190 likes | 429 Views
Assignment. Do Activity H on page 49. Three Dimensions of Conscience. Three Dimensions of Conscience. Awareness Development Judgment. Awareness. Conscience involves a basic awareness of right and wrong and our inclination toward the good. . Development.
E N D
Assignment • Do Activity H on page 49
Three Dimensions of Conscience • Awareness • Development • Judgment
Awareness Conscience involves a basic awareness of right and wrong and our inclination toward the good.
Development Forming a correct conscience includes everything we do to develop our awareness of truth and goodness. What options are available?
Judgment acting upon our decision. The result of our development. Choosing the best course of action known to us. Making a moral judgment.
Consequences are the outcomes of our actions
Psychopath a person who lacks any sense of right and wrong. Not to have a sense of right and wrong, is a sickness, a distortion of one’s humanity.
Informed Conscience • a conscience that is educated and developed through constant use and examination • Conscience seeks more knowledge, greater refinement, deeper sensitivity.
Informed Conscience Prayer
Informed Conscience The Word of God: Scriptures
Informed Conscience Church Teachings
Informed Conscience Significant Adults
Informed Conscience Other reliable resources
After doing all this, is it still possible to have made the wrong decision?
Erroneous Conscience • When a person follows a process of conscientious decision making but unwittingly makes a wrong decision.
Lax Conscience When a person does not employ a process of conscientious decision making A lazy conscience