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Applied Pneumatology: What Is the Holy Spirit Doing When We Preach?

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The Spirit's Work in Illuminating the Understanding of Scripture

The work of the spirit involves opening the eyes of the person who hears or reads the word of God, including the preacher. This is evident in Ephesians 1, where Paul's prayer emphasizes the spirit giving wisdom, understanding, and knowledge of God to enlighten the eyes of the heart. This doctrine of illumination suggests that the spirit opens the spiritual perceptive powers of the Christian, providing a second noetic office of the spirit, which is illuminating the reader of scripture.

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