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It encompasses the faculties of perception, self-awareness, and the ability to discern right from wrong. The Bible, while not explicitly using the term "consciousness," addresses the concept through discussions of the mind, heart, and spirit.<br><br><b>Biblical References and Themes:</b><br><br>1. <b>Creation and the Image of God:</b> <br> The Bible begins with the creation of humanity in the image of God, which implies a unique consciousness. <a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27</a> states, "So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." This divine image includes the capacity for rational thought, moral discernment, and spiritual awareness.<br><br>2. <b>The Heart and Mind:</b> <br> Scripture often uses the terms "heart" and "mind" to describe aspects of human consciousness. <a href="/proverbs/4-23.htm">Proverbs 4:23</a> advises, "Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life." The heart is seen as the center of thought and intention, influencing one's actions and relationship with God.<br><br>3. <b>Moral Awareness and Conscience:</b> <br> The Bible speaks to the role of conscience as a component of consciousness that discerns moral truth. <a href="/romans/2-15.htm">Romans 2:15</a> notes, "They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending them." This suggests an innate awareness of God's moral law.<br><br>4. <b>Spiritual Awakening and Renewal:</b> <br> Consciousness is also linked to spiritual awakening and renewal. <a href="/ephesians/4-23.htm">Ephesians 4:23-24</a> encourages believers to "be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness." This renewal involves a transformation of consciousness aligned with God's will.<br><br>5. <b>Sin and the Darkening of Understanding:</b> <br> Sin is depicted as having a detrimental effect on human consciousness. <a href="/ephesians/4-18.htm">Ephesians 4:18</a> describes those who are "darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts." Sin clouds moral and spiritual awareness, leading to separation from God.<br><br>6. <b>The Role of the Holy Spirit:</b> <br> The Holy Spirit plays a crucial role in enlightening and guiding human consciousness. <a href="/john/16-13.htm">John 16:13</a> states, "But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth." The Spirit aids believers in understanding divine truths and aligning their consciousness with God's purposes.<br><br>7. <b>Eternal Consciousness:</b> <br> The Bible also addresses the concept of eternal consciousness, particularly in the context of life after death. <a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12</a> speaks of the final judgment, where "the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books." This implies a continued awareness and accountability beyond earthly life.<br><br><b>Implications for Believers:</b> <br>Believers are called to cultivate a consciousness that is attuned to God's will, characterized by a renewed mind and a pure heart. <a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a> exhorts, "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God." This transformation involves a conscious effort to live in accordance with biblical principles and to seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit in all aspects of life.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) The state of being conscious; knowledge of one's own existence, condition, sensations, mental operations, acts, etc.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) Immediate knowledge or perception of the presence of any object, state, or sensation.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) Feeling, persuasion, or expectation; esp., inward sense of guilt or innocence.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4893.htm"><span class="l">4893. suneidesis -- <b>consciousness</b>, spec. conscience</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 4892, 4893. suneidesis. 4894 . <b>consciousness</b>, spec. <b>...</b> Jn 1:4,7,9; Gen 1:26,27).<br> ["Conscience (4893 ) is an discernment, self-judging <b>consciousness</b>" ().]. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4893.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/4102.htm"><span class="l">4102. pistis -- faith, faithfulness</span></a> <br><b>...</b> genuine, Scriptural faith is not our ability to ‘count it done,’ but is the deep<br> <b>consciousness</b> divinely imparted to the heart of man that it is done, . . <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4102.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 18k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4093.htm"><span class="l">4093. madda -- knowledge, thought</span></a><br><b>...</b> knowledge, science, thought. Or maddai {mad-dah'}; from yada'; intelligence or<br> <b>consciousness</b> -- knowledge, science, thought. see HEBREW yada'. 4092, 4093. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4093.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/kuyper/the_work_of_the_holy_spirit/xl_prayer_and_the_consciousness.htm"><span class="l">Prayer and the <b>Consciousness</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Third Chapter. PRAYER. XL. Prayer and the <b>Consciousness</b>. "Call upon Me in the day<br> of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify Me.""Psalm 1..15. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kuyper/the work of the holy spirit/xl prayer and the consciousness.htm</font><p><a href="/library/orr/food_for_the_lambs_or_helps_for_young_christians/consciousness_of_gods_presence.htm"><span class="l"><b>Consciousness</b> of God's Presence.