What does "being convicted" mean in a religious sense. How do Christians understand this concept?
2007-04-22 17:28:31 · 13 answers · asked by G 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
We all know what condemnation feels like. Conviction is sort of like the same thing without the guilt. The Holy Spirit convicts us of sin. This means that He makes us aware that we are sinning so that we will quit sinning. Some people would call this our conscience.
2007-04-22 17:34:44 · answer #1 · answered by Apostle Jeff 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
" Being convicted" means to become acutely aware of a temptation leading to sin, or a sin which is being committed, or a sin that was already acted out. I used to work in a bar as a bartender, even though I was a Christian. I had my logical reasons, such as I had three kids to feed and bills to pay, but the whole time I worked, I felt this sense of guilt or of wrong-doing, like I was contributing to alcoholism, and that I was a hypocrite by not living according to what the Lord had taught me. The worst conviction I had was that I was trying to fix my financial problems in my own way and not trusting God to lead me to a more respectable job. The conviction in my heart made me miserable living with myself, until I finally confessed, repented,( turned away from my sins) and placed my trust in God. After that, the heaviness of conviction was gone, knowing that I was once more back on the right track and in the will of God.
2007-04-22 17:44:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you know God's 10 Commandments ? It's God's moral law. And it's still aply today. So when you reflect your sin, e.g ; when you lied, when you hate someone (1 John 3:15), when you put something else more important than God (first commandment), etc; the Holly spirit will convict your heart. You will feel guilty and you know that you need the Savior to save you from hell.
Conviction come when you acknowledge your sin, then you repent (turn away from sin) and put your trust in Jesus.
When someone witness, is not him/her that will bring someone to Christ. It's the Holly Spirit's job to convict their heart. We're just the tool to send God's message.
2007-04-22 18:23:43 · answer #3 · answered by It's not about me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you feel convicted over a certain thing in your life, it means you feel you are not doing what you should be on your walk with God.
Say, you smoke and are a Christian, you may feel convicted to stop.
Say you are a Pentecostal woman and you wear a pair of slacks, you may feel convicted to not do so.
Say you do anything that you feel is not right in God's eyes, you may feel that it is not proper as you become more fervently faithful to God, so there for you have been convicted!
2007-04-22 17:34:54 · answer #4 · answered by Jenblossom 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Being convicted - i can't get a hold on that.
Having convictions - your core beliefs - ones that are so strong you will always act on them and never question them.
Every person, christian or not will have a slightly different version - no 2 people can ever think the same or act the same -if they did - they would be the same person - and in BODY - there is only one of each of us.
2007-04-22 17:40:46 · answer #5 · answered by feath 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-26 21:56:18 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being convicted by the Holy Spirit is simply feeling that "ughh" feeling in your gut for a sin/sins you've committed. It's God's way of saying,"Hey, you're doing something that's going to hurt you and it's going to affect our relationship. You need to repent of this so you can remain in right relationship with me." It's God's way of getting us to come to Him.
Guilt and condemnation, on the other hand, are not from God but the devil and will seek to drive us away from God instead of to God. These things cause us to feel defeated and hopeless.
2007-04-22 17:40:50 · answer #7 · answered by graphitegirl 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When you feel convicted the spirit within you will make you feel guilty or perhaps as if you shoulld apologize and ask for forgiveness, When your conscious tells you hey you shouldn't have said or done that, thats conviction.
2007-04-22 17:37:54 · answer #8 · answered by Kbella 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means that you are being prompted by the Holy Spirit to repent of sin.
In John 16:7-8 Jesus says
" But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper (the Holy Spirit) will not come to you, but if I go, I will send Him to you,
And He, when He comes will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment."
Hope this helps.
2007-04-22 17:34:25 · answer #9 · answered by redeemed 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Holy Spirit shows you when you have done wrong. The Holy Spirit convicts you and shows you that you need to seek forgiveness and repent.
2007-04-22 17:32:59 · answer #10 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