| | | |---|---| |The Spirit illumines the Bible (the centrality of Christ)|Luke 24:27, 44–48| |The Spirit empowers gospel preaching (proclamation of Christ)|Acts 1:8| |The Spirit brings regeneration (new life in Christ)|John 3:5–8| |The Spirit sanctifies the believer (transformation into the image of Christ)|Rom. 8:29; 1 John 3:2|