John 16:5-15
One role of the Spirit is to convict the world of its sin. But wait. How is the conviction announced? We have to note that when the Spirit came in place of Jesus’ bodily presence, it made no difference to the world. The court proceedings evidently take place in the mind and heart and ministry of the disciples. The church has a ‘conviction’ of the sin and guilt of the world. God, for the time being, does not judge the world for being the world. It doesn’t know any better. He loads all the responsibility for it onto the Body to which the conviction is made known.
Prayer:
Lord, some of us find it so ironic that our friends see our Christianity as a crutch. Thank you that there is indeed wonderful and certain comfort, assurance and encouragement in our faith. But it comes in the course of fulfilling a critical purpose: being your ambassadors to a world that you persist in loving even though it rebels against you. Help us all to know our part. Through Jesus. Amen.
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2 comments:
knowledge brings responsibility. does it bring accountability, too?
this double-entendre, conviction, carries a life-sentence. does it carry an after-life sentence?
i read today of a similar sense of conviction. i present this snippet not only because of my environmental concerns, but to show the feelings of responsibility and conviction common to all. hopefully, buy focusing on our common concerns, we can draw more people together:
Metro Toronto Zoo has been recognized around the world for the contribution made to the conservation of amphibians in their native habitats.... We have expertise that must be transferred to those who can act to better the environment of the communities in which they live.
source: http://www.eman-rese.ca/partners/adoptapond/urbanoutback/part5.html
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