Conscience

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:

Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.

Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; — read the full passage →

And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.

Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: — read the full passage →

And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.

For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;

Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;

But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →

And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;

Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.

For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:

For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.

For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; — read the full passage →

But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof:

Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience?

And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth. — read the full passage →

Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. — read the full passage →

But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.

O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.

Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake: — read the full passage →

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

Let not then your good be evil spoken of:

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?

I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; — read the full passage →

Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.

But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.

Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

But if any man love God, the same is known of him.

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;