1. Recognition. If you have never realised that a certain thing is a sin then you are not likely to feel convicted.
If you don't know that it is a sin to worry or a sin not to keep the Lord's Day special then your conscience will not convict you. It is only when you see such things are sins that you are likely to come under conviction.
2. Repetition. Even when we know something is sinful, we may not feel convicted about it because we have done it so many times so much so that we are hardly aware we are doing it.
Think of a person who feels guilty about swearing or making rude jokes at first but gets so used to it that
he does not notice it any more. The same with gossip, lying. and other sins.
3. Reputation. As for reputation, we are ashamed of some sins just because we know what others will think of us.
A person may be quite happy to steal or to do something spiteful or malicious to another or to cheat on his wife – as long as no-one else knows about it. The very fact that he may be found out often stops a person from committing a sin and when he does, the reaction of others to it can bring deep conviction.
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