What does the Bible say about conviction?

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Rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY) · Scripture: World English Bible

• 2 Corinthians 7:9-10

  [9] I now rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that you were made sorry to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly way, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing. [10] For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world works death.

• John 16:8

  When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment;

• John 3:19-21

  [19] This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil. [20] For everyone who does evil hates the light, and doesn't come to the light, lest his works would be exposed. [21] But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God."

• Acts 2:37

  Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"

• Hebrews 11:1

  Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.

• 1 John 1:9

  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

• Titus 1:9

  holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.

• 2 Timothy 3:16

  Every writing inspired by God is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction which is in righteousness,

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