Conscience is such a funny thing... The definition that we have come to equate the word to is that of Jiminy Cricket's details given to Pinocchio (a little voice in the back of your head, telling you what's right, and what is wrong).
Do I subscribe to Jiminy's opinion of the word?...I certainly do... I believe that we all have an inner consciousness that God has created inside of us. I was studying in Romans this morning, and the text in verse 19 of Chapter 1 read:
"For that which is known about God is evident to all and made plain in your inner consciousness, because God Himself has shown it to them." (Romans 1:19)
The words 'God Himself has shown it to them' popped out at me....God Himself?
I have a journal that I keep. A journal that is full of a lot of nonsense, really. The reason being that I have grown comfortable asking and journaling thoughts that aren't biblically or theologically sound or supported. But I enjoyed dialoging with the scripture. Asking the most lame or obvious of simple answered questions in hopes of discovering the meaning. In my journal this morning, I did just that. I wondered and dreamed into an idea that probably isn't true, but still is powerful to view, you'll see why....
(Written About What I Read In Romans 1:19 and on)
As I peruse the content of this scripture, I can't help but want to make the claim that my inner-consciousness could be the voice of God himself ("God Himself has shown it to them"). I don't believe that God has a conscience- that is, a voice in his mind telling him whether what he's about to do or not do is right or wrong, because God cannot do wrong. So if we are made in God's image, do we have a conscience? Or is our conscience merely an extension of communication from God to us? Or, did God place it in us who are human and in need of such direction?.... I don't think anyone can argue that one side of that is true and disprove altogether another...But this, I do know...
That if I treated my conscience as though it were God audibly speaking in my life, then, every time my conscience prompted I would be more eager to do as directed. So it is with that thought that human's should decipher using their moral compass as though it were God himself directing, regardless of whether it is or isn't.
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