews 9:14 Jesus blood was shed to allow us to have a good conscience before God
I Peter 2:17-20 How we treat authority effects our conscience before God
I Peter 3:20-22 Baptism is a public display of confessing God, and it is done to maintain good conscience towards God
Towards Man
II Corinthians 1:12
I Timothy 1:3-7 – teaching properly
Hebrews 13:17-18 Paul was asking the people to continue praying for him that as a preacher he would have a good conscience before the people
I Peter 3:15-17 Even when suffering wrongly, as we try to maintain a good conscience before man, for the Lord’s sake