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# conscience, consciences #
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## Definition: ##
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The conscience is the part of a person's thinking through which God makes him aware that he is doing something sinful.
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* God gave people a conscience to help them know the difference between what is right and what is wrong.
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* A person who obeys God is said to have a "pure" or "clear" or "clean" conscience.
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* If a person has a "clear conscience" it means that he is not hiding any sin.
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* 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."
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* Possible ways to translate this term could include, "inner moral guide" or "moral thinking."
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## Bible References: ##
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* [1 Timothy 01:18-20](rc://en/tn/help/1ti/01/18)
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* [1 Timothy 03:8-10](rc://en/tn/help/1ti/03/08)
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* [2 Corinthians 05:11-12](rc://en/tn/help/2co/05/11)
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* [2 Timothy 01:3-5](rc://en/tn/help/2ti/01/03)
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* [Romans 09:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/rom/09/01)
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* [Titus 01:15-16](rc://en/tn/help/tit/01/15)
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## Word Data: ##
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* Strong's: G4893
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