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*The Gospel of John XXXII: *
*Conviction and Guidance*
*John 16:4-15*
*/September 20, 2009/*
*Main Point(s) of sermon:*
· The coming of the HS means Jesus goes from one time, place and culture to all times, places, and cultures, through us.
· The HS also has a role towards the non-Christians, convicting them.
· Unbelief is the mother of all sins and the most destructive of them.
· The Spirit is a guide through the jungles of ideas and truth-claims and helps us contextualize Jesus.
*Objectives of sermon:*
· To help us understand the Spirit’s role as the convict-er of the world and guide of the believer and therefore seek him more.
*Prep: *
· 029, 082, 084, 087
· Newb., Spurgeon & Piper
· Gen 3, Acts 10-11
· Full “Correction”
*Scripture reading: john 16:8-13*
a correction
The Elders: I came across as *excessively* *critical* of Calvinists.
While I believe that many Calvinist go *too* *far* I have great *respect* for my Calvinist brothers and sisters.
I have been tremendously *impacted* by many *Reformed* pastors; 2 of 3 pastors who have most *influenced* my preaching are Reformed.
Calvinists *excel* at emphasizing God’s *supremacy* in all things.
· I am far more likely to attend a *Reformed* *conference*.
\\ Summary: I am not “*anti*-*Calvinist*” or that I am *Arminianist*.
The Gathering has specifically chosen to remain *neutral* on this and there is even some *diversity* among *Eldership* on these issues.
Intro
*Last* *month’s* passage, Jesus started talking about the Holy Spirit.
He talked about how the Spirit *helps* us to *obey*, takes us from being *externally* motivated to *internally*.
· He’s a *helper*, *reminded* us what Jesus said, and brings *peace*.
After talking about the *vine* and about *persecution*, Jesus returns to the *Spirit*.
We are going to look at two unique roles the Spirit plays: *Convicting* the world and *guiding* Christians.
Prayer
I would guess that most Christians either *underutilize* or *misuse* the Holy Spirit.
Help us to more fully *understand* and *lean* on your Spirit, who you sent as your *all*-*sufficient* gift.
· He is you – the more of *him* we *have*, the more of *you* we *have*.
Jesus’ parting gift
Talking about the Holy Spirit can make people a little bit *nervous*.
Whether or not you grew up Pentecostal, the Spirit can seem *weird* or *scary*, with images of people being *pushed* *over*.
· He has been found *guilty* by *association*.
So I don’t have to do another “*correction*,” the Pentecostal movement has been *vital* for *restoring* pursuit of the Spirit from an era that was *timid*.
In Jesus’ mind, the Gift of the Spirit was the *best* *thing* (or one) he could give us.
In some ways even better than himself:
Why is it better?
*John 16:4-15 * I did not tell you this at first because I was with you. 5 “Now I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6 Because I have said these things, you are filled with grief.
7 But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away.
Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
Jesus genuinely saw his leaving as best thing: If you had to *choose* between me staying here or getting the *Spirit*, you really should choose the Sprit.
Why?
It’s not that the Spirit does more than Jesus but the Spirit can be in all places.
While Jesus was in his *body*, he was *limited*.
The Spirit is the *Spirit* of *Jesus*, *unlimited*: *Jesus* *unplugged*.
· Jesus in the body wasn’t just limited *physically*: So long as Jesus remained a man, he would be tied to a *time* and *place*.
This is a really good thing in that we know he was a *historical* *verifiable* person.
But it limits his ability to be received by each *time*, *culture*, and *individual*.
· Through the Holy Spirit, Jesus has been able to be *received* by many *cultures* as their own.
The Church of the Annunciation is great example.
Jesus came in *one* *form*, and most of these are *inaccurate* in that sense, but *accurate* in *larger* *sense*.
This is what Jesus meant earlier:
*John 14:12 * I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing.
He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
Not that we would do *better* *miracles* than him, but that by the Sprit (who came because Jesus *went* to the *Father*), we will bring Jesus to many *times*, *places*, and *cultures*.
Ä Now Jesus talks more about what the Spirit will do.
Convicting the world
8 When he comes, he [not “it, breaks rules of Greek grammar to make a point that the Spirit is a person] will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:
This passage is very interesting and *unique*; to my knowledge it is the *only* *place* in the NT that speaks of the Spirit’s role to *non*-*Christians*.
And his job is to “*convict*.”
· This word means to *expose*, to show *error*, but for the purpose of bringing them to *repentance*.
As near as I can tell, this is his *only* *job* with non-Christians.
He does *not* *empower* them to live better.
He strives to bring them to the point of *deciding* between *God’s* *will* or *theirs*.
· Once they *choose* to follow *Jesus*, then he can begin to *empower* and *guide*, but not until then.
Ä When I’ve read this, I have thought this list makes sense, until I read Jesus’ *explanation*, then it gets *confusing*.
The sin of unbelief
in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me;
Q Is *unbelief* a sin?
Can we fault a person for not believing?
Is it *immoral* to be *unable* to believe in Jesus?
*Foolish* perhaps, or too *skeptical*, but sin?
Yet *Jesus* calls it *sin*.
And not just Jesus, *David* said:
Psalm 14:1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.
Fool doesn’t refer to *intelligence*, it refers to *morality*.
It is a *morally* *deficient* person.
To understand *how* unbelief is moral, not intellectual, you have to remember the *audience*:
Jesus is speaking about the world that had *observed* his *miracles* and now was about to *crucify* him.
This is *intentionally* *negligent* *disbelief*.
· In light of such evidence, *disbelief* is *rejection*.
So does that mean that unbelief is not willing disregard for *modern* *people*?
Not at all: 1) *Nature* and *conscience* reveals enough to know he exist, and 2) The *historically* *verifiable* event of the resurrection leaves us *without* *excuse*.
· To deny the *Holocaust* is not an innocent ignorance, it amounts to a *willful* *disagreed* because of a *personal* *agenda*.
The sin of unbelief is *not* an *honest* *search* (which I think God honors), but a *biased* *search*, not wanting for God to not exist in order to *avoid* his *rule* and his *presence*.
The chief sin
Not only is unbelief a sin, it’s arguably the *chief* of all sins:
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//Unbelief is the original sin/
What was the attack of the snake in the Garden of Eden? “Did God really say...?” His goal was to make Adam and Eve *doubt* God’s *commands* and *goodness*.
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//Unbelief is the root all sins/
When we sin, it’s because we *don’t* *believe* God’s ways are *best*.
· We must be clear that *unbelief* is a sin that *Christians* and non-Christians *share*.
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//Unbelief protects the other sins/
Not it protects us from, but protects us from the sins: By *doubting* God’s *rule* and *goodness*, we *indulge* in other sins.
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