Conscience is the still small voice calling our attention whenever we are doing what is contrary to the will of God. But conscience can be seared and desensitized. It is the Holy Spirit that gives us the warning to avoid displeasing God . But continuous disregard of that still small voice can result in the hardening of the heart and the deadening of our conscience. Hence we developed a so called warped conscience. What is a warped conscience? A warped conscience is a conscience that has actually no relation to the will of God because it has already been compromised. It is a pseudo conscience that has replaced the will of God in our lives to that of our own biased ideas of what is right or wrong. It is formed by a process similar to brain washing. Whenever a person sins or does something contrary to the will of God, he usually justifies his actions with all sorts of justifications just to escape the warnings of that still small voice. At first, he becomes uneasy in his sins, but as he regularly commits the same sin, he becomes enamored to it and virtually becomes a slave to it. Heartless murderers will tell you that the hardest and most difficult killing is the first one because they have to wrestle with their conscience. But after that, the killings become an orgy of sheer delight because the conscience has been thoroughly checked. This is also the case of philandering husbands. It is usually the first tryst that is so hard to enjoy because the person has to wrestle with his conscience. But after he has excused himself with all sorts of justifications, the succeeding tryst are all pure delight because they are stolen pleasures that overshadowed whatever is left of the faint voice of his conscience. That is why people invent all sorts of philosophies and spiritual dogmas in life to justify their warped conscience.
But a clear conscience is one who follows the dictates of that still small voice that convicts us whenever we go astray or commit a sin. It is a conscience that is ever aware of the presence of God in his life. It is a conscience that acknowledges God's complete dominion over his life. It is a conscience that has a reverential fear and awe of God and the person lives in order to please God and give glory to His name. What do you choose, a warped conscience or a clear conscience? "ALL WHO CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED."
Tags: God, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, Conscience, Clear Conscience, Warped Conscience, Still Small Voice, Hardening of The Heart, Deadening of Conscience, Pseudo Conscience, Will of God, Orgy of Sheer Delight, Philandering Husbands, Tryst, Justifications, Presence of God, Fear and Awe of God, Call on The Name of The Lord
Posted by: Mel Avila Alarilla
Philippines
Spiritual/Inspirational/Motivational
20 comments:
This is very eye-opening kuya Mel kasi sometimes we make excuses for our wrong actions.. Conscience is something that I value so much and listen to alot. If I do something and I don't feel good about it, I would take a step backwards and think if what I am doing is right or wrong.
It always good to listen to the little voice within us and if we do, we sleep better at night knowing that we are following God's teachings...
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I agree with Kathy Sir Mel, as a matter of fact all your post here are very inspiring, an eye opener to all your reader.
My conscience right now told me to eat first before bloghopping lol. sorry po balik ako later Sir Mel. thanks for the post and have a wonderful day to you ang your kiddos.
My conscience is hunting me now everytime I ask him why? Why I am in pain lately. I am praying hard to make this pain go away
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Hi Kathy,
How right you are. God created everything so simple and true. Everything He created was good. It was man who compromised everything and made a mess in our world including the searing of our conscience. That's because man was created with a freewill and is free to choose the course of action he can take. But God's moral standards have not changed. What was wrong before is still wrong until now. Thanks for your visit and inspiring comments. God bless you all always.
Hi Shy,
Maraming salamat naman at na appreciate mo yung post na ito. These are articles that are inspired in order to shed light to other people. I never write unless I get the inspiration to write and I pray for all my posts that they will be enlivened by the Holy Spirit and all readers will be touched by Him. Salamat sa dalaw at inspired comments. God bless you all always.
Hi Tey,
I will join you in prayer. God never does anything without a divine purpose. I know you will get His answer if you pray hard enough. Release any negative feelings and bitterness in your heart and forgive all those who have hurt you and see if your pain will go away. I will pray for you. Thanks for your visit and honest comments. God bless you all always.
The quiet voice is heard for those who surrendered their lives under the guidance of God. They hear the voice of the Holy Spirit.
