Evmur.....In John 16:8, Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit:..........
“When [the Spirit] comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment”.
In this verse, we see a three-fold ministry the Spirit will perform in relation to the unsaved world. He will “convict” the world; that is, He will reprove it or show it to be wrong. This reproof will target three areas in which the world needs admonishing: sin, righteousness, and judgment.
As alwasys.....thank you for your post so as to allow me to help your Bible understanding.
“When [the Spirit] comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment”.
In this verse, we see a three-fold ministry the Spirit will perform in relation to the unsaved world. He will “convict” the world; that is, He will reprove it or show it to be wrong. This reproof will target three areas in which the world needs admonishing: sin, righteousness, and judgment.
As alwasys.....thank you for your post so as to allow me to help your Bible understanding.
Then I put it away. I put the bible away for a decade.
But, I'd also like to also add what you said also explains the great (I call it the "Old Testament Pentecost") in Nehemiah. All the people gathered, Ezra read from the book of God's law from morning to midday (which by the way, very little of that in churches today) and the people understood and then wept and mourned. They had to be comforted. After that, they celebrated joyfully. (Nehemiah Chapter 8.)
It is exactly the "process" you described.