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NASB | Acts 11:15 "And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as He did upon us at the beginning. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 11:15 "When I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as He did on us at the beginning [at Pentecost]. [Acts 2:1-4] |
Bible Question:
Sorry, I forgot to ask a question on this earlier. My question was, Was Cornelius saved when the Spirit came upon him or later when he was baptized? |
Bible Answer: I don't really understand why you say he wasn't talking about the pentecost experience when he said like it fell on us in the beginning. Because when Cornelius got the Holy Ghost it says they knew because THEY HEARD HIM SPEAK WITH TONGUES what happened in Acts 2? They were filled with the Holy Ghost and began to speak in tongues as the spirit gave them utterance. In other words my answer is this. No one is saved until God comes back. Sorry, no matter what you believe the bible says Matthew 10:22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. So the Holy Ghost wasn't a "free ticket to heaven" but each time the gospel was preached during the birth of the church in Acts they recieved the Holy Ghost. So YES it is a factor in salvation. It is not THE ONLY thing that saves us. You have to repent and be baptized too each account they were baptized also. The reason I have such a problem believing that the Holy Ghost is not essential to salvation is because of the encounter with Simon the Sorceror. In Acts 8:12 it says but when they believed Phillip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. And in the next verse it says "Simon believed also." But it does not say that Simon got the Holy Ghost. It does say that he believed, but notice he still wasn't saved even though he believed. And it goes down and Phillip sent for Peter and John. Peter was given the keys to the kingdom in Matthew 16 18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. And it specifically says they sent for him so they would reveive the Holy Ghost and in verse 16 it says "For as yet he was fallen upon none of them only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus" So even though they believed. THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE HOLY GHOST. Hope this helps all the references are Acts 2, 8, 10, 19 Those are the recordings of the Holy Ghost falling. Which by the way it does not record that the Etheopian Eunich got the Holy Ghost Phillip didn't have the keys. Peter was the one who opened the door. That's why they sent for Peter. But once the doors were open they all had the power to pray over people and they receive the Holy Ghost. (Just a Thought) Punkiedo |