Rather than teaching us to sin freely, grace is "teaching us that,
denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly,
righteously, and godly in the present age" (Titus 2:11,12). Here we see
how closely related is the concept of grace with the working of the Holy
Spirit. For it is the Holy Spirit Himself who convicts of sin,
righteousness and judgment (John 16:7).
It is the Holy Spirit who guides
us into all truth (John 16:13). It is the anointing of the Holy Spirit
that "teaches us concerning all things" as we learn to abide in Jesus (1
John 2:27). All these things: the
anointing, the work of the Holy
Spirit, and the grace of God, are closely related. We can say that the
anointing itself is a very special and important expression of the grace
of God.When we sin, it is the Holy Spirit who makes us feel this personally. He gives us an opportunity to repent. When we sin, He helps us to feel that something is wrong. He does not do it by condemning us (telling us that we are now condemned), but by convicting us (showing us where we are wrong), and by removing the fulness of peace and joy from our lives. We should let the peace of God rule in our hearts (Colossians 3:15). If not, we will sense something is wrong. All this is an expression of God's grace. God wants to lead us to repentance, so that we will neither suffer loss, nor be destroyed.