The Crossway Podcast Mind Your Own Conscience and Love Your Neighbor (J. D. Crowley and Andy Naselli)
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Oct 11, 2021 J. D. Crowley, a seasoned missionary and pastor in Cambodia, teams up with theologian Andy Naselli to unpack the complexities of conscience. They explore whether we should always obey our conscience and what to do when it conflicts with others. Discover how cultural backgrounds shape moral standards, and why maturity is essential in aligning conscience with truth. They also discuss the balance between legalism and antinomianism, emphasizing love over winning disputes. This episode is a thoughtful guide for navigating conscience in diverse contexts.
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Conscience Is A Gift That Needs Care
- The conscience is a priceless God-given capacity that warns about right and wrong but can carry extra cultural or personal rules.
- No one's conscience perfectly matches God's will, so humility and calibration are necessary.
Obey And Calibrate Your Conscience
- Obey your conscience because it brings blessing and alerts you to danger.
- But submit your conscience to God's lordship and be willing to recalibrate it when He calls you to change.
How Scripture Describes Conscience
- The New Testament shows conscience can be clear, weak, defiled, or seared and it performs three actions: witness, judge, and lead to action.
- Conscience is your awareness of what you believe is right or wrong, so different standards produce different consciences.