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> <b>CONSCIOUSNESS</b> OF GOD'S PRESENCE. Happy and <b>...</b> formerly. There are many things employed<br> by Satan to weaken this <b>consciousness</b> of God. Looseness <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../consciousness of gods presence.htm</font><p><a href="/library/neander/the_life_of_jesus_christ_in_its_historical_connexion/section_23_consciousness_of_messiahship.htm"><span class="l"><b>Consciousness</b> of Messiahship in the Mind of Jesus. --Jesus among <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHAPTER III. THE BIRTH OF CHRIST. Section 23. <b>Consciousness</b> of Messiahship<br> in the Mind of Jesus."Jesus among the Doctors. The <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../section 23 consciousness of messiahship.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_to_approach_this_sacrament.htm"><span class="l">Whether to Approach this Sacrament with <b>Consciousness</b> of Sin is <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> OF THE USE OR RECEIVING OF THIS SACRAMENT IN GENERAL (TWELVE ARTICLES) Whether to<br> approach this sacrament with <b>consciousness</b> of sin is the gravest of all sins? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether to approach this sacrament.htm</font><p><a href="/library/neander/the_life_of_jesus_christ_in_its_historical_connexion/section_31_growing_consciousness_of.htm"><span class="l">Growing <b>Consciousness</b> of his Messiahship in Christ.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHAPTER II. COURSE OF CHRIST'S LIFE UP TO THE OPENING OF HIS PUBLIC M1NISTRY.<br> Section 31. Growing <b>Consciousness</b> of His Messiahship in Christ. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../section 31 growing consciousness of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/neander/the_life_of_jesus_christ_in_its_historical_connexion/section_50_christs_steadfast_consciousness.htm"><span class="l">Christ's Steadfast <b>Consciousness</b> of his Messiahship.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> PART I. THE PLAN OF CHRIST. CHAPTER 1. A. THE PLAN OF CHRIST'S MINISTRY IN GENERAL.<br> Section 50. Christ's Steadfast <b>Consciousness</b> of his Messiahship. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../section 50 christs steadfast consciousness.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/the_canons_of_dordt/paragraph_7_who_teach_that.htm"><span class="l">Who Teach: that There is in this Life no Fruit and no <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> First Head of Doctrine. Divine Election and Reprobation Paragraph 7 Who teach:<br> That there is in this life no fruit and no <b>consciousness</b> of the? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../various/the canons of dordt/paragraph 7 who teach that.htm</font><p><a href="/library/calvin/of_prayer--a_perpetual_exercise_of_faith/chapter_37_nor_let_us.htm"><span class="l">Nor Let us Allege that we are Justly Rendered Timid by a <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Of Prayer. John Calvin Chapter 37 Nor let us allege that we are justly rendered<br> timid by a <b>consciousness</b> of sin? Nor let us allege <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../calvin/of prayer--a perpetual exercise of faith/chapter 37 nor let us.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/the_confessions_of_saint_augustine/chapter_vi_not_with_doubting.htm"><span class="l">Not with Doubting, but with Assured <b>Consciousness</b>, do I Love Thee. <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book X Chapter VI Not with doubting, but with assured <b>consciousness</b>, do I love Thee?<br> Not with doubting, but with assured <b>consciousness</b>, do I love Thee, Lord. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter vi not with doubting.htm</font><p><a href="/library/law/the_way_to_divine_knowledge/way-1-26_for_i_had_frequently.htm"><span class="l">For I had Frequently a <b>Consciousness</b> Rising up Within Me...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> [Way-1-26] For I had frequently a <b>consciousness</b> rising up within me? For<br> I had frequently a <b>consciousness</b> rising up within me, that <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../law/the way to divine knowledge/way-1-26 for i had frequently.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/c/consciousness.htm"><span class="l"><b>Consciousness</b> (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>Consciousness</b> (4 Occurrences). Romans 1:19 because what may be known about Him is<br> plain to their inmost <b>consciousness</b>; for He Himself has made it plain to them. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/consciousness.