Consciousness
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· 16 viewsThe state of being aware, especially of one’s actions and motivations, or of the existence and concerns of others. All people have a general awareness or consciousness of God and of sin, but it is often suppressed or destroyed.
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Consciousness of sin
Consciousness of sin
Through the law
Through the law
19 Now we are well aware that whatever the Law says is said for those who are subject to the Law, so that every mouth may be silenced, and the whole world brought under the judgement of God.
20 So then, no human being can be found upright at the tribunal of God by keeping the Law; all that the Law does is to tell us what is sinful.
See also Ro 7:7–13; Jas 2:9–10
Through the convicting power of the Holy Spirit
Through the convicting power of the Holy Spirit
8 And when he comes, he will show the world how wrong it was, about sin, and about who was in the right, and about judgement:
See also 1 Co 14:24–25; Jud 14–15
Through comparison with God’s righteousness
Through comparison with God’s righteousness
2 do not put your servant on trial, for no one living can be found guiltless at your tribunal.
See also Job 25:2–6; Ps 130:3–4
Consciousness of God
Consciousness of God
Through an innate knowledge of the creator
Through an innate knowledge of the creator
19 For what can be known about God is perfectly plain to them, since God has made it plain to them:
20 ever since the creation of the world, the invisible existence of God and his everlasting power have been clearly seen by the mind’s understanding of created things. And so these people have no excuse:
21 they knew God and yet they did not honour him as God or give thanks to him, but their arguments became futile and their uncomprehending minds were darkened.
22 While they claimed to be wise, in fact they were growing so stupid
23 that they exchanged the glory of the immortal God for an imitation, for the image of a mortal human being, or of birds, or animals, or crawling things.
See also Ac 17:22–31; Ro 1:28; Eph 4:17–19
Through the revelation of God in nature
Through the revelation of God in nature
17 but even then he did not leave you without evidence of himself in the good things he does for you: he sends you rain from heaven and seasons of fruitfulness; he fills you with food and your hearts with merriment.’
See also Ps 19:1–6; Ps 50:6
Through observation of divine judgment
Through observation of divine judgment
13 Then you will know that I am Yahweh, when their butchered corpses lie among their foul idols, all round their altars, on every high hill, on every mountain top, under every green tree, under every leafy oak, wherever they offer a smell pleasing to all their idols.
See also Ps 83:16–18; Eze 29:6–9; Eze 39:6
Through observation of divine blessing
Through observation of divine blessing
23 For Yahweh your God dried up the waters of the Jordan in front of you until you had crossed, just as Yahweh your God did to the Sea of Reeds, which he dried up before us until we had crossed it;
24 so that all the peoples of the earth may know how mighty the hand of Yahweh is, and always stand in awe of Yahweh your God.” ’
See also Ex 7:5; Dt 4:35; Is 52:9–10
Lack of consciousness
Lack of consciousness
10 But a human being? He dies, and dead he remains, breathes his last, and then where is he?
11 The waters of the sea will vanish, the rivers stop flowing and run dry:
12 a human being, once laid to rest, will never rise again, the heavens will wear out before he wakes up, or before he is roused from his sleep.
See also Ps 6:5; Ps 30:9; Ps 31:17; Ps 88:10–12; Ps 115:17–18; Ec 9:5–6; Ec 9:10; Is 38:18–19