How the Holy Spirit Saves People. Convicting the world of sin, righteousness and judgment. Jesus sent the Holy Spirit into the world from heaven in order to convict the world: of sin, because they did not believe on Jesus; of righteousness because Jesus returned to the Father; and, of judgment because the “prince of this world” (Satan) is judged; and, so all will be who neglect Jesus. knowledge of sin, law is a schoolmaster, bring us to Christ, by the law is the knowledge of sin, Jesus destroyed the works of the Devil, prince of the power of the air, spirit that works disobedience, god of this world, cast out the Devil and Satan, all judgment committed to the Son, judgment seat of Christ, terror of the Lord, judge the living and the dead, judge the secrets of men by Jesus,