Do you have a clear conscience? So I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward both God and man” Acts 24:16 When a person believes that there will be a future judgment, it is sound sense for him to endeavour to maintain a clear conscience as regards his duty to God both directly and also indirectly in his dealings with other people. Paul’s wording reflects the common idea of human duty towards God and man (Prov. 3:4; Luke 18:2, 4), and ties in with Jesus’ summary of the law in terms of love of God and one’s neighbour. It also echoes his earlier claim in 23:1 to have a good conscience, i.e. one that does not condemn him, not because it is insensitive but because it can detect no faults.” [1] [1] I. Howard Marshall, Acts: An Introduction and Commentary, vol. 5, Tyndale New Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1980), 398.
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