The Bible talks about people who have a good and a clear conscience. It also talks about those who have a seared conscience, and a bad conscience, and a defiled conscience. Sometimes we will talk about people who are bad and say they must have some good in them someplace. It is our conscience that has checks against evil behavior and inclinations toward good behavior. when we hear about people murdering woman, children, and babies in the news I wonder how a person gets to the point that their conscience is dead, and then becomes evil. When we are “born again” by our faith in Jesus Christ our conscience is made new with a bent towards righteousness.

Hebrews 9:14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

There are also those whose conscience becomes “defiled” and is controlled by demons, who are totally evil in their intentions and desires. That is a sad state for a person to get to in this life, but many do, and it looks like the number is increasing in our world today.

The Apostle Paul makes an interesting comment about his conscience in Acts 24:16 “In view of this, I also do my best to maintain always a blameless conscience both before God and before men.”

Paul in Romans 2 suggests that when we read or memorize the Bible that it influences our conscience toward godliness, it programs us, as it were, and in Romans 9 he talks about the Holy Spirit nudging our conscience toward righteousness.