God's Sovereignty in Revival Using the fourth chapter of 1 John as his text, Jonathan Edwards established five things as essential in a work of God's Spirit. Second, it operates against the interests of Satan's kingdom, against sin and men's worldly lusts. Satan has ever 'shewn a mortal spite and hatred towards that holy book' and therefore 'hates every word in it' and would never raise one's affection to it. Fourth, the Spirit operates as a Spirit of truth. Fifth, the Spirit who generates love to God and man is the Spirit of God.
Reformation is the recovery of biblical truth that leads to the purifying of one's theology.