Introduction

Personal remarks

Hebrews 9:14

Hebrews 10:19-23

Three things I need to do with my conscience:

Train it.

Acts 7:58-8:3

Acts 26:9 – Paul thought he was serving God in persecuting Christians!

Acts 23:1

Our conscience is a valuable tool, but it is not an authority on its own. It must be trained.

Galatians 1:11-12

Acts 20:26-27, 31 – Paul had trained his conscience between Acts 7 and Acts 20.

Use it.

Acts 2:36-37 – The people’s conscience kicked in and demanded action!

I Peter 3:21 – In baptism, we appeal to God for a clean conscience.

Matthew 21:28-32 – I should use my conscience to spur me in the right direction.

Luke 22:61-62 – Peter felt guilty but was spurred on to better service.

Matthew 27:3-5 – Judas failed to effectively use his conscience.

Protect it.

Jeremiah 6:13-15; Ephesians 4:19 – We can’t become callous to sin!

I Timothy 1:5

Titus 1:14, 15 – Beware of false teaching that can train your conscience incorrectly.

We can’t stay away from all sin because we must live in a sinful world, but we must not take pleasure in sin.

Hebrews 13:18

I Peter 3:16