Thus, there is likely a play on words here. John immersed in water; you will be immersed in the Spirit. If the Spirit overwhelms you like a baptism, you cant imagine him merely sneaking in quietly while you are asleep and taking up inconspicuous residence. Here, he was telling them about the Holy Spirit, as he said, "And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with your forever the Spirit of truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you (John 16:7). was given; so we conclude that it was the twelve that received the I always thought the Holy Spirit was given to the disciples in John 20 when Jesus breathed on them in v. 22 and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit." In your podcast you said they didn't receive the Holy Spirit until the Holy Spirit came upon them in the beginning of Acts. But Ill mention two things from the book of Acts things that mark the experience of being baptized in the Holy Spirit or of receiving the gift of the Spirit. Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? What is the difference between "receiving the Holy Spirit" (Acts 8:14-20; 19:1-7) and "being filled with the Holy Spirit" (Acts 9:17; 4:31)? Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. These "disciples" in Acts 19:1 refer to the disciples of John the Baptist who had been baptized by John (Acts19:3). Thus, it is not necessary to assume that He breathed on them and gave them anything at this time. 14 When the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had welcomed God's message, they sent Peter and John to them. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. there was a need to select certain ones to take care of the widows who This is why Paul can say in Acts 19:2 when he meets the confused disciples of John the Baptist, Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed? What would a contemporary Protestant evangelical say in response to that question? So, also, is the pronoun "you" found in Acts It is stated that "by the hands of This seems to be the case here. disciples, this would mean that there were ten (10) days after he You will be baptized with the Holy Spirit . t receive the Holy Spirit until the Holy Spirit came upon them in the beginning of Acts. 2. Indeed, they were to receive something. The Holy Spirit at Pentecost | Farm and Rural Family Life It is argued that nothing actually happened to them at this time with respect to the reception of the Holy Spirit.
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