Question:  Dear Greg,

            Is our conscience related to our soul?

            Linnie

Answer:  Dear Linnie,

            Our conscience seems to be a function of the fact that we are made in God’s image and that we have some fundamental level of awareness of right and wrong.  The sense of being obligated to do right and proper things and avoid the wrong, as well as having a general sense of what they are is addressed by Paul in Romans chapter one.  He says that those who did not know the one true God of the Bible, yet were immoral, knew better—therefore assuming that they had some understanding of what is known as natural law.  Our conscience does not seem to be connected to the non-material, spiritual dimension of what makes us human—our soul or spirit.

            Hope this helps you with your question, Linnie.  Thanks for allowing PTM to be of service.

            In Christ,

            Greg Albrecht