And when He comes, He will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐢𝐧, because 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 do not believe in Me; 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, because I go to the Father, and 𝐲𝐨𝐮 will see Me no longer; 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, because 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 is judged. - Jn 16:8-11
The Holy Spirit convicts the world of three things:
1) Sin
2) Righteousness
3) Judgment
But the target audience for each category differs. There are three target audience who are in the world:
1) Unbelievers
2) Believers
3) The enemy
𝟏) 𝐔𝐧𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬
The Holy Spirit convicts them of sin. This is not the sin of doing what is wrong. If it is, it will be plural. Since the context is about believing, it has to be the 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐧𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟 (because they do not believe in Me).
𝟐) 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬
The Holy Spirit convicts the believers of righteousness. This is because Jesus has returned to the Father and thus, we no longer have a perfect Example to watch and follow. Now that the Spirit of the perfect Example lives in us, He convicts us of righteousness ----- 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠. This empowers us to have a god-conscience that is above the world's good conscience.
𝟑) 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐲
The Holy Spirit reminds the enemy that he is 𝐀𝐋𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬. The enemy's head was bruised by Christ (Gen 3:15); the enemy was disarmed and put to shame (Col 2:15); the power of death was destroyed (Heb 2:14).
As believers, we continue to enforce that judgment through the works of the Spirit (Luke 10:18-19; Mark 16:15-18). Each time when we heal the sick and deliver the oppressed, the enemy gets a reminder that he is judged.
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