Monday, May 10, 2010

Belief, Baptism, and Receiving the Holy Spirit

Question: "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?"

Answer: "We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit."

Question: "Into what then were you baptized?"

Answer: "Into John's baptism."

Question: Why all these questions about receiving the Holy Spirit and belief and baptism?

Answer: Those who believe are baptized into Christ and receive the Holy Spirit (see Mark 16:15-16, Acts 2:36-39; Galatians 3:2, 27).

Conclusion: "When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus" (Acts 19:5).

Jason Cicero

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