18 Bible Verses about Conviction
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And when he comes, he will convict the world, convincing men of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment:
for our gospel came to you not with mere words but also with power and with the holy Spirit, with ample conviction on our part (you know what we were to you, for your own good),
Certainly keep your own conviction on the matter, as between yourself and God; he is a fortunate man who has no misgivings about what he allows himself to eat.
Now faith means we are confident of what we hope for, convinced of what we do not see.
But if anyone has doubts about eating and then eats, that condemns him at once; it was not faith that induced him to eat, and any action that is not based on faith is a sin.
You have received no slavish spirit that would make you relapse into fear; you have received the Spirit of sonship. And when we cry, "Abba! Father!",
but if you pay servile regard to people, you commit a sin, and the Law convicts you of transgression.
Then again, this man rates one day above another, while that man rates all days alike. Well, everyone must be convinced in his own mind;
All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for amendment, and for moral discipline,
Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, salutes you ??a servant of Christ Jesus who is always earnest in prayer for you, that you may stand firm like mature and convinced Christians, whatever be the will of God for you.
For we only participate in Christ provided that we keep firm to the very end the confidence with which we started,
Brothers, for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ I beg of you all to drop these party-cries. There must be no cliques among you; you must regain your common temper and attitude.
the pain God is allowed to guide ends in a saving repentance never to be regretted, whereas the world's pain ends in death.
From Thematic Bible
Conviction » From God
Among the listeners there was a woman called Lydia, a dealer in purple who belonged to the town of Thyatira. She reverenced God, and the Lord opened her heart to attend to what Paul said.
No one is able to come to me unless he is drawn by the Father who sent me (and I will raise him up on the last day). In the prophets it is written, and they will be all instructed by God; everyone who has listened to the Father and learned from him, comes to me.
Yet ??I am telling you the truth ??my going is for your good. If I do not depart, the Helper will not come to you; whereas if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will convict the world, convincing men of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment: of sin, because they do not believe in me; read more.
of righteousness, because I go to the Father and you see me no more; of judgment, because the Prince of this world has been judged.
Conviction » Instances of » Joseph's brother, on account of their cruelty to joseph
Conviction » Instances of » Mariners » At the preaching of jonah
The men of Ninive will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for when Jonah preached they did repent, and here is One greater than Jonah.
The men of Ninive will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for when Jonah preached they did repent, and here is One greater than Jonah.
Conviction » Instances of » Herod, when he heard of the fame of jesus
When Herod the tetrarch heard all that was going on, he was quite at a loss; for some said that John had risen from the dead,
Now this came to the hearing of king Herod, for the name of Jesus had become well known; people said, "John the Baptizer has risen from the dead, that is why miraculous powers are working through him;"
And he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead. That is why miraculous powers are working through him."
Conviction » Instances of » The israelites » Sentenced » Wonder
Conviction » Instances of » Pharaoh » The plague of locusts
Conviction » Instances of » Pharaoh » After the plague of hail
Conviction » Instances of » Judas iscariot
Then Judas his betrayer saw he was condemned, and repented; he brought back the thirty silver pieces to the high priests and elders, saying, "I did wrong in betraying innocent blood." "What does that matter to us?" they said, "it is your affair, not ours!" Then he flung down the silver pieces in the temple and went off and hung himself.
Conviction » Instances of » David after the pestilence sent on account of his numbering the people
Conviction » Instances of » Saul, after sparing agag and the best of the spoils
Conviction » Instances of » Adam and eve, after their disobedience
Conviction » Instances of » Widow of zarephath, when her son died
Conviction » Instances of » Philippian jailer, after the earthquake
and brought them out (after securing the other prisoners). "Sirs," he said, "what must I do to be saved?"
Conviction » Instances of » Felix, under the preaching of paul
but when he argued about morality, self-mastery, and the future judgment, Felix grew uneasy. "You may go for the present," he said; "when I can find a moment, I will send for you"
Conviction » Instances of » Mariners » After casting jonah into the sea
Conviction » Instances of » Pharaoh » The death of the firstborn
Conviction » Instances of » Jews, when jesus commanded the guiltless man to cast the first stone at the woman taken in adultery
And on hearing what he said, they went away one by one, beginning with the older men, till Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.
Conviction » Instances of » Darius, when daniel was in the lions' den
Conviction » Instances of » The israelites » After » Golden calf
Conviction » Instances of » The israelites » Complaints » Serpents
Conviction » Instances of » Belshazzar, when he "saw the part of the hand that wrote,"
Conviction » Instances of » Saul of tarsus, when he saw jesus on the way to damascus
Conviction » Instances of » Jonah, in the belly of the great fish
Topics on Conviction
Conviction Of Sin
John 16:8And when he comes, he will convict the world, convincing men of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment:
Conviction, Leading To Repentance
Matthew 26:75Then Peter remembered what Jesus had said, that 'before the cock crows you will disown me three times.' And he went outside and wept bitterly.
Conviction, Not Leading To Repentance
Matthew 27:3-4Then Judas his betrayer saw he was condemned, and repented; he brought back the thirty silver pieces to the high priests and elders,
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