Conscience

Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”

In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.

So they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending them

I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.

Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.

But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.

For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols?

By sinning against your brothers in this way and wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,

If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.

But if someone tells you, “This food was offered to idols,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience—

the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?

For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.

Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.

The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.

holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.

They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.

I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.

To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.

It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper.

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins.

let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.

keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.

And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,