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How to receive the Holy Ghost

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As someone brought up Baptist and enjoying revivals of other denominations my recommendations on receiving the Holy Ghost are two.

1. Find a environment of good worship
2. Sit under the teachings of a good Senior Pastor

And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart. Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. - Acts 2:46-47 (noting the word Daily)

If the environment is good you will feel the sensation of being filled with the Holy Ghost
If the environment is not good you will leave empty and in danger of returning to the ways of the flesh
 
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The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. - Galatians 5:22-23

Love is something to be felt
Joy is something to be felt
Peace is something to be felt
Patience is something to be felt
Gentleness is something to be felt
Goodness is something to be felt
Faith is something to be felt
Meekness is something to be felt

And being around spiritual people makes all of that rub off. The presence of the Holy Spirit and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit are two different things. The presence of the Holy Spirit is always the same. The gifts of the Holy Spirit vary from believer to believer. If the Holy Spirit gifted all to be piano players it would not be an edifying place!

I work in a factory and pull a lot of hours. It feels good to dress up on Sundays and go to a into a clean sanctified environment. I catch the first service at a place called Northstar church. I had to dig to find they are Southern Baptist. If I attend I feel a clean, sanctified, sensation that isn't there if I miss.

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rockytopva said:
As someone brought up Baptist and enjoying revivals of other denominations my recommendations on receiving the Holy Ghost are two.

1. Find a environment of good worship
2. Sit under the teachings of a good Senior Pastor

And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart. Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. - Acts 2:46-47 (noting the word Daily)

If the environment is good you will feel the sensation of being filled with the Holy Ghost
If the environment is not good you will leave empty and in danger of returning to the ways of the flesh
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Agape (love) for Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Without this, He can not make his home in anyone. This is a very difficult hurdle for many as this type of love comes from the pure of heart. In essence it is more than believing and even more than having faith.
Blessings

John 14:23
"If anyone loves [agape] Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love [agape] him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him."
 
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Maria Billingsley said:
Agape (love) for Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Without this, He can not make his home in anyone. This is a very difficult hurdle for many as this type of love comes from the pure of heart. In essence it is more than believing and even more than having faith.
Blessings

John 14:23
"If anyone loves [agape] Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love [agape] him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him."
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John Wesley taught that the essence of true holiness was 'perfect love'.
 
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John Wesley taught that the essence of true holiness was 'perfect love'.
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And remembering the big two...

1. Love the Lord God
2. Love the neighbor as thyself

From those two creates the possibilities of real revival.
 
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And remembering the big two...

1. Love the Lord God
2. Love the neighbor as thyself

From those two creates the possibilities of real revival.
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Wesley's doctrine of entire sanctification viewed the positive aspect to be, love of one's total being toward God and to love one's neighbour as oneself. This doctrine did lead to revival in the UK in Wesley's time, said to have saved the UK from revolution. One hopes and prays for revival in our time.
 
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Jeff Carr said:
Wesley's doctrine of entire sanctification viewed the positive aspect to be, love of one's total being toward God and to love one's neighbour as oneself. This doctrine did lead to revival in the UK in Wesley's time, said to have saved the UK from revolution. One hopes and prays for revival in our time.
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If I have a fear of the Covid is that it got a whole lot of people out of church. I asked a friend about church and he said he was watching it online. The electronic media of the day is no replacement for quality church services.
 
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How to receive the Holy Ghost​

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God gave them the same gift he gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ; Acts 11:17

He is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead.
All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives remission of sins through his name.
While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the word. Acts 10:42-44

And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he also did to us; Acts15:8

The Spirit Himself testifies and confirms together with our spirit [assuring us] that we [believers] are children of God. Romans 8:16 AMP
 
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