Sep. 27, 2026

John 16:8-15

When You Live with Conviction Part 2

1. The Spirit Will Convict (vs. 8-11)

A. Sin

Romans 3:23

Romans 6:23

1 John 3:4-5

Galatians 5:19-21

Isaiah 53:5

”The Spirit penetrates the self-deceptions, evasions, defensive ploys, and indifference of the world. The Spirit works to change the lowered awareness of sin into heightened awareness, making the unrighteous hungry for righteousness, as if already facing final judgement.”
Thomas Oden, Life in the Spirit

B. Righteousness

Matthew 5:6

”The self-righteous find it extremely difficult to believe that on the cross God has taken their sin upon himself. The Advocate Spirit enables this belief. As the Son is openly revealing the righteousness of God on the cross, so the Spirit is quietly illumining the righteousness of God as benefiting each sinner.” Thomas Oden, Life in the Spirit

Romans 2:2-3

C. Judgement

Satan will not have the last word in this life. He is judged.

Ecclesiastes 12:14

2 Corinthians 5:10

”The Spirit points both to God’s present judgment of idolatry in history, and to God’s final judgment of all human folly. This judging activity is already beheld upon the cross, where all humanity would be justly under the sentence of death and ready for execution except for the Advocate Son who takes upon himself the penalty…”
Thomas Oden, Life in the Spirit

2. You Cannot Take It All in at Once (vs. 12-14)

A. You Cannot Bear Them Now (v. 12)

B. Guide You in All Truth (v. 13)

John 14:16-17

“You can take the gospel of Jesus Christ to the heathen in Borneo, or Africa, people who could never conceive the first premise of your logical arguments, so that it would be totally impossible for them to decide on logical grounds whether Christianity was of God or not. Preach Christ to them and they will believe and be transformed and put away their wickedness and change from evil to righteousness and get happy about it all, learn to read and write and study their Bibles and become leaders and pillars in their own church, transformed and made over. How? By the instant witness of the Holy Ghost to their hearts. This is the new thing that came, sir! God took religion from the realm of the external and made it internal.” AW Tozer, How to Be Filled with the Holy Spirit

C. The Spirit Will Always Point to Jesus (v. 14)

3. The Cooperation of the Trinity (v. 15)

A. All that Belongs to the Father

Deuteronomy 10:14

B. The Spirit Proclaims the Truth to You

John 15:26-27

Reflection:

Is there any way in sin, righteousness, or judgment that you are blocking the Spirit’s access to your life?

Follow UP in the Word through the Week…

Monday:

Read: Romans 6:23

How would you explain this “life” and “death” to someone who maybe denies that sin exists?

Tuesday:

Read: Galatians 5:19-21

What is the most frightening element in this list?

Wednesday:

Read: Matthew 5:6

What does it look like to be hungry for God’s righteousness?

Thursday:

Read: John 14:16-17

What is so important about that Jesus sends the “Spirit of Truth”?

Friday:

Read: Deuteronomy 10:14

Is there an area in your life right now that this fact about God helps most?

Saturday:

Read: John 15:26-27

What do you need to know most about Jesus right now? How are you witnessing about Him in your life?