Episode 608: 2 Corinthians 1 Part 6 Can We See Someone’s Conscience?

Paul uses and interesting word to talk about his conscience. He uses a Greek word that means “witness.” A witness is someone who testifies under oath in a court of law about what they have seen. How can someone see another person’s conscience? Only God can do that...right? We can see a person’s conscience by the way they live their daily lives and the choices they make. They are either guided by their flesh or the Holy Spirit. A word Paul uses in verse 12 means “I am going to lift this up to get glory” like an athlete who wins first place and gets all the attention. He lifts up his clean conscience. In other words, he is saying to the Corinthians, “Look at how I have lived my everyday life then you see my conscience. It is guided by God’s word.” Is ours?