We can do very good works with respect to others, however, it is not works that justify us before God, but we are justified by Jesus Christ before God. The Holy Spirit convicts us of sin and convinces us that we need the righteousness of Christ through faith.
How do you come to realize that no matter how just, that justice is not enough in the eyes of God? Wasn't that 99.44 percent fairness good enough? Yes, because the Spirit was the one who first convinced him and showed him that only through the righteousness of Christ could he be justified. Because the Lord Jesus said that the Holy Spirit would convict "of righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no more" (John 16:10)
It was the Holy Spirit who convinced him that his righteousness was not able to win the approval of the Father, but Christ's was! And it was the Holy Spirit who convinced him to trust what Christ did on the cross! To win the Father's favor, that you needed the mighty righteousness of Christ because you didn't have enough of your own.
Peter understood this glorious truth at Pentecost when he said that Christ, having been "exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, has poured out this which you see and hear" (Acts 2:33). Because Peter knew that by the work of the Holy Spirit many received conviction when they heard the Gospel that day, "it is not only words, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit and in full assurance" (1 Thessalonians 1: 5).
And the Scriptures are wonderfully clear about the righteousness of Christ. In 2 Corinthians 5:21 we find: "Him who knew no sin, He made him sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."
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El Espíritu Santo nos convence de la justicia de Cristo
Podemos hacer muy buenas obras con respecto a los demás, sin embargo, no son las obras las que nos justifican ante Dios, sino que somos justificados por Jesucristo ante Dios. El Espíritu Santo nos convence de pecado y nos convence de que necesitamos la justicia de Cristo a través de la fe.
¿Cómo llega a tener conciencia de que sin importar lo justo que sea, esa justicia no es suficiente a los ojos de Dios? ¿No fue lo bastante bueno ese 99,44 por ciento de justicia? Sí, porque el Espíritu fue quien primero lo convenció y le mostró que sólo mediante la justicia de Cristo podría ser justificado. Porque el Señor Jesús dijo que el Espíritu Santo convencería “de justicia, por cuanto voy al Padre, y no me veréis más” (Juan 16:10)
Fue el Espíritu Santo el que lo convenció de que su justicia no fue capaz para ganar la aprobación del Padre, ¡pero la de Cristo lo fue¡ Y fue el Espíritu Santo el que lo convenció para que confiara en lo que Cristo hizo en la cruz para ganar el favor del Padre, que usted necesitaba la poderosa justicia de Cristo porque no tenía lo suficiente por si mismo.
Pedro entendió esta gloriosa verdad en Pentecostés cuando dijo que Cristo, habiendo sido “exaltado a la diestra de Dios, y habiendo recibido del Padre la promesa del Espíritu Santo, ha derramado esto que vosotros veis y oís” (Hechos 2:33). Porque Pedro sabía que por la obra del Espíritu Santo muchos recibieron convencimiento cuando oyeron el Evangelio ese día, “no es palabras solamente, sino también en poder, en el Espíritu Santo y en plena certidumbre” (1 Tesalonicenses 1:5).
Y las Escrituras son maravillosamente claras respecto a la justicia de Cristo. En 2 Corintio 5:21 encontramos: “Al que no conoció pecado, por nosotros lo hizo pecado, para que nosotros fuésemos hechos justicia de Dios en Él”.
When the Holy Spirit convicts us of sin, it is impossible not to change. He acts through strong, but not accusatory, intimate reproof. At the same time, He breaks our hearts to promote repentance, as well as offering to help us change. And if we wanted to resist with personal arguments and stubbornness, the Holy Spirit simply tears all our reasons to pieces so that we are completely defeated and surrendered to His reason.
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Very valuable words, I treasure them as a complement of wisdom about the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Happy day, dear apostol @darlenys01
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I am tremendously blessed.
This really calls for a great spiritual reawakening.
God bless the poster.
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