The Holy Spirit and the Church, Part 3

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The following is the process by which the above three classes received the Holy Spirit:

1. The Jews at Jerusalem.

(a) By .

(b) Then by .

(c) And then by .

2. The Samaritans at Samaria.

(a) By faith in Christ.

(b) Then by water baptism.

(c) Then by .

(d) Then by receiving the Holy Spirit.

3. The Gentiles at Caesarea.

(a) By faith in Christ.

(b) Then by .

(c) Then by .

There were two operations of the Spirit on the day of Pentecost. They must not be confused. The two operations were the “” and the “.” The believers were baptized with the Spirit at Pentecost, although the word “baptism” cannot be found in Acts 2. We know that the baptism occurred then, because of the words spoken by the Lord Jesus only a short time before His ascension. “John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence” ().

There are some who believe that was a sign of the baptism of the Spirit, but if you look closely, you will notice that they spoke in tongues because they were filled with the Spirit. No one was converted while on the day of Pentecost, but three thousand were saved when . Peter declared, “This is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel: And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams; and on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy” (). “This is that.” What? The event? The speaking in tongues? No. “This” is a , and I am quoting him. Peter was giving Joel as an example, for He, God, who will bring to pass those things which Joel has prophesied, has caused these things to happen which you have witnessed.


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