Holy Spirit Convincing the World of Sin by George Whitefield

Author:George Whitefield
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Chapel Library
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

3. The Holy Spirit Convinces of Judgment.

Thirdly, the next thing therefore the Comforter, when He comes, convinces the soul of, is judgment. By the word judgment, I understand that well-grounded peace that settled judgment, which the soul forms of itself, when it is enabled by the Spirit of God to lay hold on Christ’s righteousness, which I believe it always does, when convinced in the manner before mentioned. “Of judgment, (says our Lord) because the prince of this world is judged”; the soul, being enabled to lay hold on Christ’s perfect righteousness by a lively faith, has a conviction wrought in it by the Holy Spirit, that the “prince of this world is judged.” The soul being now justified by faith, has peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, and can triumphantly say, it is Christ that justifies me, who is he that condemns me? The strong man armed is now cast out; my soul is in a true peace; the prince of this world will come and accuse, but he has now no share in me. The blessed Spirit which I have received, and whereby I am enabled to apply Christ’s righteousness to my poor soul powerfully convinces me of this: Why should I fear? Or of what shall I be afraid, since God’s Spirit witnesses with my spirit, that I am a child of God (Rom 8:16)? The Lord is ascended up on high; He has led captivity captive; He has received the Holy Ghost the Comforter, that best of gifts for men: and that Comforter is come into my heart: He is faithful that hath promised: I, even I, am powerfully, rationally, spiritually convicted of sin, righteousness, and judgment. By this I know the prince of this world is judged.

Thus, I say, may we suppose that soul to triumph, in which the promise of the text is happily fulfilled. And though, at the beginning of this discourse, I said, most had never experienced anything of this, and that therefore this preaching must be foolishness to such; yet I doubt not that there are some few happy souls, who, through grace, have been enabled to follow me step by step; and notwithstanding the Holy Ghost might not directly work in the same order as I have described, and perhaps they cannot exactly say the time when, yet they have a well-grounded confidence that the work is done, and that they have really been convinced of sin, righteousness, and judgment, in some way, or at some time or another.

And now what shall I say to you? O thank God, thank the Lord Jesus, thank the ever blessed Trinity, for this unspeakable gift: for you would never have been thus highly favored, had not He who first spoke darkness into light, loved you with an everlasting love, and enlightened you by His Holy Spirit, and that too, not on account of any good thing foreseen in you, but for His own name’s sake.

Be humble therefore, O believers be humble. Look at the rock from whence you have been hewn.

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