Confirmation Day 4:
The Holy Spirit, The Spirit of God
Day 4, Lesson 3: Conscience, God's Voice In Us
Objective
The conscience guides us to do what is right, warns of sin, and instructs to repent when we have fallen; The conscience works properly when it is bound to God’s Word and the voice of the congregation
Learning Outcome
Describe what the conscience is and how it functions
Confirmation Exercise Questions
None
Reference Material
Booklet Song:
Listen, precious young believer, / To your heart your Friend is speaking: / “Friend, I know that you are tempted. / It is you that I am seeking.” (SHZ 486 v.1)
Booklet Text:
“How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” (Genesis 39:9)
Additional Reference Material
SCRIPTURE
Gen. 39:7-12; Dan. 1:8; Ps. 103:8-13; Gen. 3:7,8; 1 Sam. 24:5; 2 Sam. 24:10; Job 15:20-25; 27:5,6; Ps. 32:3,4; 38:1-22; 40:11,12; 51:1-19; Prov. 16:25; Jer. 6:15; Luke 11:33-36; Acts 24:16; Rom. 2:14, 15; 7:15-23; 1 Tim. 1:18,19; 3:9; Heb. 9:14; 10:22; Isa. 1:16,18; 1 Pet. 3:15-17; 1 John 3:20-21; 1 Cor. 4:3-5; Ps. 139:23,24
CURRICULUM
Lesson 3.5
ADDITIONAL LESSON POINTS
It is significant that God wishes to forgive and cleanse the conscience.
Student will know how to care for his/her conscience.
RESOURCES
Keep Faith and a Good Conscience, J. Bloomquist, Phoenix Winter Services, Feb 1998;
VZ: Faith and Good Conscience Discussed, H. Huhdanpää, Feb 1999, page 7;
Decision-Making Tied to God’s Word and Good Conscience, J. Stewart, Mar. 2015, page 2