HOLY SPIRIT & CONVICTION
John 16:7-11

Holy Spirit Convicts of Sin

John 16:8 “And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin.”

1.          “reprove” Grk. elgcho to convict

2.          “sin” Grk. hamartia error, sin

3.          John 8:9 “And they which heard it, (Jesus: He that is without sin among you, let him first cast the stone at her.) being convicted by their own consciences went out one by one.”

4.          I Corinthians 14:24-25 “And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.”

Holy Spirit Convicts of Righteousness

John 16:8 “And when he is come, he will reprove the world of righteousness.”

1.          “reprove” Grk. eigcho to convict

2.          “world” Grk. kosmos world, arrangement, beauty

3.          “righteousness” Grk. dikaiosune righteousness, judgment

4.          Matthew 5:6 “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”

5.          Matthew 5:20 “Except your righteousness exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.”

6.          Romans 3:22 “The righteousness of God is by faith of Jesus Christ.”

7.          II Peter 1:1 “Faith through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus Christ.”

Holy Spirit Convicts of Judgment

John 16:8 “And when he is come, he will reprove the world judgment.”

1.          “reprove” Grk. eigcho to convict

2.          “world” Grk. kosmos world, arrangement, beauty

3.          “judgment” Grk. krisis judgment

4.          Acts 10:42 “He (Jesus) was ordained of God to be the judge of the quick and the dead.”

5.          Hebrews 9:27 “It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.”

6.          I Peter 4:17 “For the time is come that judgment begins at the house of God.”