Andrei Sakharov, the decorated Soviet physicist,
believed his work would ensure peace and protection for his country. He later came
to believe that nuclear testing was destructive and dangerous to the human race.
Because of this change in critical thinking, he was forced to live in isolation
for eighteen years.
Andrei Sakharov listened to the voice of his
conscience and stood up for what he believed. His faith in common people and
the power of reason made him a hero to people everywhere. When a person listens
to his or her conscience, appropriate conduct usually follows.
Andrei Sakharov won the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1975, and by the time of his death, democracy had engulfed some
of the communist nations. Jesus’ determination to do the will of God cost him
his life but made possible our redemption from sin. God blesses those who
resist the temptation to cave in to the external pressures of the world and
choose instead to abide by the inner voice of their conscience.
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