The proving of a person guilty of sin or a crime. Scripture stresses that God has declared the guilt, together with its consequences, of sinful humanity. The term can also refer to a state of being convinced; i.e., the holding of a strong belief, especially a conscious awareness of one's guilt and the atoning death of Jesus Christ as the means of remission of that guilt.

John 8:46

Conviction is proving a person guilty of sin or a crime

See also

Proving someone guilty of sin

John 16:8-9
1 Corinthians 14:24
James 2:9

NIV footnote at verse 8

Jude 1:15
Deuteronomy 19:15

See also

Proving someone guilty of a crime

Exodus 22:9
Leviticus 17:3-4
Numbers 35:30
Deuteronomy 17:6

The death penalty only to be on the testimony of two or three witnesses:

2 Samuel 14:13
Psalms 5:10; 109:7
Proverbs 24:25
Luke 23:4,14,22
John 18:38

Pilate found no basis for the charges against Jesus Christ:

Acts 24:13; 25:7

There was no proof for the charges against Paul:

Romans 3:19-20

God's conviction of sinful humanity

See also

He declares them to be guilty

Psalms 5:9; 10:7; 14:1-3
Psalms 140:3
Ecclesiastes 7:20

pp Ps 53:1-3

Isaiah 59:7-8
Romans 3:10-18
Genesis 2:17; 3:17-19
Romans 1:32; 5:12,16-19

He also declares the consequences of their guilt

1 Corinthians 15:22
Romans 14:5

Conviction as holding a strong belief

See also

Genesis 45:28
Matthew 17:20
Luke 20:6

pp Mt 21:26

Luke 16:31

pp Mk 11:32

The people were convinced that John was a prophet

Acts 17:4; 19:26; 28:24
Acts 26:9,26

The conversion of those who were convinced by Paul's preaching:

Romans 2:19; 4:21; 8:38-39
Romans 14:14

Paul's conviction that it is impossible to be separated from God's love

Romans 15:14
2 Corinthians 5:14

Paul's personal convictions about food regulations

Philippians 1:25
1 Thessalonians 1:5
2 Timothy 1:5
2 Timothy 1:12; 3:14

Paul is convinced by Timothy's faith

Exodus 9:27

Conviction as the conscious awareness of one's guilt

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Examples of conviction not resulting in repentance

Exodus 10:16
Numbers 14:40; 22:34
Deuteronomy 1:41
Judges 10:10
1 Samuel 15:24; 24:17; 26:21
Matthew 27:3-4

Saul:

Acts 24:25

Judas Iscariot

Acts 2:37

Governor Felix

Examples of conviction leading to repentance

2 Samuel 12:13
Psalms 51:3-4

David:

Matthew 26:75

pp Mk 14:72

pp Lk 22:62

Luke 15:17-18,21

Peter

Acts 16:30

The prodigal son:

Romans 7:9

See also

the Philippian jailer

3248 Holy Spirit, conviction
4005 creation
5033 knowledge of good & evil
5211 art
6172 guilt
6626 conversion
6732 repentance
7715 deacons
7751 persuasion
8112 certainty
8632 adoration