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The formation of upright conscience
Conscience is a judgement about good or evil.
What you need to know:
- You make that judgement when you have to decide whether to act or not.
- If I decide to steal some money, my conscience tells me whether I am doing good or evil.
- It’s not a judgement about moral principles. Conscience is my judgement about my particular act.
A few years ago, a man who now calls himself Joseph wrote a book about finding Christ and salvation. Everyone in his family was convinced he was damned to hell for abandoning the religion his parents gave him. Joseph’s conversion is an example of what it means to form your conscience.
Conscience is a judgement about good or evil. You make that judgement when you have to decide whether to act or not. If I decide to steal some money, my conscience tells me whether I am doing good or evil. It’s not a judgement about moral principles. Conscience is my judgement about my particular act.
