11-26-2012, 11:53 AM
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Unvaxxed Pureblood
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Re: When You Got Saved in a Baptist Church ...
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Originally Posted by TGBTG
You are right that they were disciples of John the Baptist. However, (a big however) is that when Paul asked them this question, he (Paul) thought they were Christians who already believed the gospel.
Notice the question:
Acts 19:2 (NIV) and asked them, Did you receive the Holy Spirit when[a] you believed?”
Acts 19:2 (CEV) He asked them, “ When you put your faith in Jesus, were you given the Holy Spirit?”
Acts 19:2 (AMP) And he asked them, Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed [on Jesus as the Christ
This is in exact line as what happened to the Samaritan believers in Acts 8 |
Thus proving a person's 'belief in Christ' may be defective, if it doesn't result in receiving the holy Spirit.
WHICH MEANS that Paul's viewpoint was 'let's verify you are a Christian by whether or not you received the Holy Spirit' as opposed to the common 'evangelical Protestant' paradigm of 'let's verify you have the Holy Spirit by whether or not you are a Christian'.
Subtle, perhaps, but an IMPORTANT difference.
Last edited by Esaias; 11-26-2012 at 11:55 AM.
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