Tuesday | 15 July 2025
Explaining the work of the Holy Spirit, Jesus said, ‘And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgement: of sin, because they do not believe in Me; of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; of judgement, because the ruler of this world is judged.’ Joh 16:8-11.
When we are being convicted of sin, the Spirit is bringing to our attention our fleshly desire to define the expression of our identity and works. We do this because we are unbelieving. We do not believe that Jesus has fulfilled the works that belong to our sonship, and that He is to be the substance of our life as a son of God. 1Jn 5:11-13. Unless we receive the conviction of sin, we will believe the lie that our own way is true and leads to life. 2Th 2:11. Instead of living as a son of God, we will live as a son of disobedience and remain under condemnation. Eph 2:2.
Through the conviction of righteousness, the Spirit is illuminating to us the pathway of salvation that Jesus pioneered for our regeneration and renewing as a son of God. Following His resurrection from the dead, and manifestation as the first Man made in the image and likeness of God, Christ, our great High Priest ascended into heaven and sat down at the right hand of the Father. Heb 10:12. He now priests to us a daily participation in His offering and sufferings so that, as we walk in obedience to His word, we can be progressively made like Him. Heb 5:8-9. The Holy Spirit desires to lead us on this path, and to enable our obedience to the word of the Son so that our spirit can be regenerated and we can progressively mature as a son of God.
Further Study:
John 16
References:
Joh 16:8-11
And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgement: of sin, because they do not believe in Me; of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; of judgement, because the ruler of this world is judged.
1Jn 5:11-13
And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
2Th 2:11
And for this reason, God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie.
Eph 2:2
In which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience.
Heb 10:12
But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God.
Heb 5:8-9
Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the Author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.