Make yourselves accountable to yourselves before you are accounted for, and weigh your deeds before they are weighed for you. It is religion that cultivates such consciences. In the case of the shepherd, despite the absence of his master, he remained loyal to the trust that he was given. The Qaf, verse 16. At the higher level is the conscience of the revealed religions, which cannot err because it is linked to its Creator.
Religion says that each man possesses an innate tendency towards good.
However, this inbuilt nature requires a teacher, or a cultivator, just as the seed which is sown in the earth, watered and fertilized until it germinates. Then it takes root, grows and flourishes, eventually becoming a fully grown tree, laden with fruit and providing shade from which all can benefit. Such is the case with the conscience of man, which flowers when nourished by the waters of man's observance and obedience of the laws and commands of his Omnipotent Creator. He who realizes the angelic advice should know that it comes from his Lord and requires his gratitude. However he who realizes the latter should know that it comes from his negligence towards his Lord and as such should ask for forgiveness from his Lord.