formation of conscience
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Following and Forming our Conscience
What is the connection between
Forming a Christian Conscience
Matthew 12: 9-13
FOLLOW YOUR CONSCIENCE
It describes the God-given law built into our human nature
- OUR REASON-
We are morally obliged to always do good and avoid evil.
Hence,
Our dignity lies in following our properly formed consciences.
Jesus and Conscience…
Lesson: Conscience allows us to go beyond the law and defend basic human values.
Educate your Conscience
Form our Conscience
Why?
FORMATION will lead to TRANSFORMATION
- We are called to discern how we can concretely live out Christ’s commandments of love in all our relationships.
A MATURE CHRISTIAN CONSCIENCE
Every person has a responsibility to develop his conscience because we undergo stages of development in life.
Levels of Christian Conscience
1. Instinctive Level
Good- rewarded
Bad- punishment
Levels of Christian Conscience
2. Ethical or moral stage
Good or evil of acts is not dependent on the approval or disapproval of others
Levels of Christian Conscience
3. Christian Level
Actions as a great response of faith to achieve the fullness of life.
Challenge
Since conscience is not a law unto itself but uses objective moral laws and values to discern moral good and evil, we have the moral obligation to form, inform and transform our conscience.