The Work of the Spirit

Bonaventure, like a good Catholic, sees the working of the Spirit as the creation of the Church—the organization of Jesus’ body with people as members of it. But the Church isn’t the result of the Spirit so much as we see the true Church by the working of the Spirit. The Spirit is not in the building of buildings, organizations or hierarchies. Nor is the main work of the Spirit in tongues in miracles. Rather, the work of the Spirit is this: faith in God by His former enemies, and love for enemies in the hearts of God’s people.