Acts

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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.

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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: In the same context as John 3:15 -- John 3 starts out discussing the fact that you must be born again. You must be born of water and spirit. True belief always results in obedience and this obedience or the obedient spirit is what saves you in one sense. James speaks extensively about faith verses works and how the two are in fact inseparable. If you truly believe you WILL be baptised for the remission of your sins as did the 3000 on the day of Pentecost. And to forestall any arguments about "what if" situations where a person cannot get baptized -- I also believe implicitly in the providence of God. I do not believe He will allow one who truly believes to die without the opportunity to be baptized ... even in the middle of the Sahara desert!