Well, the Spirit is doing a lot of things as He indwells the Christian. But one of the things He does is to give life to our mortal bodies. This is not in this life, but in the life hereafter. How do we receive that glorified body? Where does that come from? Paul says it comes from the Spirit, because He dwells in you and me as Christians.

There is a third category of the PRESENT WORKS of the Spirit. Let’s look at four additional areas.

The love of God is poured out into our hearts through the Spirit, Romans 5, verse 5 [“Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit Who was given to us.”].

The Spirit assists us with our prayers, Romans 8, verse 26 and following [“Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He Who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the Will of God.”].

The Spirit helps us keep what has been committed to us, 2 Timothy 1, verse 14 [“That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit Who dwells in us.”].

And, we are to pray in the Spirit, Jude 1, verse 20 [“But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.”]

Well, that is our lesson on The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit. We have not answered every question, nor covered every aspect, but I trust that you have seen what the Bible has to say about the Holy Spirit and you can use this information to study further on your own.