When Jesus was on earth, God was present among men in the Person of the Son. Now God is present on earth in the Person of the Holy Spirit, dwelling both in the church collectively and in the individual believer. He, the Holy Spirit, unites the body of Christ to its glorified Head in heaven.
The Holy Spirit communicates the things of God to the child of God and gives to each child the understanding of God’s thoughts and heart. Each member of the body receives gifts from the ascended Christ, and these gifts display the presence and power of the Holy Spirit.
The communication of new life by the Spirit through the Word gives to the believer the desire to live according to the will of God; the Word of God gives to him the understanding of that will, and the Holy Spirit of God, dwelling in him, gives the power to live an obedient life — a life not under the bondage of sin.
The Holy Spirit directs and manages the affairs of each believer and leads into a unity of spirit and action among all believers, thus producing, when given His place, a spirit of oneness and peace.
The Spirit produces worship, anoints for understanding, seals that which is God’s, and is the earnest to the believer of all that has been promised to him in Christ.