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1 | Receive Spirit with salvation or later? | Acts 2:38 | kalos | 21847 | ||
"Receive Spirit with salvation or later?" The answer you receive regarding whether we receive the Spirit at salvation or sometime subsequent to our salvation, depends on whom you ask: a Pentecostal/Charismatic, a non-Pentecostal, or an anti-Pentecostal (e.g. a fundamentalist). Now I said the "answer you receive" will depend on whom you ask. The actual answer, of course, depends upon what the Bible plainly and clearly teaches. First we must determine what is meant by "receive" the Spirit. The fact is we are baptized by the Spirit, indwelt by the Spirit and are supposed to be filled with the Spirit. Let's take a closer look at each word. When you receive Christ as your Savior, when you believe (trust, cling to, adhere to, rely on) Him for salvation, you are then baptized (placed) into the body of Christ by the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:13). Note: this has nothing whatever to do with water baptism. Every believer is indwelt by the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:9). We are commanded to be filled with the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 5:18). To be "filled" with the Spirit means to be "controlled" (not like a robot or puppet) and "empowered" by the Holy Spirit. In conclusion, we are baptized by, indwelt by and filled with the Spirit (the Holy Spirit). I hope this helps. If you want further clarification, you need only to ask. |
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2 | Receive Spirit with salvation or later? | Acts 2:38 | Tim Sheasby | 22301 | ||
Why do you deny water baptism? That is what Jesus went through. As did the Ethiopian Eunuch and Cornelius. In fact the story of Cornelius is particularly powerful (Acts 10) since the Holy Spirit came upon Cornelius (As a sign to Paul) and THEN Paul said '"Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?" And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days.' (Acts 10:47-48). A warning from the word of God -- Gal 1:8-9 "But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!" Trying to omit baptism or change it from water to not water is preaching another gospel. God's inspired word condemns you. | ||||||