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David Guzik · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Guzik notes that "Before the convicting work of the Holy Spirit one may say, I make a lot of mistakes. Nobody’s perfect. After the convicting work of the Holy Spirit one may say, I’m a lost rebel, fighting against God and His law – I must rely on Jesus to get right with God." Henry Alford on the Spirit's work concerning sin and righteousness and judgment - Each man’s conscience has some glimmering of light on each of these; some consciousness of guilt, some sense of right, some power of judgment of what is transitory and worthless; but all these are unreal and unpractical, till the convicting work of the Spirit has wrought in him.” Bob
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Guzik writes that "The ascension of Jesus to heaven ("I go to the Father") demonstrated that He had perfectly fulfilled the Father’s will and had proven Himself righteous – and exposed the lack of righteousness in the world that rejected Him. The Holy Spirit shows the world the righteousness of Jesus and its own unrighteousness." The Spirit uses the Word of God to expose man's unrighteousness, as described in James 1 But prove (present imperative) yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; 24 for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was (ED: IN OTHER WORDS HE HAS SEEN HIS "DIRTY" [UNRIGHTEOUS] FACE IN THE MIRROR OF GOD'S WORD BUT CHOSEN TO WALK AWAY). 25 But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does. (James 1:22-25+) On he other hand the Spirit uses the Word of God (the Gospel) to save men and impute to their spiritual account the righteousness of Christ, Paul writing I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “BUT THE RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.”(Ro 1:16-17+) Because (term of explanation) I go to the Father and you (ouketi - absolutely) no longer see (theoreo) Me - What is Jesus explaining? Who is Jesus? He is the Righteous One (Isa 53:11+, Acts 3:14+, Acts 7:52+, Acts 22:14+) the perfect presentation of a righteous life for sinful men to see. How do we see Him today? In His Word and in the lives of His disciples. What happens when sinners see His righteousness in the Word or in His disciples? John 3:19-20+ says "the Light (JESUS, THE RIGHTEOUS ONE) has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed (elegcho - same verb in Jn 16:7)." (Compare a parallel thought in James 1 discussed below) 2Co 2:15-16+ adds that Christ's disciples "are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, to the one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?" THOUGHT - (see also note by Swindoll) To reiterate, if Jesus goes to the Father and we can no longer see Him, how can the Light of Christ be seen by men? In other words this begs the question as to how the Spirit will convict the world concerning righteousness if the Righteous One is no longer present in the flesh? One answer obviously is by preaching of the Gospel. Another answer is by the world seeing the disciples (and all followers of Christ) who have the Righteous One and His Spirit indwelling them and empowering them to live righteously before lost sinners who are living unrighteously. Have you ever noticed how when you are speaking with someone and they drop the Name "Jesus" as a curse word and then catch themselves and say something like "I'm sorry," or "Excuse me?" Why are they ashamed or embarrassed? Because they have seen your righteous life practiced in real-time and they know that this blasphemous use of Jesus' Name offends your heart. I submit that they have been convicted concerning righteousness. D A Carson agrees with the previous interpretation asking now that "Jesus is going; how will that convicting work be continued? It is continued by the Paraclete, Who drives home this conviction in the world precisely because Jesus is no longer present to discharge this task. Undoubtedly this kind of conviction is driven home to the world primarily through Jesus' followers who, empowered by the Holy Spirit, live their lives in such growing conformity to Christ that the same impact on the world is observed as when Jesus Himself lived out His life before the world. (BORROW John Commentary) (Bolding added) NET NOTE - Jesus’ righteousness before the Father, as proven by His return to the Father, His glorification, constitutes a judgment against Satan (Jn 16:11). John 16:11 and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged. AMP about judgment [the certainty of it], because the