Conscience

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• CONDITION
• Knew Good and Evil - Genesis 322
• Knowledge of right approach to God - Romans
  214-15 Genesis 44
• II. RESPONSIBILITY- Do what you know is right
• a. No specific regulations from God.
  Revelation only through NATURE, HISTORY, and
  CONSCIENCE

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• b. Period of human self-determination
• Conscience had no restraining force no
• written law, no law enforcement
• Purpose Show what sin had done to human
• Nature
• c. Cain/Abel - Genesis 41-5
• Both made offering
• Learned from Adam the necessity of Blood
  sacrifice (History)

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• III. FAILURE
• a. Cain refused proper sacrifice Genesis
  45-7
• Hebrews 114
• b. Godless demise Genesis 416ff, Wickedness
  Genesis 65-5, 11-12

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• IV. JUDGMENT
• Universal Flood Genesis 67, 13 711-24
• V. SALVATION
• Abels altar Hebrew 114

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• 1. Conscience is the knowledge of good and evil.
  The moral sense that says DO RIGHT but does not
  tell what is right.
• 2. Conscience is not a guide. It imparts no
  power. Cannot keep one from doing wrong, but may
  produce fear or remorse.
• Roman 715, 16, 19, 20

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• 3. Conscience can ACCUSE for evil thoughts or
  reverse decree and EXCUSE. Roman 215
• 4. Conscience may be trained not to annoy
  becomes seared. I Timothy 42, Ephesians 419
• 5. Conscience does not bring a person to God, but
  send them running from HIM.
• 6. Conscience needs a guide an absolute
  authority.