Conviction Before Convincing

And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. John 16:8

The Helper, what an interesting job description! What a difficult job when we look at that first one. Convicting the world of sin would seem quite easy, but without that conviction does anyone call themselves sinner? However, we often get hung up on the first and forget that second one: righteousness. Wait, given our belief in Jesus and convinced of our sin, we surely realize that the second one does not belong to us without Christ our Savior. Uh, oh! Judgment is coming too. In faith though, we see the relationship of our sin, through the righteousness of Christ, and the judgment given to Him. Indeed, in the next verses our Lord Jesus explains how that relationship works. Please take a moment to study it when you have the time. 

Christ our righteousness! We are convinced. 

Bucky