The Spirit's Ministry

There is a place for emotion in spiritual experience. The Holy Spirit's... ministry is not limited to illuminating our minds and teaching us about Christ. He also pours God's love into our hearts. Similarly, He bears witness with our spirit that we are God's children, for He causes us to say "Abba, Father" and to exclaim with gratitude, "How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!" (1 John 3:1)

- John Stott in "The Contemporary Christian"