Expository Illumination: The Holy Spirit’s Vital Role in Unveiling His Word, the Bible
Digital Verbum Edition
Overview
The doctrine of illumination spans the Scriptures. God has clearly spoken regarding the way in which he opens the minds of people to his Word. Expository Illumination will use four categories in order to organize scriptural references regarding the role of illumination:
Condemnation - referring to the person who is without illumination and is rejecting the Word of God.
Conversion - speaking of the transformation that takes place when God changes a heart and gives illumination.
Communication - speaking of how prophets, preachers, and evangelists are illumined to preach God’s Word, and how hearers are illumined by the preaching of God’s Word.
Convictions - which are gained as believers are enriched in their own spiritual walks, acquiring greater certainty and affection over spiritual truth as they are illumined by the Spirit and his Word.
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- Explains how the doctrine of illumination spans the Scriptures.
- Highlights four categories in order to organize scriptural references regarding the role of illumination.
- Presents the categories of: Condemnation, Conversion, Communication, and Convictions.
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A Synthesized Biblical Theology of Illumination (2 Cor 4:1–6)
- Examining the Context
- 3 Condemnation Without Illumination Part I (Old Testament)
- Old Testament
- The Blinding Effect of a Sinful culture
- A Latter Word on Condemnation
- Justice According to Jonah
- 4 Condemnation Without Illumination, Part II (New Testament)
- The Good news about condemnation
- False Illumination
- 5 Communication for Illumination
- Whose words?
- Grass, Flowers and God’s Word
- 6 Illumined Communicators
- Old Preachers: The Same Spirit
- A New Dawn of Preachers
- 7 Conversion by Illumination
- The Role of God’s Word in Illumination
- Illumined by the Word
- The Role of The Spirit in Illumination
- 8 Convictions through Illumination
- Convicted by the Spirit
- Convicting Letters
- Illumined in Spiritual Realities
- 9 Conclusion
- Four Categories of Illumination
- 10 Appendix I The Historical Context for a Biblical Theology of Illumination
- Reforming Illumination
- 11 Appendix II (Biblical References to Illumination)
- Old Testament References
- New Testament References
- Bibliography
… a balanced and sharply focused emphasis on the Holy Spirit’s illuminating ministry … Here is a sound, biblical antidote to the shallow superficiality and silly pragmatism that have commandeered so many pulpits today.
—John MacArthur, Pastor-Teacher of Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, California
… a valuable tool in gaining insight into the illuminating work of the Holy Spirit in preaching.
—Steve Lawson, Professor of Preaching at The Master’s Seminary, Teaching Fellow and Board Member at Ligonier Ministries
… full of biblical insight, historical wisdom, and pastoral warmth … a preaching manual that goes beneath the surface and goes straight for the heart.
—Stephen Nichols, President of Reformation Bible College, chief academic officer for Ligonier Ministries, and a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow.