2 Timothy 1:3
3 I thank [echo] [charis] God, [theos] whom [hos] I serve [latreuo] from [apo] my forefathers [progonos] with [en] pure [katharos] conscience, [suneidesis] that [hos] without ceasing [adialeiptos] I have [echo] remembrance [mneia] of [peri] thee [sou] in [en] my [mou] prayers [deesis] night [nux] and [kai] day; [hemera] KJV-Interlinear
3 I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience the way my forefathers did, as I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day, NASB
A pure conscience, ‘suneidesis,’ is a reference to the understanding, the perception, the correct orientation to morals, to be aware, to be informed, and therefore to possess not only a sense of right and wrong, but to possess a mastery of a correct orientation to life through truth.
This is the content of the soul, that produces or causes this understanding and connection to life.
Our connection to life comes only through doctrine. Bible doctrine creates a relationship with God, and by that, then a relationship with self, and by that, then a relationship with people.
One cannot get to know themselves, unless they first understand doctrine and then God.
Without truth, no one can see themselves in the face of reality and life.
Paul states here clearly, that his conscience, the content of thought in his soul, is secure and accurate, and in accordance with those who came before him, namely the prophets and such from the Old Testament.
The Bible is one consistent text from beginning to end, from Genesis to Revelation, from the fall of man to the saving work and eventual rule of Christ.
And because of this correct orientation to life, Paul goes on to remember Timothy, and others, in his prayers.
The spiritually mature believer constantly thinks of others, such as family, friends, acquaintances, and generally placing others first in their thoughts, and themselves second.
The spiritually mature believer does not push themselves first in greed or selfishness, at the expense of others.
But rather pushes the content of their soul never ending, daily, through doctrine, thus keeping the flow of truth within their soul always.
A good conscience is the result of truth being applied consistently and daily to ones life.
Doctrine is the content of truth. Understanding is the application of truth. And both come into ones life through a daily study, and by no other means.
You cannot possess that which you do not understand. You cannot understand that which you have not learned. You cannot learn that which you have not studied. And you generally do not study if you are not interested in the first place.
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