In other words, there has not only been an objective, public act of divine self-disclosure in the crucifixion of God’s own son, but there must also be a private work of God, by his Spirit, in the mind and heart of the individual. That is what distinguishes the believer from the unbeliever, the “mature” from the people of this age and the rulers of this age. If we “see” the truth of the gospel, therefore, it has nothing to do with our brilliance or insight; it has to do with spirit of God. If we should express unqualified gratitude to god for the gift of his Son, we should express no less gratitude to God for the gift of the Spirit who enables us to grasp the gospel of his Son.
- D.A. Carson, The Cross and Christian Ministry, 52.
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