•  It is the Spirit who brings conviction to the unbeliever and causes him to see the truth of the gospel in a clear light. John 16:8–11


  • Those who respond to this conviction and place their faith in Jesus Christ receive eternal life and a new nature. John 3:3–7; Titus 3:5


  • The Holy Spirit unites the believer with Christ and places him in the body of Christ, the church. 1 Corinthians 12:13


  • He also unites the believer with Christ in His death, enabling him to live victoriously over sin. Romans 6:1–10


  • The Holy Spirit controls the believer who yields to God and submits himself to God's Word. Romans 12: 1, 2; Ephesians 5:18; Colossians 3:16


  • When these conditions are met, the believer lives in the power of the Spirit and produces the fruit of the Spirit. Galatians 5:16, 22, 23


  • The Holy Spirit indwells the believer permanently. 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20


  • While the child of God may sin and grieve the Spirit, the Spirit will never leave the true believer. Ephesians 4:30


  • Absence of the Holy Spirit is the mark of the unsaved. Romans 8:9; Jude 1:19 while presence of The Holy Spirit seals the believer as one to inherit eternal life. 2 Corinthians 1:22; Ephesians 1:13; 4:30


  • The Spirit guarantees the security of the believer "until the day of redemption. Ephesians 4:30


  • The Holy Spirit sovereignly bestows spiritual gifts or abilities for service to every believer. Romans 12; 1 Corinthians 12; Ephesians 4


  • He restrains evil in the world today (2 Thessalonians 2:7) and in the tribulation period the Spirit will be involved in salvation and filling. Zechariah 12:10; Joel 2:28–32


  • In the coming kingdom of Jesus Christ, the Spirit will be in God's people and the Spirit will be upon the King. Jeremiah 31:33; Isaiah 11: 2–3