To a great extent, the conscience has this status. It certainly can be silenced, bent, manipulated and corrupted, but whatever we do, conscience always keeps a degree of independance, and it may at any time remember its original standards and produce sensations of shame and guilt. No matter how determined we may be to reprogramme the conscience, and conform it to what we want to think is right, is has a habit of recovering its independance.
A troubled conscience may result in forms of mental anguish not readily connected with one's behaviour. A person may suddenly be overtaken by un unfathomable sense of unease, or of emptiness, purposelessness and despair. Someone may be suffer from deep depression (though a troubled conscience is by no means the only cause of depression).
There is only one way of easing the trouble conscience, and that is by obtaining forgiveness from the Lord of the conscience.
2007-05-02 19:10:41 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I agree! I also believe people do have chemical inbalances in the brain that can cause depression, but I also believe a lot of it is spiritual! And man, to know the WEIGHT that is lifted once you repent of sin and put your trust in God, wow, what a wonderful feeling that is! Forgiveness through God definately set's us free!
2007-05-04 09:36:39 · answer #1 · answered by Mandolyn Monkey Munch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
....and Your question is....? "How did I like Your sermon?" "Not much", is the answer that springs to mind.
2007-05-03 02:19:12 · answer #2 · answered by Ashleigh 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