Different Kinds of Conscience

Antecedent and Consequent Conscience

Judgment is passed before an action is performed or only after the action is done

Right and Erroneous Conscience

Right- judge what is really good as good and evil what is really evil.

Erroneous – judges what is bad as good and vice versa.

Certain Conscience

Subjective assurance of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of certain actions to be done or to be admitted.

Doubtful Conscience

Suspends judgment on the lawfulness of an action and therefore( it is possible) the action should be omitted.

Scrupulous Conscience

Constantly afraid of committing evil.

This conscience is a result of a stubborn character.

Lax Conscience

Conscience that tends to follow the easy way and to find excuses for mistakes

Guilty Conscience

Disturbed conscience trying to restore good relations with God by means of sorrow and repentance