Except for the rare exception, everyone has a moral compass. Somehow, regardless of beliefs, culture, time or place, we all know intrinsically what is right and wrong. Scientist, psychologist, and sociologist can all give various reasons why we people have moral compasses. It can be argued that evolution favors those who are socially conscious, or perhaps that we learn our social morals from our parents.
God, however, gives a different reason for why we have moral code. He decreed it. Job 35:5. Psalm 19:1, Romans 1:19-20, Romans 2:14-16, Acts 14:15-17, and Acts 17:24-27 are some examples of how God makes His presence known in His creation, and how He makes Himself known to our consciences. God did not have to make His presence known. He did not have to send us laws to follow. Arthur Pink writes, "God was alone when He made His decrees, and His determinations were influenced by no external cause. He was free to decree or not to decree, and to decree one thing and not another .This liberty we must ascribe to Him who is Supreme, Independent and Sovereign in all His doings."
God gave us moral codes to follow from the beginning of time; this shows that God shows how we would act, and He knew how we would need to be directed. Still, it has always been our choice to follow God or not to follow God. We are responsible for what we do, and we will need to give an account to God for how we act. This shows that God does influence us, but He still gives us a choice: obey or disobey.
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