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The Holy Spirit

PAUL PREACHED IT

• Paul emphasized it with the words
  • Romans 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
• Christ actually comes and takes up His abode in a human body (temple).
  • 1 Corinthians 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
• The baptism of the Holy Ghost is promised to all who obey God’s command to repent and who exercise faith in Jesus Christ.
• Paul described it as: Joy unspeakable.
  • Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and
    peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost

PETER TOLD OF IT

• Peter spoke in Acts about the experience of the Holy Ghost. Later he described the feeling
  when the Creator dwells within his creation through the baptism of the Holy Ghost.
  • 1 Peter 1:8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

The Evidence of the Holy Ghost

• Acts 2:1-3 records the initial outpouring of the Holy Hust, when the believe the upper
  room spoke with other tongues.
  • And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

Who spoke in tongues in the Scriptures?

• EVERYONE IN THE UPPER ROOM
  • On the Day of Pentecost all 120 were filled;
    • Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
  • Among them were Mary, mother of Jesus, Jesus’ four half-brothers, and all the disciples.
• SAMARITANS RECEIVED THE HOLY GHOST
  • The Samaritans received the same experience and an outward sign to tell everyone when people received the Holy Ghost.
  • Even Simon the sorcerer knew they had received a heavenly gift and sought to buy the power
    • Acts 8:9-13 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God. And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries. But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.
• GENTILES RECEIVED THE HOLY GHOST
  • The Holy Ghost fell on Cornelius and other Gentiles, and they spoke with other tongues
  • This sign convinced the skeptical Jewish Christians that the Gentiles had received the Holy Ghost, and this sign alone was sufficient for Peter to proclaim that the Gentles had received the same Holy Ghost experience
  • Acts 10:44-48 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter, Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
  • Acts 11:15-17 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning. Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost. Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?
• DISCIPLES OF JOHN THE BAPTIST RECEIVED THE HOLY GHOST
  • In Acts 19, a group of John the Baptist’s disciples were rebaptized in Jesus’ name by the apostle Paul, and they were filled with the Holy Ghost.
    • Acts 19:1-6 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism. Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.