Should a Christian stop listening to his or her conscience?

Answer 1

John Paul II (JPII) did much speaking on this:

"Conscience, in fact, is the 'place' where man is illuminated by a light which does not come to him from his created and always fallible reason, but from the very Wisdom of the Word in whom all things were created,"

" Only a correctly-formed conscience rightly corresponds to human dignity -- a conscience that searches for the truth and, enlightened by it, decides. Therefore human dignity requires that a person orient his conscience in accordance with the lawful order established by the Creator; in matter of conscience he must consult the truth revealed in Christ and include the Church's authoritative teaching."

"The formation of on's conscience is a fundamental duty. The reason is very simple; our conscience can err. An when error prevails over it, it becomes a cause of the greatest harm for the human person ... " < JPII, L'Osservatore Romano general audience Aug 1983>

"Q: Isn't it sufficient to follow my own conscience?
A: It is not sufficient, therefore, to say to man: 'Always follow your conscience.' It is necessary to add immediately and always: 'Ask yourself if your conscience is telling you the truth or something false, and seek untiringly to know the truth.' If we were not to make this necessary clarification, man would risk to find in his conscience a force which is destructive of his true humanity, rather than that holy place where God reveals to him his true good." < JPII, ibid >

Answer 2

God's sense of right and wrong, as evidenced by the bible, is clearly different than our own sense of right and wrong. So I guess you're right, Christians should stop listening to their conscience.

Answer 3

I believe God uses one's conscience to help guide people to do the right thing.

Answer 4

being a christian has nothing to do w/ your conscience. follow your heart, it will never steer you wrong.

Answer 5

no