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Subject: Holy Spirit convicts of sin? |
Bible Note: 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 |