Bible Question:
does every born again Believer have the Holy Spirit inside of them? I felt an uncomfortable feeling in the company of certain people, but my husband doen't feel that. mmweibel@juno.com |
Bible Answer: The previous answers are very good, but I want to add that one can "believe" and not be filled with the Holy Spirit. An example is Acts 8:25. Verse 12 states "they" believed and were baptized, but in verse 14 it says the apostles heard that "they" received the word of God, but had as yet not received the Holy Spirit (v.16). And in verse 17, the apostles, with prayer, laid hands on "them" and then "they" received the Holy Spirit. And again in Acts 19:2 Paul "said to them, 'Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?' And they said to him 'We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit'". And verse 6 states "And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophecied". So everyone who believes is not always filled with the Holy Spirit. But a BORN-AGAIN believer is one who is born-again of the Spirit. So they have received the Holy Spirit. |