Explain John 16:8-10
After studying John 16:8-10, it appears that the Holy Spirit convicts the unsaved who do not believe in Jesus of their sins and convicts the saved who believe in Jesus of their righteousness. What do you brethren think?
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---Bob on 11/2/09
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If you read verse 9 Jesus says the Holy Spirit convicts those who don't believe in Him of their sins. God sees them as sinners. He does not see His children as sinners. We who believe in Jesus are convicted of our righteousness. When a child of God sins the Holy Spirit lets them know that as children of God they shouldn't have done what they did and/or what they are doing. He reminds us that we are Christlike. When we sin we grieve the Holy Spirit. We go to God in prayer for mercy, grace, and help. A sinner is guided only by his conscience. The conviction of righteousness serves the same purpose as conviction of sin. We just receive our conviction in a different light. |
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---Bob on 11/4/09 |
I agree, Bob. Certainly the unsaved can have no recognition of their need to repent until the Holy Spirit convicts them.
But Christians, too, need guidance from the Holy Spirit to identify and overcome sin. Christians, as they mature in their new life, should become more and more aware of their spiritual shortcomings under the tutelage of the Holy Spirit. |
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---Donna66 on 11/4/09 |
I agree with you when you say it speaks of the Holy Spirit that convicts all (including believers) of their sin, righteousness (because studying the Word should result in holiness and Christ-likeness) and of judgment because (for one, He restrains evil in the world currently) because the entire world will be judged. The only unpardonable sin is not believing in Christ. And of righteousness because Christ goes to Father and Holy Spirit Resides within, clothing us in Christ's Righteousness, for we have none of our own to boast of. Yay Jesus! |
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---Mike on 11/3/09 |
I also think you are slightly off base.
The HS convicts the world of three things, sin, righteousness, and judgment of sin.
The HS convicts the world of sin through the identification of sin. We know of sin by the Word of God and our conscience.
The HS convicts the world of righteousness by urging the world to be reconciled to the Father but first being cleansed of our sins. Jesus did this while He was here and now the HS does it.
The HS convicts the world of the judgment of sin by showing that the father of lies, the ruler of this world, has already been judged for his sins and that we will also be judged. |
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---Mark_Eaton on 11/3/09 |
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from what ihave read so far many are confused.jesus did not come to have power over satan and death,he already had it.jesus was sent by God to save us.we were unable to reconcile oueselves to God so jesus took ours sins,our death,our penalty,so we could become his righteousness through faith in him. |
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---tom2 on 11/3/09 |
The spirit of truth ,Illuminates the difference between sin and righteousness.The spirit may also be known as the spirit of conviction.
We live in a world of light,gray and darkness.
The spirit illuminates the light of a greater way-the right way and illuminates the potentials and possibilities of unrighteousness in the flesh we walk in whereas there is no gray. |
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---earl on 11/3/09 |
Well, I think you are way off base. Jesus came and He went was a necessarity, So He would have power over Satan and death. Satan, being the god of this world. The ones who refuses to believe, God's judgment is already upon, them and death awaits them. Yes it is! Those whom have believed has been convicted of their sins has been made right with God through His son's Blood, and has made us righteous....Note: Christ is stronger than Satan and I am so glad. You know He is. The fact that Jesus can save sinners in all of their rotten sins, and bring us out from among the dead. Your eyes open, your mind opens, your ears open....Now you are ALIVE. |
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---catherine on 11/3/09 |
He says the Holy Spirit will convict the *world* of sin and righteousness and judgement. It doesn't say "sins", but "sin". Sin involves not only wrong actions, but however we are not the way God wants us to be > God wants us to become "as He is . . . in this world" (1 John 4:17). So, it is sin, if we are not loving the way God wants. Real righteousness, then, involves how we can become in God's own love. In this love we discover what righteousness really is, plus we easily see how Satan and his fake loves are condemned, by not being in holy love's "incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is" so precious to God (1 Peter 3:4). |
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---Bill_bila5659 on 11/3/09 |
Amen, Josef. The sin of the unbeliever is unbelief. The righteousness of the believer is Christ, whom the Holy Spirit testifies of. |
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---Linda on 11/3/09 |
In the presence of Jesus, sins comitted are aparent, no one can insulate themselves from the shame of sin. While the saved' sins are not counted against us, we still loathe sin. In John 1, Jesus is light, exposing sin in relation to the righteousness of God in Jesus Christ. The condemned will throw themselves into the pit! We saved, loathing our sins sought salvation and redemption. The day of judgment is the the most horrible day in history. Are we saved? Then avoid sin as much as possible! Ezekiel 20:43, Psalm 130:3,4, John 1, Rev. 20:1-15 (thow themselves into the pit in light of the righteousness of God) |
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---Russ on 11/3/09 |
"it appears that the Holy Spirit convicts the unsaved who do not believe in Jesus of their sins [of rejecting His salvation] and convicts the saved who believe in Jesus of their righteousness [in Him, as His righteousness is both imputed and imparted]" Amen. |
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---joseph on 11/3/09 |
"And when he is come, he will reprove the world..."
That means everyone in the world, even you Bob who are still in the world. |
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---Nana on 11/2/09 |
the holy spirit convicts the repentent heart,the decision to believe is a choice,and every christian should know they have no righteousness apart of jesus. |
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---tom2 on 11/2/09 |
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