Acts 24:16. A simple definition of conscience is conviction or being conscious of a custom. From a Christian perspective a conscience is all about having God's standard in our heart to guide us in how we conduct ourselves. Our conscience has the highest standard we know. Ideally, this standard aligns with God's standard. God's standard and His purpose for us is to love Him and to provide unmerited favor toward all men in secret and in public. (Acts 24:16, "And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men"). Our conscience is the eye of our soul that continuously looks to God or what we regard as the highest standard in how we conduct our lives.

ACTS 24 BIBLE SCRIPTURE: Acts 24:16, "And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men."

Romans 2:14. The short answer is yes, everyone has a conscience. This includes Christians, Jews, and the unsaved - everyone. The question is what standard is followed by a person's conscience. For a Christian his or her conscience should continually be raised to an higher conscience as he takes more and more of God's Word into his heart. Jews have a conscience as evident with Jesus confrontation with the Jews and the fate of the woman caught in adultery. Jesus told them to cast a stone at the woman if they were without sin. All the Jews left because they were convicted by their conscience (John 8:8-9, "And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst."). Even the unsaved have a conscience that includes God's standards (Romans 2:14, "For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:"). This makes sense in that we are all God's creatures. God gave us a conscience that includes the standards of how God desires for us to live.

BIBLE SCRIPTURE: Romans 2:14, "For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:"

Romans 2:15. Conscience is a group of laws in your heart. Mankind has demonstrated that they know God's principles. No matter if we know the Bible or not, we know we should not murder, steal, be jealous of other people, and generally not do the things that displease our creator. Our conscience bears witness to the laws that are written in our heart by God our Creator. Our conscience convicts us when we break these laws that are written in our heart (Romans 2:14-15, "For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: Which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;").

ROMANS 2 BIBLE SCRIPTURE: Romans 2:15, "Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;"

Isaiah 11:10. Jesus came on this earth as a standard for all of mankind to follow. He showed us how to love God and to love our neighbor. He is a standard for everyone. If we seek Jesus and put His sinless standard in our heart, we will sin no more and have peace (Isaiah 11:10, "And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious").

ISAIAH 11 BIBLE SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 11:10, "And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious."