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Absolutely I believe that's what Paul was asking. Without the baptism of the Holy Spirit the church of God had no spoken word from God. All they had was scriptures from when God last spoke to the prophets 400 years earlier. If you were a Christian, having the born again Sspirit of Christ in you and the power of the Holy Spirit upon you, you were equipped for LIFE for you and for ministering LIFE to others.Wow. That's great connection, thanks!
So, do you agree with my take on Acts nineteen?
That the reason that Paul asked the believers in Ephesus whether they had received the Spirit when they believed was probably because they were not speaking in tongues or manifesting any other gifts, like prophecy? Both of which came to them when he laid hands on them.
The holy spirit of Christ in you is what produced the "fruit of the Spirit (Sspirit of Christ) to grow your life (CHARACTER of GOD). And the Holy Spirit of God is the Spirit that manifests the "POWER" "PROMISE of God" in your life, for ministry through you to others or ministry to yourself...as in the power gift of prayer tongues for and from your spirit. This gift was necessary for every believer then just as it is now...That was what Peter preached when he said;
ACT 2:38 And Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39* For the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far off, every one whom the Lord our God calls to him."
According to the bold above, if you were called to be a Christian, the promise/gift of holy spirit POWER from the person of the Holy Spirit IS FOR YOU TODAY.
The error of fundamentalism and Charismatics is they think "the Promise OF THE Father" is the person of the Holy Spirit. And they think "the Gift OF THE Holy Spirit" is the Holy Spirit. Problem is, the Greek word for "OF THE" is the same in both of those verses. But nobody thinks the "promise OF THE Father" means you are getting the Father. Oh consistency thou art a jewel to be sought for. Even for the simple minded Christians.
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