The Work of the Spirit
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He Guards Believers
He Guards Believers
Jesus wanted his disciples to guard against “falling away.” The word is skandelidzo, it means to be offended or to trip up.
Falling away happens when person does have root in Christ and tribulation comes.
21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away.
Jesus actually said that his disciples would all “fall away” (same word) that very evening, because they were offended on his behalf, but they would follow Him after he was raised from the dead.
31 Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of me this night. For it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ 32 But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.”
What preserves genuine believers in the face of persecution? The power of God!
5 who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
He Convicts the World
He Convicts the World
Of Sin - we could look at several lists of sins that the Spirit brings conviction over.
The Ten Commandments: No other gods, no idols, don’t take God’s name in vain, remember the Sabbath, honor your father and mother, don’t murder, don’t commit adultery, don’t steal, don’t bear false witness, don’t covet.
The list of sins in reprobate society in Romans 1.
The list of sins of unrighteousness.
9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
However, the greatest sin is rejection of Christ!
Of Righteousness - The Standard is Christ, not good deeds!
Of Judgement - Satan has been judged and is headed for hell.
He Guides into Truth
He Guides into Truth
He will guide you in the way. Like Israel out of Egypt.
5 Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
8 Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. 9 He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way. 10 All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.