Desert Springs Church Podcast Ep. 13 – Concerning Conscience
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Jun 15, 2020 
Scott Meinema, Minister of Counseling and Community Groups and counseling leader, explains conscience as an inner moral sense housed in the heart. He compares conscience to the five senses, discusses how sin skews it, and outlines triage for essential, secondary, and disputable matters. Practical topics include church disagreements, Christian liberty, politics, and training pastors in pastoral counseling.
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Leaving To Launch A Counseling Ministry
- Scott moved to Fort Wayne to be near his children and grandchildren and launched Christus Biblical Counseling.
- He plans to equip churches by doing short-term counseling while training local leaders.
Conscience As Awareness Of Right And Wrong
- Scott defines conscience as your awareness of what you believe is right and wrong.
- He ties conscience to the biblical 'heart' which includes mind, emotions, will, and conscience.
Conscience Functions Like An Inner Sense
- Scott compares the conscience to the six senses but for the inner person, informing right and wrong.
- The conscience is strongly shaped by what we believe in our minds.