ruler of this world (Satan) has been judged and condemned. AMPC About judgment, because the ruler (evil genius, prince) of this world [Satan] is judged and condemned and sentence already is passed upon him. EXB ·And the Helper will prove to them that judgment happened when the ruler of this world was judged [L concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged; C probably means the Spirit will convict the world that its judgments are false because Satan—the one they follow—has been condemned by Christ’s victory on the cross]. judgment: John 5:22-27 Mt 12:18,36 Ac 10:42 17:30,31 24:25 26:18 Ro 2:2-4,16 Ro 14:10-12 1Co 4:5 6:3,4 2Co 5:10,11 Heb 6:2 9:27 2Pe 2:4-9 2Pe 3:7 Rev 1:7 20:11-15 the: John 12:31 Jn 14:30 Ge 3:15 Ps 68:18 Isa 49:24-26 Lu 10:18 Ro 16:20 2Co 4:4 Eph 2:2 Col 2:15 Heb 2:14 1Jn 3:8 Rev 12:7-10 20:2,3,10 Related Passages: John 12:31+ “Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. John 14:30+ “I will not speak much more with you, for the ruler of the world is coming, and he has nothing in Me; 1 John 5:19+ We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. Colossians 2:15+ When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him. JUDGMENT IS A FAIT ACCOMPLI REGARDING SATAN Kenneth Gangel regarding the interpretation of concerning judgment - "Here is where so much preaching on this passage goes awry. A discussion of sin and righteousness seems to lead almost automatically to a warning about judgment for those who reject Christ. But the word because that appears after each of these key words indicates that the Lord was not talking about "judgment to come" as he did in Jn 12:31-32. The final judgment of this world and Satan was accomplished at Calvary. That great enemy of truth is now living on borrowed time. Judgment will come, but the focus here is on an awareness that the prince of this world now stands condemned. (See Holman New Testament Commentary scroll up and down for more text) Warren Wiersbe on concerning judgment adds "The Spirit convicts the lost sinner of judgment. Do not confuse this statement with Acts 24:25 ("of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come"). Jesus was referring to His judgment of Satan that was effected by His death on the cross (John 12:31). Satan is the prince of this world, but he is a defeated prince. Satan has already been judged and the verdict announced. All that must take place is the executing of the sentence, and that will occur when Jesus returns. (Bible Exposition Commentary) MacArthur Study Bible (borrow) has a somewhat similar interpretation writing that "The judgment here in context (ED: THIS IS KEY ) is that of the world under Satan's control. Its judgments are blind, faulty, and evil as evidenced in their verdict on Christ. The world can't make righteous judgments (Jn 7:24), but the Spirit of Christ does (Jn 8:16). All Satan's adjudications are lies (Jn 8:44-47), so the Spirit convicts men of their false judgment of Christ. Satan, the ruler of the world (Jn 14:30; Eph 2:1-3) who, as the god of this world, has perverted the world's judgment and turned people from believing in Jesus as the Messiah and Son of God (2Co 4:4), was defeated at the cross. While Christ's death looked like Satan's greatest victory, it actually was Satan's destruction (cf. Col 2:15; Heb 2:14, 15; Rev 20:10). The Spirit will lead sinners to true judgment." William Cook on concerning judgment - At the cross Jesus defeated Satan and his demons. Just as the people of God benefited from Christ’s victory on the cross, the followers of ‘the prince of this world’ were judged and defeated with him at the cross. While Satan is still a foe with considerable power, his ultimate defeat was accomplished at the cross. (John: Jesus Christ Is God ) And concerning judgment (krisis) - There are two interpretations, the one above (which is probably the more accurate) and the one that follows. While probably most people would preach the following interpretation, the interpretations above are probably the most accurate. Rodney Whitacre has somewhat of a hybrid interpretation between the preceding and the following writing concerning judgment "the world is wrong about judgment because the prince of this world now stands condemned (v. John 16:11). The opponents had condemned Jesus, but the Paraclete will reveal that it was the evil one who was judged and condemned at Jesus' glorification. This judgment in turn condemns the world itself (John 12:31), since they have the devil for a father (John 8:44). (Jesus Speaks of Conflict with the World and of the Paraclete John 15:18-16:15)