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of sin, because they don`t believe in me;
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The Ultimate Sin
Commentators overwhelmingly agree that the primary sin the Holy Spirit convicts the world of is unbelief in Jesus. Scholars like Spurgeon and Barnes describe it as the 'root sin' or 'crowning sin' because rejecting Christ is the ultimate rejection of God's mercy and the very act that keeps a person bound in all their other sins.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Of sin. The first thing specified that the world would be convinced of is sin. Sin, in general, is any violation of a law of God, but the …
Because they believe not on me (οτ ου πιστευουσιν εις εμε). Without this conviction by the Paraclete such men actually have a prid…
19th Century
Anglican
Of sin, because they believe not on me.—This should not be interpreted, as it very frequently is, of the sin of unbelief, but of sin gener…
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Baptist
And when he has come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Of sin, because they do not believe in me; of ri…
Three major aspects of the ministry of the Holy Spirit are described in vv.8– 15: (1) to the world—conviction of sin, righteousness, and judgment (…
16th Century
Protestant
Of sin. It now remains for us to see what it is to convince of sin. Christ appears to make unbelief the only cause of sin
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Of sin, because they believe not on me . ] The "sin" here primarily intended, is that of the Jews, in disbelieving, …
Christ's departure was necessary for the Comforter's coming. Sending the Spirit was to be the fruit of Christ's death, which was His going away. Hi…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, our Lord consoled His apostles by promising them the Holy Spirit. Here He shows the benefit the Holy Spirit will bring to the…
