Spirit With the Message

Unlike any other text we might name, the biblical text never leaves the presence of its ultimate author. God attends not only the production but the reception of this text. Paul was not just given a message to proclaim but his proclamation of that message was accompanied by the convicting work of the Spirit of God.

 

Mark Thompson, A Clear and Present Word (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2012), 77