Revelation, Inspiration, and Infallibility (26): The Spirit’s work of illumination (1)
This article explores the Holy Spirit's work of illumination in relation to Scripture, arguing that while inspiration gave us the Bible, illumination is the Spirit's essential work in opening believers' eyes to understand and embrace Scripture as God's authoritative Word. Cammenga demonstrates that the Spirit serves as the vital bridge between the written text and the Christian's comprehension, faith, and submission to biblical authority.
Previous article in this series: February 1, 2019, p. 208. The Holy Spirit and the Scriptures Scripture is the Word of God -- the Word of God in the words of men. Because Scripture is the Word of God, it partakes of the attributes of God. In the last several articles, we have considered together the outstanding attributes of Scripture. Included in the attributes of Scripture are its authority, necessity, perspicuity, sufficiency, and trustworthiness. There is one important subject to which...
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