The Spirit is the love which binds the Father to the Son, and the Son to the church, and the church together. Division in the church grieves him (Eph 4:30), and when he is given up by Jesus on the cross so is the Father's love.
The Spirit is the power by which the Father enables the Son to fight the powers of the Devil, Sin and death, the Son gives to the church, and the church shares with one another by the laying on of hands etc.
The Spirit is the life which the Father gives to the Son in his earthly ministry and in his resurrection, and it is shared by the Son with the church, and the church shares it with one another.
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