Which of You Convinceth me of Sin

John 8:46

This question deals with “the sinlessness of Jesus.” By the sinlessness of Jesus we mean His absolute perfection… Holiness… and purity.

The idea of a perfect and sinless man had never occurred to anyone— until Jesus came. It was a given that a sinless life was impossible because of man’s sin nature. The universality of sin is mentioned throughout the Bible: “There is none righteous, no, not one… there is none that doth good, no not one… For all have sinned… All our righteousness are as filthy rags… All we like sheep have gone astray…”

Now Jesus issues the challenge—”Which of you convinceth me of sin?” Who can stand here today and make this challenge—“Can anyone convict me of a sin?” without someone pointing out a sin in their life?

Yet, no one could prove a single flaw or blemish in Jesus’ character. Jesus was absolutely sinless.

I.  The DECLARATIONS of Christ’s sinlessness.

A. Testimony of Scripture.

1. John 1:14 declares Jesus was “FULL of grace and truth.” He was always gracious and never any mixture of error in His life.
2. 2 Corinthians 5:21 asserts Jesus “KNEW NO SIN.”
3. Ephesians 4:13 declares Christ to be “a PERFECT man.”
4. Hebrews 4:15—Jesus “was in all points tempted like as we are, YET WITHOUT SIN.”
5. Hebrews 7:26 says Jesus was “holy, harmless, undefiled, SEPARATE FROM SINNERS.”
6. 1 Peter 2:22—“[He] DID NO SIN, neither was guile found in his mouth.”
7. 1 John 3:5 says of Jesus,“…in him is no sin.”

B. Testimony of Men.

Some tried to accuse Him of breaking the Sabbath, but the charge could not stick. They called Jesus a wine bibber and a glutton, but could not produce any evidence to prove it.

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1. Christ’s disciples walked with Jesus 31⁄2 years—They observed Him up close and personal. They ate with Him and lodged with Him. They witnessed Jesus’ dealings with men. If anyone could have spotted an inconsistency between Christ’s talk and His walk, they could have pointed it out. Yet, they proclaimed to the Jewish leaders, that Jesus was “the Holy One and the Just” (Acts 3:14). Peter wrote Jesus was “as a lamb without blemish and without spot.” (1 Pet. 1:19).
2. Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Christ confessed, “I have betrayed the innocent blood.” Judas could not bear the guilt of betraying the sinless Son of God and committed suicide. Why would Judas do this if he knew Jesus was a sinner?
3. After throughly examining Christ, Pontius Pilate admitted, “I find no fault in him.”
4. The thief crucified with Jesus testified, “This man hath done nothing amiss.”