Life And Living-Part Fifty

Something better than a bath.

Life and Living-

Part Fifty

Our conscience is activated as a child by our growing into a sense of morality – the right and wrong of Life and Living. When we feel we have done nothing wrong, we have a clear conscience. When we learn what a lie is and tell a lie, our conscience is convicted, and we know we have done something wrong. God gave Adam and Eve a clouded conscience as soon as they ate some of the forbidden fruit. A child may try to hide the evidence of a wrong deed. A student will try to hide their "cheat sheet" from their teacher. Thieves may try to hide with a mask or other items to hide their appearance. Darkness is also used to conceal their activities.

A person with a clear conscience will feel no need to hide. It is a good feeling to have nothing to hide.

When a person has been baptized for the forgiveness of their sin, God forgives the sin and gives that person his Holy Spirit. Hebrews 10:22 says our hearts are cleaned from an evil conscience as our body was washed by pure water (baptism.)

8/2/2020 Larry E. Whittington