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/shame.htm"><span class="l">Shame (412 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) A painful sensation excited by a <b>consciousness</b> of guilt or impropriety,<br> or of having done something which injures reputation, or of the exposure of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/shame.htm - 43k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/creation.htm"><span class="l">Creation (35 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The doctrine of creation-of the origin and persistence, of all finite existences-<br> as the work of God, is a necessary postulation of the religious <b>consciousness</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/creation.htm - 34k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/prophets.htm"><span class="l">Prophets (270 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The main thing is that he must have been able sharply to distinguish the contents<br> of this voice from his own heart, ie from his personal <b>consciousness</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/prophets.htm - 69k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/foreknow.htm"><span class="l">Foreknow (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> God is also, according to the Old Testament, free from all limitations of time,<br> so that His <b>consciousness</b> is not in the midst of the stream of the succeeding <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/foreknow.htm - 36k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/eternity.htm"><span class="l">Eternity (23 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Eternal "Now" 5. Defect of This View 6. Philosophical Views 7. Time Conceptions<br> Inadequate 8. All Succession Present in One Act to Divine <b>Consciousness</b> 9. Yet <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/eternity.htm - 24k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/anthropomorphism.htm"><span class="l">Anthropomorphism</span></a><br><b>...</b> It is of the essence of the religious <b>consciousness</b> to recognize the analogy subsisting<br> between God's relations to man, and man's relations to his fellow. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/anthropomorphism.htm - 20k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/foreknowledge.htm"><span class="l">Foreknowledge (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> God is also, according to the Old Testament, free from all limitations of time,<br> so that His <b>consciousness</b> is not in the midst of the stream of the succeeding <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/foreknowledge.htm - 37k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/godhead.htm"><span class="l">Godhead (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The general elimination of the forms in -head has been followed by a fading<br><b>consciousness</b>, in the case of the few surviving instances in this form, of the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/godhead.htm - 22k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/prophecy.htm"><span class="l">Prophecy (37 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The main thing is that he must have been able sharply to distinguish the contents<br> of this voice from his own heart, ie from his personal <b>consciousness</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/prophecy.htm - 55k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Christ-consciousness.html">What is the Christ consciousness? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-self-conscious.html">What does the Bible say about being self-conscious? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/new-earth-Eckhart-Tolle-Oprah.html">What is the "church of Oprah"? Is Eckhart Tolle's "New Earth" compatible with Christianity? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/consciousness.htm">Consciousness: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Consciousness (4 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/1-19.htm">Romans 1:19</a></span><br />because what may be known about Him is plain to their inmost <span class="boldtext">consciousness</span>; for He Himself has made it plain to them. <br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/8-15.htm">Romans 8:15</a></span><br />You have not for the second time acquired the <span class="boldtext">consciousness</span> of being--a consciousness which fills you with terror. But you have acquired a deep inward conviction of having been adopted as sons--a conviction which prompts us to cry aloud, "Abba! our Father!"<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-7.htm">1 Corinthians 8:7</a></span><br />However, that knowledge isn't in all men. But some, with <span class="boldtext">consciousness</span> of the idol until now, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.<br /><span class="source">(WEB)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/10-2.htm">Hebrews 10:2</a></span><br />Or else wouldn't they have ceased to be offered, because the worshippers, having been once cleansed, would have had no more <span class="boldtext">consciousness</span> of sins?<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV NAS RSV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/c/consciousness.htm">Consciousness</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/laborers.htm">Laborers (19 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/conscripting.htm">Conscripting (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/consciousness.htm">Consciousness (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/forced.htm">Forced (84 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/namely.htm">Namely (81 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/consume.htm">Consume (136 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/remaining.htm">Remaining (87 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/labor.htm">Labor (181 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/c/consciously.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Consciously"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Consciously" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/c/consciousness_of_god.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Consciousness of God"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Consciousness of God" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>