Conscience

let us draw near with a true heart in fulness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience: and having our body washed with pure water,

But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:

holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith:

Pray for us: for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.

having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.

And Paul, looking stedfastly on the council, said, Brethren, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.

in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness therewith, and their thoughts one with another accusing or else excusing them);

To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish unto God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

through the hypocrisy of men that speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron;

Wherefore ye must needs be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.

But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons, — 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.

Herein I also exercise myself to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always.

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit,

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples. — read the full passage →

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

For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

which also after a true likeness doth now save you, even baptism, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the interrogation of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ;

Howbeit there is not in all men that knowledge: but some, being used until now to the idol, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.

holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

And as for you, the anointing which ye received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any one teach you; but as his anointing teacheth you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, ye abide in him.

(for when Gentiles that have not the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are the law unto themselves; — read the full passage →

And they, when they heard it, went out one by one, beginning from the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the midst.

And thus, sinning against the brethren, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, ye sin against Christ.

For this is acceptable, if for conscience toward God a man endureth griefs, suffering wrongfully.

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: — read the full passage →

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

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

For if a man see thee who hast knowledge sitting at meat in an idol’s temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?

which is a figure for the time present; according to which are offered both gifts and sacrifices that cannot, as touching the conscience, make the worshipper perfect,

but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the 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 →

But he that doubteth is condemned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith; and whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the 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 lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God;

My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: My heart shall not reproachmeso long as I live.

I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers in a pure conscience, how unceasing is my remembrance of thee in my supplications, night and day

The faith which thou hast, have thou to thyself before God. Happy is he that judgeth not himself in that which he approveth.

(for when Gentiles that have not the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are the law unto themselves;

Else would they not have ceased to be offered? because the worshippers, having been once cleansed, would have had no more consciousness of sins.

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

And even as they refused to have God intheirknowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting; — read the full passage →

But if any man say unto you, This hath been offered in sacrifice, eat not, for his sake that showed it, and for conscience’ sake:

Let not him that eateth set at nought him that eateth not; and let not him that eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.

because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be:

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

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 distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

One man hath faith to eat all things: but he that is weak eateth herbs.

They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you shall think that he offereth service unto God.

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

I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself: save that to him who accounteth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

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

conscience, I say, not thine own, but the other’s; for why is my liberty judged by another conscience?

And even as they refused to have God intheirknowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

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

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

Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves:

but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.

It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth.

The faith which thou hast, have thou to thyself before God. Happy is he that judgeth not himself in that which he approveth. — read the full passage →

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth. — read the full passage →

But food will not commend us to God: neither, if we eat not, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.

O Jehovah, 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 causeth my brother to stumble, I will eat no flesh for evermore, that I cause not my brother to stumble.

But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

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

Overthrow not for meat’s sake the work of God. All things indeed are clean; howbeit it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; or 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 covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.

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

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

Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you through his 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 that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.

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

But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said unto you.

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

And straightway Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, saith 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.

If any man thinketh that he knoweth anything, he knoweth not yet as he ought to know;

For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; — read the full passage →

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

As I exhorted thee to tarry at Ephesus, when I was going into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge certain men not to teach a different doctrine,

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples.

All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby, even the fruit of righteousness.

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

And we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against them that practise such things.

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

So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one 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 his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

But solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;

which he promised afore through his prophets in the holy scriptures,

but if any man loveth God, the same is known by him.

But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,