
The Role of the Holy Spirit in our lives (this list is not exhaustive)
1) The Holy Spirit is our advocate
(John 14:16)
2) The Holy Spirit is our teacher and reminder
(John 14:26)
3) Leads us into Truth
(John 14:17)
4) The Holy Spirit represents Jesus
(John 14:26)
5) Fills our hearts with love
(Romans 5:5)
6) Helps us in our weakness
(Romans 8:26)
7) Overflow with confident hope by the Power of the Spirit
(Romans 15:16)
8) As a guarantee
(II Cor 1:22)
9) Gives freedom
(II Cor 3:17)
10) Gives life
(II Cor 3:6)
11) Should guide our life
(Galatians 5:16)
12) Produces fruit
(Galatians 5:22)
13) Is our identification
(Ephesians 1:13)
14) Makes you holy
(II Thes 2:13)
15) We come to the Father through the Holy Spirit
(Ephesians 2:18)
16) Reveals to us/tells us
(I Tim 4:1)
17) Brings God’s mercy to us
(Hebrews 10:29)
18) Bears witness (Testifies) of Jesus
(John 15:26)
19) Distributes gifts
(1 Cor 12:1)
20) Searches everything
(I Cor. 2:10)
21) Helps us understand
(I Cor. 2:12)
22) Builds together by the Spirit
(Ephesians 2:22)
23) Fills us
(Act 4:31)
24) Gives power
(Acts 1:8)
25) Makes us right, cleansed, holy
(I Cor 6:11)
26) We are a temple of the Holy Spirit, a place where He dwells
(I Cor 6:19)
27) Guards
(2 Timothy 1:14)
28) Convicts the world of sin
(John 16:8)
29) Teaches all things
(Luke 12:12)
30) Gives joy
(Romans 14:17)
31) The Spirit of Adoption
(Romans 8:15)
32) Gives peace
(Romans 8:6)
33) Regenerates and renews us
(Titus 3:5)
34) Provides comfort
(Acts 9:31)
35) Can be grieved
(Ephesians 4:30)
36) Helps us pray
(Romans 8:26)
37) Is a seal for the day of redemption
(Ephesians 4:30)
38) Leads us
(Romans 8:14)
39) Helps us defeat the deeds of the body
(Romans 8:13)
40) Is a sign of the New Covenant
(Ezekiel 36:27)
41) Prophesies
(Joel 2:28)
42) Can be lied to
(Acts 5:3)
43) Sanctifies us
(1 Peter 1:2)
44) Anoints for service
(Luke 4:18)
45) Gives us assurance
(Romans 8:16)
46) Can be resisted
(Acts 7:51)
47) Directs the movements of God's people
(Acts 8:29)
48) Unifies the body of Christ
(Ephesians 4:3)
49) Prohibits certain actions
(Acts 16:6)
50) Seeks to glorify Christ
(John 16:14)
51) Indwells believers
(1 Corinthians 3:16)
52) Is a witness of our adoption
(Galatians 4:6)
53) Is sent by God and His Son
(Galatians 4:6)
54) Is truth
(1 John 5:6)
55) Involved in the creation of the world
(Genesis 1:2)
56) Empowers leaders
(Numbers 11:17)
57) Renews our spiritual nature
(Titus 3:5)
58) Empowers for witness
(Acts 1:8)
59) Gives prophetic revelation
(2 Peter 1:21)
60) Involved in the incarnation of Christ
(Matthew 1:18)
61) Directs in the appointment of church leaders
(Acts 13:2)
62) Participates in the fellowship of believers
(2 Corinthians 13:14)
63) Involved in the baptism of believers
(Matthew 3:16)
64) Empowers believers for spiritual warfare
(Ephesians 6:17)
65) Works in the resurrection of the dead
(Romans 8:11)
66) Inspires prophetic utterances and visions
(Acts 2:17-18)
67) Part of the divine presence in visions
(Ezekiel 1:4-14)
68) Gives spiritual gifts to believers
(1 Corinthians 12:8-10)
69) Works in the conception and birth of Christ
(Luke 1:35)
70) Participates in the commissioning of Jesus at His baptism
(Matthew 3:16-17)
71) Convinces believers of their righteousness through Christ (John 16:10)
72) Creates a sense of urgency for prophetic messages
(Ezekiel 3:14)
73) Participates in the sending of God's messages to His people (Zechariah 7:12)
74) Intercedes for believers
(Romans 8:26-27)
75) Participates in the formation of God's people as His temple (1 Corinthians 3:16)
76) Testifies with our spirit that we are children of God
(Romans 8:16)
77) Gives believers an inheritance and hope
(Ephesians 1:14)
78) Loves us
(Romans 15:30)
79) Provides divine affirmation of God's love to believers (Romans 5:5)
80) The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD
(Isaiah 11:2)
These 80 roles of the Holy Spirit from various biblical passages can be categorized into several broad themes.