Thank you Mel for this important issue.
And you're right - God's moral standarts have not changed. They are the best for our best life.
God bless you and your Family!
Hi Krystyna,
Yes, today's populace have made their own versions of conscience. In fact some people treat the word of God as some kind of a myth. But God's words contained in the Bible have stood the test of time and are immutable as God Himself. Thanks for your visit and inspired comments. God bless you and your loved ones always.
This is the first time i heard about warped conscience. Siguro nga, because of the things we have nowadays, fun, material things, technology etc, we tend to compromise our morals. Kaya sometimes, kahit hindi natin intention magsinungaling, nakakapgsinungaling tayo, and there we make our own reasons to justify what we've done. I think ive been there and done that, pero later, napagsisisihan ko..
well, it's always better to choose a clear conscience..
Thanks for this another inspiring thoughts =)
Hi Bambie dear,
Sabi nga sa Proverbs 16:2, "All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes but the Lord weighs the spirit." Maski ano pang pagkasama sama ng tao, maski mga terorista at kriminal ay magsasabing justified ang lahat nang kanilang ginagawa. Ibig sabihin ay gumawa na rin sila nang sarili nilang konsiensya. Sabi nga ni Datu Andal Ampatuan, yung butcher ng Maguindanao massacre, inosente ako sa lahat nang ibinibintang nila. Sabi nang ad ni Erap sa TV commercial, "at siya'y binusalan nang anim na taon ." Nakikita mo naman sa TV kung gaano ka pious looking si GMA pag nasa loob nang simbahan at kung paanong tumatanggap siya nang komunyon in full view of everybody. Ganun din naman nuon si Marcos, nangungumunyun sa harap nang TV. Sa pananaw nilang lahat sila ay matuwid at biktima lang nang wrong perceptions. Yun ang tinatawag na warped conscience. Pero lahat nang tao ay haharap sa paghuhukom nang isang matuwid at banal na Hukom na maghahayag kung ano talaga ang estado nang bawat tao. Salamat sa dalaw. God bless you all always.
Clear conscience- it never compromises, it never punishes. It will set you free, free to love God and your fellow, whether they are believers or not.
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It always good to listen to the little voice within us and if we do, we sleep better at night knowing that we are following God's teachings...
Kathy
conscience is a result of brain washing
the conscience of a Christian is far diff from the conscience of a Muslim and that of a Hindu and that of VEST www.dailygaggle.com
I refuse to believe that VEST will go to hell
he is a good bloke faithful to Rose his wife for more than 50 years
He gives lott too charity
He is a better Christian than u or me
I divorced my wife
and I seen this guy in a brothel giving discounts for senior citizens
heyyyyyyy
I didnt mean u Mel
Hi Senior Debutante,
Yes, you are right. I agree with you 100%. Thanks for your visit and inspired comments. God bless you always.
Hi Jimmy,
If Krystyna took it, let her have it. She's a dear friend of mine. Thanks and God bless.
Hi Jimmy,
Your points are well taken. Thanks for your visit and comments. God bless.
you're so right sir mel, yan din ang hate ko sa government natin, parang di nila alam ang mga ginagawa nila mali. Very good example na si GMA.. and also i read about the massacre, sobra po ang ginawa nila, walang konsensha. Bakit kaya may mga taong kayang gawin ang ganun.. dito naman po sa Japan, kapag nasira na ang reputation, they could commit suicide sa sobrang kahihiyan, nwei that's another story po. Thanks po ulit =)
Hi Bambie dear,
Kapag nahirati na sa kasalanan ang tao, ang puso niya ay nagiging parang bato na sa tigas at hindi na nakararamdam nang bulong nang konsensiya. Sa kanila ang importante eh ang mabuhay nang naaayon sa kanilang sariling kaligayahan at kasiyahan. Wala na ngang natitirang kahihiyan sa mga gumagawa nang masama di tulad sa Japan. Ipinagmamalaki pa nila ang mga bunga nang kanilang kurakot. Salamat ulit sa dalaw. God bless you all always.
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