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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. |
Subject: Receive Spirit with salvation or later? |
Bible Note: You must die before you can have the indwelling of Gods Spirit. Except a kernel of wheat fall to the ground and die, it abides alone, but if it dies it brings forth much fruit. When you were born into this world, you were born in the image and likeness of Adam after the fall. Adam was created with the indwelling of God's Spirit which is the image and likeness of God. When Adam fell he nolonger had God's Spirit living in him and he was left with only the Godless human nature.Cain later killed Abel displaying the nature of man without God's Spirit. When we are born again we are given God's Spirit inside of us. We are now born in God's image and likeness, even as Adam was before the fall. We nolonger have to walk in the flesh [Godless human nature], but have the power to walk in God's nature and character.When we hear the truth of the gospel and believe, we will be burried with Christ in baptism. Even as Jesus was raised from the dead, we too are raised from the dead thru baptism. We are given the Holy spirit thru our faith and obedience to the gospel,[Acts 2:38].We are raised in newness of life. We now have the ability to walk in the Spirit. Read Romans chapter 8. |