What does having the Holy Spirit mean?

[mizpeh]

Originally Posted by Felicity

*makes mental note to add this to my file of great descriptive phrasing (with the spelling correction of course*

redundancy

LOL, I made the same mental note. I hope it sticks and I don't have to come back to this thread to remind myself.

I've tried to explain this concept in toooo many words before.....as in a prior post in this thread where neither Lydia nor the Philippian jailer are said to receive the Spirit upon their conversions. It doesn't mean they weren't filled with the Spirit nor does it not mean they didn't speak in tongues. I'm sure Paul was consistent in preaching the gospel everywhere he went.