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1 | Holy Spirit convicts of sin? | 2 Tim 2:15 | strts5 | 215070 | ||
Can you give me any scripture that says the Holy Spirit points out our sin? If God not only forgives sin, but also forgets them, who is reminding you of yours? Is God divided against Himself? Is this scriptural or is it a tradition of man? | ||||||
2 | Holy Spirit convicts of sin? | 2 Tim 2:15 | stjohn | 215079 | ||
Hi Mike, In answer to your question regarding sin "who is reminding you of yours?" Again I would direct you to read Psalm 51 wherein David says, "my sins are ever before me" this would surly indicate that David, the, "man after God's own heart" did not forget his sins. And I would say that thats a very good idea. He who forgets his own sin is more apt to repeat them. John Darby another respected Bible commentator says in his commentary regarding John ch 16:7-11 "No doubt every one shall answer for his sins; and the Holy Ghost makes me feel them." John Darby You said that Matthew Henry was wrong about John 16 and you are contending that the righteousness is that of ourselves. John Gill writes, Verse 10. "Of righteousness, because I go to my Father",.... The "righteousness" here spoken of, does, in the first sense of the word, design the personal righteousness of Christ. Jamieson Faussett Brown writes on sin, in John 16 verse 9 v 9. Of sin, because they believe not on me--As all sin has its root in unbelief, so the most aggravated form of unbelief is the rejection of Christ. The Spirit, however, in fastening this truth upon the conscience, does not extinguish, but, on the contrary, does consummate and intensify, the sense of all other sins." On Righteousness in John 16 verse 10 v10. "Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more"--Beyond doubt, it is Christ's personal righteousness which the Spirit was to bring home to the sinner's heart." And once again going back the original question on righteousness. John Lightfoot writes, v10. "Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; [Of righteousness, etc.] That this righteousness here mentioned is to be understood of the righteousness of Christ, hardly any but will readily enough grant: but the question is, what sort of righteousness of his is here meant? whether his personal and inherent, or his communicated and justifying righteousness? We may say that both may be meant here." So I would perhaps rethink my convictions that the righteousness of which the Spirit convicts is certainly not our own, but that of Jesus Christ. Does the Holy Spirit convict the Christian of sin? It is the testimony of countless Christians that this is indeed the case. And in my case, if the Holy Spirit should stop convicting me of sin I would drop to my knees and plead to God to give it back to me, so that I would know my sins, and repent of them, so that I may walk in His ways. There is no Scripture that I know of that specifically says the Holy Spirit convicts the Christian of their sin. But the council of Scripture does imply it, and the testimony of spirit lead Christians confirms it. Again I would urge you to read 1 John ch 1 John |
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3 | Holy Spirit convicts of sin? | 2 Tim 2:15 | strts5 | 215084 | ||
David was under the Law we are not. "John Darby another respected Bible commentator says in his commentary regarding John ch 16:7-11 "No doubt every one shall answer for his sins; and the Holy Ghost makes me feel them." John Darby" I have an Advocate in court, God will not see my sins, but Christs Righteousness! I have no clue what John Darby is talking about. As far as the Righteousness of Christ being ours, I did not mean our own righteousness but that His has been imparted to us and now we walk in it. It is the gift of Righteousness, he gave it to us, we did not earn it, at any rate it is now ours. Or am I mistakes here? "Does the Holy Spirit convict the Christian of sin? It is the testimony of countless Christians that this is indeed the case. And in my case, if the Holy Spirit should stop convicting me of sin I would drop to my knees and plead to God to give it back to me, so that I would know my sins, and repent of them, so that I may walk in His ways. There is no Scripture that I know of that specifically says the Holy Spirit convicts the Christian of their sin. But the council of Scripture does imply it, and the testimony of spirit lead Christians confirms it." Christians believe lots of things that are not true. Unless you can give me a single scripture that says the Holy Spirit convicts us of sin, I'm not going to buy it. I can find plenty that say He convicts us of Righteousness. That to me is much more comforting. Jesus tells a parable that declares Gods heart on the subject, the parable of the prodigal son? Where in the story does the father require the son to ask for forgiveness. Furthermore, at what point does the son express sorrow for his sins? I believe Christ knows the Fathers heart best. I have read 1 John several times and won't discount ANY scripture. I do believe in confession for Sanctification and not salvation. Mike |
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4 | Holy Spirit convicts of sin? | 2 Tim 2:15 | stjohn | 215090 | ||
Hi Mike, I don't really know what being under the law has to do with being aware of and being sorry for our sins. I think your last statement pretty well sums it up. When we sin, we are aware of it as Christians because of the Holy Spirit working on our conscience. Non-believers don't have that working for them, so we are given a 'heads-up' if you will, by the Holy Spirit. It's part of the sanctification process. It's really a good thing! And a wonderful relationship between us and our loving Father! When we sin, the Holy Spirit convicts us of it, we confess our sins, God forgives us and, shows us a better way, by us knowing Him and His heart through reading the Scriptures. Yes, we walk in righteousness, but we still mess up and, we need to confess our sin when it is revealed to us. As you said, confession, for sanctification. I hope that helps. John |
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