Does this help?

John 15:18-19 (NKJV)
18 “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

I am wondering about the verses below…

8And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9of sin, because they do not believe in Me; 10of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; 11of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.

Jesus said the Holy Spirit will convict the world of sin, righteousness and judgment. I realize that in the next verse he says “you” when explaining who is convicted of righteousness, but if there absolute evidence that “world” refers to unbelievers and not to the human race as a whole of which “you” are a part? In my study of the Greek word “kosmos”, its meaning can apply to sinners, but it can also apply to the human race.

If this were the case, it would be accurate to say that the Holy Spirit convicts both the believer and the unbeliever of sin, righteousness, and of judgment (for different reasons, of course). Any thoughts?

Jhn 6:28-29 Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”

Jhn 6:38 “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. 39 “This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. 40 “And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”

I understand those questions, and to answer them all in a comment would take pages and pages of writing. Instead, I am compiling a list of article links for further reading regarding the churches in Revelations. Also, the difference between conviction of sin and correction of destructive behavior are two very different things in my opinion. Conviction of sin involves condemnation and guilt because it carries a punishment. The other has no condemnation and carries no punishment because it involves growth and transformation in love.

There is a difference between seeing a beggar and pointing out all his faults, shortcomings and filthiness, or taking that beggar and turning him into a king. Becoming a king is a one step process, learning to be a king is a life long journey.

Grace to you!

Cornel

Understanding The Churches of Revelations

That is what is generally taught as conviction yes. But I would rather say it is your conscience, not your spirit nor the Holy Spirit that does the convicting. The law is the knowledge of sin. Your mind has knowledge of the law, therefor through your conscience (which is in your mind), the law will bring the knowledge of sin. But even so we are told this in Heb 10:22:

Hbr 10:22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.

If your conscience is constantly focussed on sin, you will not feel worthy to draw near to God in full assurance to worship in the first place. If your conviction brings with it guilt and condemnation, then it should set off warning bells in your spirit. What the Holy Spirit does convict you off however is how righteous your are in Christ. He is focussed on what you have become. Jesus already dealt with who you were. The Holy Spirit is there to help point you to who you are, not who you were.