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NASB | Acts 2:38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 2:38 And Peter said to them, "Repent [change your old way of thinking, turn from your sinful ways, accept and follow Jesus as the Messiah] and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ because of the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. |
Bible Question: In Lu. 11:13 Jesus says that the Father will give the Holy Spirit to those who ask. Does this mean that we must ask to receive the Spirit? How does this compare with Jo. 3:15 where "whosoever believes...has everlasting life"? |
Bible Answer: "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. |