1. Teaching and Guidance:
– The Holy Spirit is our teacher and reminder
(John 14:26)
– Leads us into Truth
(John 14:17)
– Should guide our life
(Galatians 5:16)
– Reveals to us/tells us
(I Tim 4:1)
– Helps us understand
(I Cor. 2:12)
– Teaches all things
(Luke 12:12)
– Directs the movements of God’s people
(Acts 8:29)
– Prohibits certain actions
(Acts 16:6)
– Gives prophetic revelation
(2 Peter 1:21)
– Directs in the appointment of church leaders
(Acts 13:2)
2. Empowerment and Spiritual Gifts:
– Gives power
(Acts 1:8)
– Distributes gifts
(1 Cor 12:1)
– Anoints for service
(Luke 4:18)
– Empowers for witness
(Acts 1:8)
– Empowers leaders
(Numbers 11:17)
– Empowers believers for spiritual warfare
(Ephesians 6:17)
– Gives spiritual gifts to believers
(1 Corinthians 12:8-10)
3. Presence and Assurance:
– The Holy Spirit is our advocate (John 14:16)
– As a guarantee
(II Cor 1:22)
– Is our identification
(Ephesians 1:13)
– We are a temple of the Holy Spirit, a place where He dwells
(I Cor 6:19)
– Gives us assurance
(Romans 8:16)
– Indwells believers
(1 Corinthians 3:16)
– Is a witness of our adoption
(Galatians 4:6)
– Testifies with our spirit that we are children of God
(Romans 8:16)
4. Transformation and Sanctification:
– Makes you holy
(II Thes 2:13)
– Produces fruit
(Galatians 5:22)
– Makes us right, cleansed, holy
(I Cor 6:11)
– Regenerates and renews us
(Titus 3:5)
– Sanctifies us
(1 Peter 1:2)
– Renews our spiritual nature
(Titus 3:5)
5. Representation and Testimony of Jesus:
– The Holy Spirit represents Jesus
(John 14:26)
– Bears witness (Testifies) of Jesus
(John 15:26)
– Seeks to glorify Christ
(John 16:14)
6. Conviction and Correction:
– Convicts the world of sin
(John 16:8)
– Can be lied to
(Acts 7:51)
– Can be resisted
(Acts 7:51)
– Can be grieved
(Ephesians 4:30)
– Can be quenched
(1 Thessalonians 5:19)
7. Participation in God's Work:
– Involved in the creation of the world
(Genesis 1:2)
– Works in the resurrection of the dead
(Romans 8:11)
– Inspires prophetic utterances and visions
(Acts 2:17-18)
– Participates in the commissioning of Jesus at His baptism
(Matthew 3:16-17)
– Works in the conception and birth of Christ
(Luke 1:35)
– Participates in the formation of God’s people as His temple
(1 Corinthians 3:16)
8. Love, Peace, and Joy:
– Fills our hearts with love
(Romans 5:5)
– Overflow with confident hope by the Power of the Spirit
(Romans 15:16)
– Gives joy
(Romans 14:17)
– Gives peace
(Romans 8:6)
– Loves us
(Romans 15:30)
– Provides divine affirmation of God’s love to believers
(Romans 5:5)
9. Protection and Defense:
– Guards
(2 Timothy 1:14)
– Helps us defeat the deeds of the body
(Romans 8:13)
10. Intercession and Prayer:
– Helps us pray
(Romans 8:26)
– Intercedes for believers
(Romans 8:26-27)
11. Miscellaneous:
– Provides comfort
(Acts 9:31)
– The Spirit of Adoption
(Romans 8:15)
– Gives believers an inheritance and hope
(Ephesians 1:14)
– Is a seal for the day of redemption
(Ephesians 4:30)
– Unifies the body of Christ
(Ephesians 4:3)
– Is truth
(1 John 5:6)
– The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD
(Isaiah 11:2)