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About Evangelism Leave this One to the Holy Spirit: Convicting Others of Sin
About Evangelism Leave this One to the Holy Spirit: Convicting Others of Sin
| Leave this One to the Holy Spirit: Convicting Others of Sin |
| Written by David Zook |
| Saturday, 24 October 2009 01:59 |
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Prosecuting attorneys prosecute. They analyze gathered evidence; they tell law enforcement what type of evidence they need in order to strengthen their case; then they bring charges against the accused. Regretably, that is a mistake on a grand scale. The Bible is very clear on whose responsible for convicting people of their sin and it is not us. Jesus tells His disciples when the Holy Spirit comes “he will convict the world concerning sin…” (John 16:8) The Holy Spirit is the prosecuting attorney, not us. To be clear, we ought to bring to our loved one’s attention how their pride, arrogance, lust, gluttony and the like are making a mess of their lives and share with them the pathway to escape those things that bind them. But that’s where it ends. Humans do not have the power or ability to convict someone of their sin, only God who works through his Word, Creation, and Holy Spirit has that power. As you read how the early church grew in the book of Acts, there is not one mention of Peter, Paul, Stephen, John or any other human convicting people of their sin. Rather God’s Word was delivered and the Holy Spirit used that to convict people’s hearts of their sin. Peter, Paul, and the rest of crew were simply God’s mailmen delivering God’s mail. They were not held responsible for people accepting God’s mail, just delivering it. The same is true today. You are God’s mailman responsible for delivering His mail with gentleness and respect. Whether or not God’s mail is accepted is not your deal. So next time that you get drawn into a conversation about sin in someone’s life, take your foot off the gas pedal and relax a bit because your just sharing with them evidence that you have seen first hand … and let God do the rest. |
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