# conscience

## Definition:

The conscience is the part of a person’s thinking through which God makes him aware that he is doing something sinful.

* God gave people a conscience to help them know the difference between what is right and what is wrong.
* A person who obeys God is said to have a “pure” or “clear” or “clean” conscience.
* If a person has a “clear conscience” it means that he is not hiding any sin.
* If someone ignores their conscience and no longer feels guilty when he sins, this means his conscience is no longer sensitive to what is wrong. The Bible calls this a “seared” conscience, one that is “branded” as if with a hot iron. Such a conscience is also called “insensitive” and “polluted.”
* Possible ways to translate this term could include, “inner moral guide” or “moral thinking.”

## Bible References:

* [1 Timothy 1:19](rc://en/tn/help/1ti/01/19)
* [1 Timothy 3:9](rc://en/tn/help/1ti/03/09)
* [2 Corinthians 5:11](rc://en/tn/help/2co/05/11)
* [2 Timothy 1:3](rc://en/tn/help/2ti/01/03)
* [Romans 9:1](rc://en/tn/help/rom/09/01)
* [Titus 1:15-16](rc://en/tn/help/tit/01/15)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: G4893