Book Recommendation: Conscience. What it is, How to train it, and Loving those who differ

Book Recommendation: Conscience. What it is, How to train it, and Loving those who differ by Andrew David Naselli & J. D. Crowley.

A 9Marks review of this book is available here.
A review on the Gospel Coalitions website is available here.
A review by Tim Challies is available here.

An excellent book launch video, additional reviews, and comments from one of the authors is available here.

Table of Contents

1. What is Conscience?
2. How do we define Conscience from the New Testament?
3. What Should You Do When Your Conscience Condemns You?
4. How Should You Calibrate Your Conscience?
5. How Should You Relate to Fellow Christians When Your Consciences Disagree?
6. How Should You Relate to People in Other Cultures When Your Consciences Disagree?
7. A Closing Prayer

Appendix A: Similarities between Romans 14 and 1 Corinthians 8-10

Appendix B: Conscience Exercises for Cross-Cultural Effectiveness

Summary from Amazon.com preview...

Christian, meet your conscience. What do you do when you disagree with other Christians? How do you determine which convictions are negotiable and which are not? How do you get along with people who have different personal standards? All of these questions have to do with the conscience. Yet there is hardly a more neglected topic among Christians. In this much-needed book, a New Testament scholar and a cross-cultural missionary explore all thirty passages in the New Testament that deal with the conscience, showing how your conscience impacts virtually every aspect of life, ministry, and missions. As you come to see your conscience as a gift from God and learn how to calibrate it under the lordship of Jesus Christ, you will not only experience the freedom of a clear conscience but also discover how to lovingly interact with those who hold different convictions. This book walks readers through relevant Scripture passages on the topic of concience—a largely neglected topic in the church today—to offer guiding principles and practical advice for aligning our consciences with God’s will.

Two other books on the conscience I have found to be helpful are the following:
Christopher Ash. Discovering the Joy of a Clear Conscience. P&R Publishing, 2012.
















Kevin DeYoung. The Art of Turning: From Sin to Christ for a Joyfully Clear Conscience. 10Publishing, 2017. A 9Marks review is available here; a review on the Gospel Coalition website is here.

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