July 6, 2010

John 16
". . . and when He (the Holy Spirit) has come He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:" I remember in high school the editor of the Tulsa World writing an editorial entitled, "Whatever happened to sin?" He was troubled by the growing tendency in America to blame their "mistakes" on someone or something else. Certainly in the intervening years, the tendency has not resolved itself. Our culture has championed relativism. We have rejected the possibility of absolutes. According to our culture, sin and righteousness do not exist.
But if I reject the speed limit sign in a school zone as being true for others and not for me, if I continually drive 65 in that school zone, then I have still broken the law. No matter how much I protest about the relativism of the law, I will eventually be caught by a policeman and ticketed-and rightfully so.
Jesus is the absolute. The worst sin one can commit is to refuse to believe in Him. He is the standard of righteousness. He is the ultimate judge. Our culture would have us reject Him. But no matter how much we protest against Him, He will return, and His righteousness will be enforced. We may enjoy the benefits of His righteousness if we trust in Him and His work (He who knew no sin be came sin that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.) Or we will experience His justice when He returns to judge the earth. In either case He is glorified. We have a glorious King! Speak His glory to someone today!
--Pastor John