What are the five works of the Holy Spirit in regard to the Word?
Revelation — God the Spirit revealing what man could never discover on his own; Inspiration — controlling the writers so what they wrote was exactly His message; Preservation — keeping the Word firmly fixed and settled forever; Illumination — casting light so the written Word becomes clear and applicable to the believer; and Interpretation — there is one correct interpretation of any passage, the Bible’s own, discovered by the laws of hermeneutics.
Also asked: What are the roles the Holy Spirit plays in the process of God's Word? · What tasks does the Holy Spirit perform in relation to the message of God's Word? · How does the Holy Spirit interact with the Bible and its readers?
Source: The Basics The Basics, Unit 2, Lesson 2-1 — The Manual–The Bible
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